🌱 Patch AM: How Roseville’s Salvation Army is handling a 33% holiday surge

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• How Roseville’s Salvation Army is handling a 33% holiday surge

Also on today's calendar: Roseville Community Band Holiday Concert Series and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 40, low: 29.
• Thursday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 34 and low of -4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Salvation Army sees 33% increase in demand for toy donations this holiday season (cbsnews.com) — Roseville’s Salvation Army North Division headquarters is scrambling to meet a sharp 33% jump in requests for toys and other help from Twin Cities families this Christmas. With demand also rising for food and rent assistance, a $500,000 matching grant is doubling donations through Dec. 31, and leaders say these final holiday weeks are crucial to reaching their fundraising goal.
   

📸 Around Roseville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roseville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Thursday Night Blues at the Legion (Rosetown)
  Rosetown American Legion, 700 County Rd C West, Roseville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 15

• Roseville Community Band Holiday Concert Series
  Galilee Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) , 145 N McCarrons Blvd , Roseville
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Arden Hills/Shoreview Business Connect Meeting!
  Bethel University, Anderson Center , 2 Pine Tree Dr. , Arden Hills
  8:00 am
• Holiday Boutique @ Cardigan Ridge Senior Care
  Rice St, St Paul, MN
  10:00 am
• One-to-One Computer and Tech Help by Appointment
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  10:00 am
• Drop-in Computer and Tech Help
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  5:00 pm
• Equity and Inclusion Commission (EIC) Meeting
  Roseville Calendar , 2660 Civic Center Dr , Roseville
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Career Services
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  10:00 am
• Open Mic Night
  Cedarholm Community Building , 2323 Hamline Ave. N , Roseville
  7:00 pm
• Rosetown jam
  Rosetown American Legion , 700 County Rd C West , Roseville
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Career Services
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  10:00 am
• Community Resource Outreach Program (CROP)
  Rondo Community Outreach Library , 461 North Dale Street , Saint Paul
  10:00 am
• Basics of Digital Photo Organization
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  10:30 am
• Foodmobile Public Distribution – Garden Terrace Commons Apartments
  Garden Terrace Apartments , 2874 Market Pl Dr , Little Canada
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Arden Hills

• Land O'Lakes Doubles Down on Hunger Relief Before the Holidays (oklahomafarmreport.com)

New Brighton

• Special Circumstances: Home Depot, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Intersection of Concerted Speech and Business Interests (jdsupra.com)

St. Paul

Ok Roseville! 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: I don't know, but April May!
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