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🌱 How a viral Roanoke thrift shop is funding education in Blue Ridge

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Good day Blue Ridge! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a viral Roanoke thrift shop is funding education in Blue Ridge

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 67.
  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• STYLE & SAVINGS: Roanoke thrift store owner shares affordable finds after TikTok video goes viral (wdbj7.com) — Residents in Blue Ridge might be interested to know that proceeds from Roanoke's Rodeo Thrift help fund Six Forty Corp's Veritas Collective, an alternative education and homeschool hub operating in the former Colonial Elementary School building in town. The story also highlights how the thrift store's viral TikTok fame is supporting this local educational mission.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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