🌱 Patch AM: How a Maple Grove church turned extra land into 78 hunger‑fighting gardens

What's up Maple Grove! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Maple Grove church turned extra land into 78 hunger‑fighting gardens
• How the "Build a Better Future" plan is changing Maple Grove schools

Also on today's calendar: 50 Years a Pirate! Park Center 1976 Reunion and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
• Monday: Cool with variable cloudiness, temps: high: 60, low: 46.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maple Grove church is combating hunger in a unique way (kstp.com) — Right in Maple Grove, Advent Lutheran Church's Giving Gardens have grown to 78 plots, providing fresh produce to families and food shelves across the northwest metro. Longtime members and newcomers alike tend the church's land, turning unused space into vegetables that fight hunger and inspiring other congregations and community groups to try similar programs.
   

• Osseo Area Schools Showcase Latest Projects for Building a Better Future Plan (ccxmedia.org) — Major renovation work is transforming Maple Grove Middle School and Maple Grove Senior High, with new media centers, outdoor classrooms, and other upgrades rolling out across Osseo Area Schools. Funded by recent referendums, the five‑year "Build a Better Future" plan is modernizing classrooms, shops, and libraries, while the district also seeks community input on naming a new Brooklyn Park community school.
   

📸 Around Maple Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maple Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• 50 Years a Pirate! Park Center 1976 Reunion →
  Sundance Entertainment, 15240 113th Ave N, Maple Grove
  5:30 pm
• Heavy Rotation of Laughter →
  9801 Xenia Ave N, Ste. 105, Brooklyn Park, MN, 55443,
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 21
• Gold Buying Event →
  Crown Jewelry & Time, 9700 63rd Ave N, Maple Grove
  10:00 am
• Gold Buying Event | Maple Grove, MN →
  Crown Jewelry & Time, 9700 63rd Ave N, Maple Grove
  10:00 am
• Three Sunflowers →
  Maple Grove Arts Center, 13617 Grove Drive, Maple Grove
  7:00 pm
• City Council meeting →
  Maple Grove Government Center, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway N, Maple Grove
  7:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Property Protection 101 - Insurance + Investment Real Estate Education →
  JPW Realty, 13700 Reimer Drive North, Maple Grove
• Brush Creatives with Gretchen →
  Maple Grove Arts Center, 13617 Grove Drive, Maple Grove
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Maple Grove Business Connect →
  Maple Grove MN
• Morning Writers' Studio with Caroline and Marj →
  Maple Grove Arts Center, 13617 Grove Drive, Maple Grove
  11:00 am
• Mommy and Me →
  North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Medical Center, 9825 Hospital Drive, Door C, Maple Grove
  1:30 pm
• Childbirth and Parenting Preparation | Five-Night Class →
  North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital, 9875 Hospital Drive, Maple Grove
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Respiratory Round Up 2026 →
  Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Road, Maple Grove
• Maple Grove Lutheran Church Garage Sale →
  Maple Grove Lutheran Church, 9251 Elm Creek Blvd, Maple Grove
  8:00 am

📣 Maple Grove Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just saw this dog was wondering in 69th Ave N of Maple Grove Hemlock Lane.
  Tried getting close but was running away. Incase anyone know the owner. Please Share. (Nextdoor Cedar Island Lakes)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Maple Grove. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member 4507 in Maple Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maple Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brooklyn Park

• Brooklyn Park Leaders Embrace 'New Beginning' at City's Largest Apartment Complex (ccxmedia.org)
• Brooklyn Park Council Takes Up Firefighter Agreement, Pedestrian Improvements and City Infrastructure Projects (town.news)
• LETTER: Why I Am Voting for Karen Attia (hometownsource.com)

Champlin

• Champlin resident receives 2026 Spirit Award (hometownsource.com)
• Minnesota to Face Northwestern in Sunday Showdown - University of Minnesota Athletics (gophersports.com)

Ok Maple Grove! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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