🌱 Patch AM: How Greensboro first responders are preparing to comfort kids in crises

Coffee in hand, Greensboro? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Greensboro first responders are preparing to comfort kids in crises
• SBI agent shot near Reidsville now recovering at Greensboro's Moses Cone.
• How Greensboro lottery winners can claim prizes from the latest drawing.

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 48.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Greensboro first responders assemble 'Kits 4 Kids' for children during emergencies (wxii12.com) — Greensboro police, firefighters, and sheriff's deputies are teaming up with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority to pack "Kits 4 Kids" that help comfort children during emergencies here in town. The kits include first-aid and hygiene supplies to calm kids after crashes, fires, or domestic calls, and are part of a growing national effort already reaching thousands of families.
   

• Eden man charged with multiple felonies following a shooting that wounded an SBI agent (myfox8.com) — An SBI agent wounded in a Rockingham County shootout is recovering in stable condition at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro after being shot in the leg while confronting a suspect in Reidsville. The Eden man accused faces numerous felony charges, including attempted first-degree murder and assault on law enforcement, with a court appearance set for October 12.
   

• NC Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Day results for Oct. 3, 2026 - The Asheville Citizen Times (fiorreports.com) — North Carolina lottery players can now check the Oct. 3 Powerball and other draw results and, if they win more than $599, head to the Greensboro Regional Office & Claim Center on Oak Branch Drive to collect in person. Smaller prizes can be redeemed at retailers or by mail, with clear instructions on what identification and forms are required.
   

📸 Around Greensboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greensboro

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Dillard's, 150 4 Seasons Town Center Ent, Greensboro
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Date Night In →
  Reto's Kitchen, 600 South Elam, Greensboro
  6:00 pm
• Speaker Series @ Beaman Place →
  NAMI Guiford @ Beaman Place, 1310 Beaman Place, Greensboro
  6:30 pm
• Chamber Singers →
  Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro
  7:30 pm
• UNCG Choirs Chamber Singers →
  UNC Greensboro Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St. School of Music, Greensboro
  7:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• BLTECM + NC A&T Presents: Networking & Social Event →
  The Colonnade, 900 Revolution Mill Drive, Greensboro
• Tiny House HOPE Center (Minerva's Mobile Health) →
  Tiny House HOPE Center, 360 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro
  8:30 am
• Hampton Homes Residents Clinic (Minerva's Mobile Health Chariot) →
  Hampton Homes, 1300 Ogden St., Greensboro
  9:00 am
• Lunch with a Peer Specialist @ Beaman Place →
  NAMI Guiford @ Beaman Place, 1310 Beaman Place, Greensboro
  11:30 am
• Notes from downstream art exhibition →
  Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons →
  Virginia Somerville Sutton Theatre at Well-Spring, 4100 Well Spring Dr, Greensboro
  6:30 pm
• Candlelight: Halloween Classics →
  Virginia Somerville Sutton Theatre at Well-Spring, 4100 Well Spring Dr, Greensboro
  8:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I would like to give a big happy shout out to officer Denis Jefferson, with the Burlington Police Dept.
  He was exemplary, helping with extended roadside assistance yesterday, when my Mother and I had a flat tire incident in her Farm truck, coming back… (Nextdoor Friendly Homes)
• 2 lost dogs near old Harmont drive on Liberty rd.
  They are a pair and try to stay together. This one has blue collar. The other One is limping. Both will not come to you. (Nextdoor Lynwood Lakes)

• Novolex Holdings, LLC posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Greensboro. Apply here.
• The Fresh Market posted a job opening for Seasonal Deli Team Member in Greensboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greensboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

High Point

• High Point police, firefighters face off in Battle of the Badges charity game (abc45.com)
• 823 Masons Branch Trl, High Point, NC (redfin.com)
• NC man 'extreme danger' to children after sex crime allegations, prosecutor says (cbs17.com)

Kernersville

• Netchex vs. ChoicePay HCM: Payroll and HR Comparison (netchex.com)
• Gymboree Toddler Snap Clip Hair Accessories 2-Pack: $3.35 (dealnews.com)

Ok Greensboro! 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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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