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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Silver Spring acrobat making USA Gymnastics history this year

And check out Santa's Workshop on the Silver Spring Patch calendar

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Silver Spring acrobat making USA Gymnastics history this year
  • Could you be Silver Spring’s mystery $50,000 Powerball winner?
  • How a Silver Spring food bank volunteer finds joy in giving back

Also on today's calendar: Santa's Workshop and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Silver Springfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Silver Springfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and colder, with a high of 37 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 37, low: 28.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• USA Gymnastics honors its 2025 annual award recipients • USA Gymnastics (usagym.org) — Silver Spring’s own Olivia Green has been named USA Gymnastics Acrobatic Sportsperson of the Year after helping her trio win historic silver at The World Games and sweeping national titles. The article also lists dozens of other 2025 award winners across acrobatic, artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline disciplines nationwide.
   

• Check your tickets! Winning $50k Powerball ticket sold at gas station in Silver Spring (dcnewsnow.com) — A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at the Exxon on Old Columbia Pike in Silver Spring, and the winner still hasn’t come forward. If you bought a ticket for the Dec. 8 drawing, double-check it, sign the back, and keep it safe before heading to the Maryland Lottery office in Baltimore to claim your prize within 182 days.
   

• Why doing good also makes us feel good, during the holidays and beyond - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun (philasun.com) — A local volunteer spends weekly lunch shifts serving neighbors at Shepherd’s Table, the Silver Spring food bank that anchors this look at why giving back feels so rewarding. Experts explain how gratitude, generosity, and even simple acts like trail work or greeting cards can boost our sense of connection and purpose well beyond the holidays.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Generous Contributions Fuel 2025 Staff Appreciation Fund at Riderwood —Elizabeth Fabiano Read on Patch
  • Hi Neighbors,
    I am currently fostering two 4 month old kittens and they are ready for adoption! (Just in time for the holidays!). My little girl is all black, a… (Nextdoor Northwood-Four Corners)
  • Hello Neighbors: We are downsizing and looking to donate some of our items to their next "homes".
    We are thinking of donating these items to local churches, girl scout/boy scout troops (camping equipment), schools that have programs related to… (Nextdoor Hewitt Ave)
  • Guess?, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal - Stock Associate in Silver Spring. Apply here.
  • Montgomery County Schools posted a job opening for FY26: Speech Pathologist, (0.9 school 0.1 prek/headstart), Glen Haven ES, 1.0 FTE in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Spring here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Multiple Units Damaged In Chevy Chase Apartment Fire (patch.com)
  • 2 Terps Awarded Marshall Scholarships (umd.edu)
  • Why Dr. Amir Nazari's Journey to CityVet Chevy Chase Hits Different for Today's Veterinary Pros (myvetcandy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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