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🌱 How a global aid group is quietly boosting Franklin’s free clinic

Franklin, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • How a global aid group is quietly boosting Franklin’s free clinic

Also on today's calendar: Open House | 1377 Doghobble Dr, Franklin, NC | $949,000 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 62, low: 50.
  • Monday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cold Chain Support in Chad, Surgical Training in Ukraine, and Medical Care in Flood-Affected Nepal (directrelief.org) — Medical aid is headed directly to the Community Care Clinic of Franklin, helping local patients access essential medications alongside clinics across the country and world. Direct Relief’s latest round of shipments includes treatments for chronic illnesses and other critical needs, underscoring that Franklin’s free clinic is plugged into a major global support network that can bolster care for uninsured and underinsured neighbors.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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