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🌱 Patch AM: How Greensboro first responders are preparing to comfort kids in crises
And check out Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness on the Greensboro Patch calendar
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!)
- 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 ★
- Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
Dillard's, 150 4 Seasons Town Center Ent, Greensboro
10:00 am
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- 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 - 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 - 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
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Sunday October 25
📣 Greensboro Shout Outs!
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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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