🌱 Patch AM: How this October Galloway luncheon fights hunger across South Jersey

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In today's newsletter:

• How this October Galloway luncheon fights hunger across South Jersey
• How a Galloway golf day brought in $263K for cancer care
• How a Stockton professor from Galloway shaped a world para dressage event

Also on today's calendar: Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 69.
• Friday: Some sun, then clouds; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Community FoodBank of New Jersey Hosts Fifth Annual South Jersey Women Fighting Hunger Luncheon (njmonthly.com) — A major hunger-relief luncheon is coming to 25 S. Pitney Road in Galloway this October, raising funds for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey's work with local families. Attendees can expect a social hour, lunch, and a talk on how food insecurity affects New Jersey households, with tickets available through October 16.
   

• AtlantiCare Foundation's 38th Annual Thomas L. Glenn Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament raises $263K for South Jersey health care (binje.com) — Galloway residents hosted a sold-out AtlantiCare Foundation golf tournament at Galloway National Golf Club that raised $263,000 for regional cancer care. Nearly 150 golfers joined sponsors and community leaders, with proceeds supporting AtlantiCare's Cancer Care Institute and its broader Vision 2030 plan to expand advanced oncology services across South Jersey.
   

• Spotlight on Kerri Sowers and para dressage (pressofatlanticcity.com) — Stockton University in Galloway is spotlighting Health Science professor Kerri Sowers, who recently served as chief classifier for para dressage at the 2026 FEI World Championships in Germany. She explains how she evaluates athletes' eligibility, her long path into the sport, and how this international work informs her teaching and Stockton's Disability Studies program.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Galloway

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor) →
  6024 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• The Race of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4, 2026 →
  Wildwood, New Jersey, Wildwood
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• TEDx Cape May Salon with Dr. Monica Amadio: "Choose What Matters" →
  Atlantic Cape Community College, 341 Court House South Dennis Rd, Middle Township
  5:30 pm
• Incorporating Native Plants into a Formal Landscape →
  Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Transfer Station Open 8am-2pm
  Mullica Recreation Center, Avenue D, Egg Harbor City
  8:00 am
• Italian Festival →
  Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Galloway
  11:00 am
• Confetti Bookmarks →
  Galloway Township Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 306 E Jimmie Leeds Rd, Galloway
  2:30 pm
• BETH TINNON →
  La Masa Tequila and Taco Bar Restaurant, 325 E Jimmie Leeds Rd, Galloway
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Celebrate 100 Years at the Library! →
  Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
  9:00 am
Thursday September 24
• Storytime to Showtime! →
  Atlantic County Library System / Absecon Branch, 305 New Jersey Ave, Absecon
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Octoberfest →
  Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Galloway
  10:00 am
• Monster Mash →
  Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Absecon

• Atlantic City Travel Guide (airbnb.com)

Pleasantville

• iAnthus Cultivation Technician II - Flower- MPX (Pleasantville) in Pleasantville, NJ (masslive.com)
• Child Struck by Vehicle on Black Horse Pike in Pleasantville, NJ - Robert A. Solomon, P.C. (metrolaw.com)
• 6-year-old boy killed after being struck in Pleasantville (nj1015.com)

Brigantine

• A 24-Hour Getaway to Atlantic City's Ocean Casino Resort (mainlinetoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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