🌱 Patch AM: What Wayland’s new Millennium Fund means for your library’s future.

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In today's newsletter:

• What Wayland's new Millennium Fund means for your library's future.
• How a nearly $10K grant will boost Wayland's food pantry hub.

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Downpours; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Rain, temps: high: 61, low: 51.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Library celebrates establishment of Millennium Fund (waylandpost.org) — Wayland's Free Public Library has secured state legislation formally establishing its Millennium Fund, protecting donations and investment earnings for long-term support of programs, collections, and services. To thank residents for backing the bill and the fund, trustees are offering complimentary warm beverages at the library's new main-floor beverage station through June 30, 2027.
   

• Sudbury Community Food Pantry To Expand Services With Nearly $10K Grant (patch.com) — The Sudbury Community Food Pantry, now permanently housed at 534 Boston Post Road in Wayland, has received nearly $10,000 from the Greater Boston Food Bank to expand technology, translation, and cold storage. The all-volunteer pantry is seeking local volunteers and donations so it can serve more Wayland-area residents efficiently and share information in multiple languages.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wayland

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Edwards Church, 39 Edwards St, Framingham
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
• Children's House Open House at Riverbend →
  Riverbend School, 33 Eliot St, Natick
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Sexuality-Education Workshops This Fall for Grades 7-9 →
  First Parish In Wayland, 225 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
  9:00 am
• Union Station Card Show →
  Union Station Worcester, 2 Washington Sq, Worcester
  10:00 am
• Mosaic Jewelry Workshop →
  35 Andrew Ave, Wayland
  2:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Monday Meetups →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd., Wayland
  10:30 am
• Knit & Crochet Club →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  2:30 pm
• Game Group →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Heated Rivalry Trivia →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Boston Skyline Chorus →
  Panera Bread, 1100 Lexington St, Waltham
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Wayland Festival →
  Andrew Avenue, Wayland, MA, 01778
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Weston

• Lola Baldwin (vnews.com)

Sudbury

• Alleged lottery ticket thief in Sudbury MA skips court. What's next (metrowestdailynews.com)
• Thoreau's Sudbury River: 'dammed and cursed' (waylandpost.org)
• Ben Affleck did a 'distinctly Boston' audition for the Voice of Logan (metrowestdailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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