🌱 Patch AM: Health Fair and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Health Fair
• ALX South Block Party at Bryant High School
• Back-to-School Picnic at Centreville Elementary School

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon

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Saturday August 22
• Health Fair →
  7929 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
  10:00 am
• ALX South Block Party →
  Bryant High School, 2709 Popkins Ln, Alexandria
  11:00 am
Friday August 28
• Back-to-School Picnic
  Centreville Elementary School Centreville Elementary, Playground
  4:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Back2School Social & Blessing of the Backpacks →
  Bethany Lutheran Church and Preschool, 2501 Beacon Hill Rd, Alexandria
  10:00 am
• Aldersgate UMC Homecoming: Celebrating 70 Years →
  Aldersgate UMC
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Virginia Works Job Fair →
  Handley Regional Library, 100 W Piccadilly St, Winchester
  1:00 pm
• Hawk Flight
  Hayfield Secondary School Hayfield Secondary
  4:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Dawg Days of Summer: Hot Dog Crawl →
  Old Town Winchester, 136 S Loudoun St, Winchester
  12:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Mawlid MakeSpace
  MakeSpace Franconia Volunteer Fire Department, 6300 Beulah St, Franconia
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Lane PTA Restaurant Night at Rita's Water Ice
  Lane Elementary School Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, Lane Elementary
  4:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Virtual "First Friday" with the Principals: Volunteering at Lane
  Lane Elementary School Lane Elementary
  8:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Fort Belvoir

• Sandra Short Lord, devoted wife, mother (capegazette.com)

Lorton

• Clear the Shelters (FCAS Lorton Campus) (ffxnow.com)
• Women's Equality Day Celebration at Occoquan Regional Park (thelocalgirl.com)

Springfield

• West Springfield Community Newsletter for Tuesday, Aug. 18 (lookouteugene-springfield.com)
• Fairfax County supervisor calls for return to recycling glass products at curb (ffxnow.com)
• Pedestrian improvements added near Silverbrook Elementary in time for new school year (ffxnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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