🌱 How a Rose Valley designer’s new hat sends $100 straight to charity

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• How a Rose Valley designer’s new hat sends $100 straight to charity

Also on today's calendar: Free Senior Wills Clinic in Chester, with Legal Aid, Rep. Krueger & Sen. Kane and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: An afternoon shower; breezy, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy with a shower in spots, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
• Friday: Some sun, a shower; breezy, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• America250, Philly style: Hats off to Mummers and USA veterans (delcotimes.com) — Rose Valley resident and master costume designer James May is handcrafting $100 red, white, and blue “Liberty Beret” hats to honor America’s 250th birthday, with every dollar going directly to charity. Buyers choose whether their donation supports Mummers battling cancer or a Philadelphia nonprofit aiding veterans, and orders are placed through his Folsom-based James May Costume Company.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rose Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 21

• Free Senior Wills Clinic in Chester, with Legal Aid, Rep. Krueger & Sen. Kane →
  Wilson Center Chester Township Building, 1150 Engle Street, Chester, PA 19013,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Nature Connection Hike
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  9:30 am
• Gimme Shelter →
  Providence Animal Center The Ivy at Ellis Preserve, 3749 Bridle Walk, Newtown Square, PA, 19073, United States
  6:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Weekend Warm-up Hike
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  8:00 am
• FREE Family Night: Moths, Marshmallows & Moonlight
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Beyond the Fence Trail Hike
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  9:00 am
• Gentle Flow Yoga
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  9:15 am
• Family Explorers
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  10:30 am
• Saturday Wildflower Walk
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Weekday Bird Walk
  Tyler Arboretum, 515 Painter Road, Media
  8:00 am
• American Communities 1776-2026
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Atrium Exhibits
  8:30 am
• Algebra Keystone
  Ridley Middle School Ridley Park, PA 19078
  8:30 am
• Yoga (Wednesday) →
  Media Borough, PA Calendar, 301 N Jackson Street, Media
  9:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Media

• Media Primary Election Voter Guides: Who's Running, Where To Vote (patch.com)

Springfield

• Arsonist pleads to setting display rack on fire at Springfield Target (delcotimes.com)

Ardmore

• Lower Merion 2026 Primary Election Voter Guides: Who's Running, Where To Vote (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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