Community Corner
🌱 How you can get involved in Jenkintown’s big arts festival
Spotted on the Jenkintown calendar: Second Tuesday - Community Shredding at Upper Moreland Public Lib
What's up Jenkintown! 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 you can get involved in Jenkintown's big arts festival
Also on today's calendar: Second Tuesday - Community Shredding at Upper Moreland Public Lib and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-shower, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jenkintown Festival of the Arts set for Sept. 27, organizers seeking business owners for fundraising raffle (glensidelocal.com) — Jenkintown's 26th annual Festival of the Arts will take over the Borough's Town Square and seven surrounding blocks on Sunday, September 27, from 1 to 6 p.m. Residents can enjoy live music, food, and art, and local business owners are invited to donate raffle prizes while volunteers are still being recruited to help run the event. 
📸 Around Jenkintown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jenkintown
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★ Featured events ★
- Second Tuesday - Community Shredding at Upper Moreland Public Lib →
Upper Moreland Public Library, 109 Park Avenue, Willow Grove
8:30 am
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- District Closed
Jenkintown SD Jenkintown, PA 19046 - Just the Guys
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
7:15 am - V Football @ Vaux Big Picture (AWAY)
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
3:00 pm - Varsity Golf vs. MaST Community Charter (HOME)
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
3:30 pm - Labor Day - District Closed
Jenkintown SD Jenkintown, PA 19046 - HS Student Council - Officers Mtg
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
7:30 am - Interact Cub
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
2:45 pm - First Day of School
McKinley Sch Elkins Park, PA 19027 - Paws for the Cause →
Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia
9:00 am
Friday September 4
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Sunday September 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HS Jazz Band
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
7:15 am - Girls Tennis @ PhilMont (AWAY)
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
3:45 pm - V Field Hockey vs. Faith Christian (HOME)
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
3:45 pm - Upper Moreland High School FHK G JV Away Lower Moreland →
Upper Moreland School District 2900 Terwood Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090
5:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Wyncote. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Wyncote. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jenkintown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wyncote
- A Glenside resident is preserving the former Wyncote Public School, a nationally registered historic building, for a forthcoming orthodontic practice (glensidelocal.com)
- 'Beat Shazam' 8/31 (wordpress.com)
Glenside
- Abington resident opens Retro Auto Works of Glenside at the former Mark's K&R Tire (glensidelocal.com)
- Keswick Theater: Schedule updates to shows September through 2027 (glensidelocal.com)
Abington
- Our Lady of the Abingtons to host annual fall fair (theabingtonjournal.com)
- September at the Abington Community Library (theabingtonjournal.com)
Ok Jenkintown! 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
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