🌱 Designer Bag Bingo & Chicken BBQ Fundraiser and 10 more events

Hi Shoemakersville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Designer Bag Bingo & Chicken BBQ Fundraiser at The Berks County Fair
• HS Junior/Senior Prom at Perry Elementary

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 62, low: 50.
• Friday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

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📸 Around Shoemakersville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shoemakersville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday May 31

• Designer Bag Bingo & Chicken BBQ Fundraiser →
  The Berks County Fair, 1216 Hilltop Rd, Leesport
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday May 15

• HS Junior/Senior Prom
  Perry Elementary Shoemakersville, PA 19555
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• HS - Spring Biology Keystone
  Hamburg Area SD Hamburg, PA 19526
  7:30 am
• HS - AP English Language & Composition Exam
  Hamburg Area SD Hamburg, PA 19526
  8:00 am
• 4th Annual Style Show!! →
  Hamburg Family Eye Care, 260 State St, Hamburg
  11:00 am

Friday May 15

• HS - Spring Keystone Make-Up
  Hamburg Area SD Hamburg, PA 19526
  7:30 am
• HS - AP Environmental Science Exam
  Hamburg Area SD Hamburg, PA 19526
  8:00 am
• HS Junior/Senior Prom
  Tilden Elementary Center Hamburg, PA 19526
  6:00 pm
• HS - Junior/Senior Prom
  Hamburg Area SD Hamburg, PA 19526
  6:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• 4th Annual HS Car Show
  Hamburg Area SD Hamburg, PA 19526
  9:00 am
• Blue Marsh Demo Day →
  Dry Brooks Boat Launch, 1336 Palisades Dr, Leesport
  10:00 am

Monday May 18

• HS - Spring Literature Keystone
  Hamburg Area SD Hamburg, PA 19526
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Redner's Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper in Leesport. Apply here.
• Seakeeper Inc posted a job opening for 2nd Shift Assembly Lead in Leesport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shoemakersville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hamburg

• Bulletin board: Events in Wernersville share western Berks history (readingeagle.com)

Temple

• Camp Connect to Offer Free Grief & Loss Summer Camp for Students in Berks County (bctv.org)
• 2027 Summer Scouting: Peter Clarke, TE, Temple (usatoday.com)
• Knights Next Quest: Sophia Ecto (knightcrier.org)

Reading

• One Year of Making Meals at the Helping Harvest Community Kitchen (bctv.org)
• Berks County officials share potential plans for former bank building in downtown Reading (wfmz.com)

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Ok Shoemakersville! 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: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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