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🌱 Patch AM: How Avon Old Farms students turned a toy drive into $58,874 impact
Coming up: Collage Studio Gathering on the Avon Patch calendar
Hi Avon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Avon Old Farms students turned a toy drive into $58,874 impact
Also on today's calendar: Switzerland by Rail (Virtual Event) and 3 more events.
Find out what's happening in Avonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Avonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Snow late in the afternoon, with a high of 26 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Snowy in the morning, 1-2", temps: high: 29, low: 9.
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 35 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Avon Prep School Comes Through For Hartford-Based Nonprofit (patch.com) — Students at Avon Old Farms in Avon rallied this December to raise nearly $60,000 for Hartford nonprofit Hands On Hartford through their “Winged Wishes” toy drive and related fundraisers. Beyond buying holiday toys, they’re funding a backpack food program, a Christmas party, and seeding next year’s drive, turning student generosity into year-round support for vulnerable Hartford families. 
📸 Around Avon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avon
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★ Featured events ★
- Collage Studio Gathering
281 Country Club Rd, Avon
3:00 pm
Saturday December 27
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Other local events
- Bobcats vs. Farmington Valley
Avon Old Farms School , 500 Old Farms Rd , Avon
3:00 pm - Yarn and Craft Group
281 Country Club Rd , Avon
3:00 pm - Agaram Padasalai
Community Room , 281 Country Club Road , Avon
1:00 pm - Teen Cultural Expansion Workshop
Teen Room , 281 Country Club Rd , Avon
3:00 pm - Switzerland by Rail (Virtual Event)
Avon Free Public Library , 281 Country Club Rd , Avon
2:00 pm
Saturday December 27
Tuesday December 30
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
Wednesday January 7
📣 Avon Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tots and Tunes
Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
9:30 am - English Conversation Club
Simsbury Public Library , 725 Hopmeadow St , Simsbury
10:30 am - Boxing Day Bird Count
119 Coppermine Rd , Unionville
1:00 pm - Boost Your Conflict Management Training in Farmington, CT
Regus , 1053 Farmington Avenue 1st and 2nd Floor , Farmington
9:00 am - Elephant & Piggie's "We are in a Play!"
Playhouse on Park , 244 Park Road , West Hartford
10:00 am - Benefit Concert
Old Well Tavern , 20 Tariffville Rd , Simsbury
7:00 pm
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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Dustless sanding and refinishing service for hardwood floors - Kevin Palmer Painting, LLC. — (860) 658-2441
Our Community's Trusted Painting Company Since 1966
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have decided not to leave after all.
Evil will not win and I am here to spread love and compassion and to bring smiles and warmth to you all. Which in return brightens my day, just… (Nextdoor Lovely Street) - MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL!!
Praise to the Lord for He was born today!! Stay safe and God bless you all!! (Nextdoor Lovely Street)
- Big Y posted a job opening for Kitchen Clerk in Avon. Apply here.
- Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler – Receiving Cle in Farmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Farmington
- Farmington History Group Awarded Grant To Refurb Greenhouse (patch.com)
- ConnectiCare gave $25K to Connecticut Foodshare in 2025, as its volunteers pack thousands of meals (fox61.com)
- The Hands Down Best Chicken Parmesan In Every US State (chowhound.com)
West Hartford
- West Hartford Teen Volunteers Come Through For Community (patch.com)
- Ukrainians in CT keep ties with culture. In a history with ‘tragic pages' it helps sustain identity (courant.com)
Windsor
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-- The Patch AM Team
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