🌱 Patch AM: How a Kirkwood nonprofit is opening college doors for people in recovery

What's up Kirkwood! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Kirkwood nonprofit is opening college doors for people in recovery
• What those yellow handprint bags on Kirkwood porches really accomplish
• How Kirkwood scouts move tons of food in a single day

Today's riddle: What did the baby light bulb say to its mom? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 45 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 60, low: 35.
• Wednesday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Next Step: addiction to education (thekirkwoodcall.com) — A Kirkwood-based nonprofit called The Next Step is helping people in addiction recovery afford college or trade school through scholarships and mentoring, including orientation events that have outgrown its office. Leaders and alumni describe how the program, founded by friends in recovery, has supported more than a hundred students this year alone and inspired many to pursue helping professions and give back to the community.
   

• All hands on deck (thekirkwoodcall.com) — Hands On Kirkwood brings local churches and residents together each fall to collect food, clothing, toys, and even offer yard work for neighbors in need. Kirkwood students and pastors describe how the yellow-bag drives, toy rooms, and neighborhood collections strengthen community ties and support Kirk Care and other local efforts year-round.
   

• Scouting for food (thekirkwoodcall.com) — Kirkwood scouts are once again filling blue bags and loading trucks to keep local food pantries stocked for months through the annual Scouting for Food drive. From Kirkwood Fire Station No. 2 to KHS-based troops, students describe the long, tiring day of collecting and shipping thousands of donated items—and their worries about shrinking scout participation in this community tradition.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 5

• Classes Resume at CCL
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville
  9:33 am
• First Days of 3rd Quarter for Students at CCL
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville
  9:33 am
• SOD PM - Skylar
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  1:00 pm
• Green Space Advisory Commission - Meeting
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , Benny Gordon Recreation Complex - Cafe 33 E Glendale , Webster Groves
  5:00 pm
• Architectural Review Board - CANCELLED
  Town and Country, MO Calendar , 1011 Municipal Center Drive , St. Louis
  5:30 pm
• Monday Night Group Run – South City
  Big River Running Company , 13969 Manchester Rd , Manchester
  5:45 pm
• Board of Aldermen Meeting
  Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers , Brentwood
  6:00 pm
• City Plan Commission Meeting
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , City Hall - Council Chambers 4 E Lockwood , Webster Groves
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• SOD AM - Daniel
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  5:00 am
• Arts Commission Meeting
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood , Webster Groves
  8:30 am
• SOD PM - Christina
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  1:00 pm
• City Council Meeting
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , City Hall - Council Chambers 4 E Lockwood , Webster Groves
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• From 3:30 a.
  m. to 5:44 a.m. this morning this coyote was videotaped going to and fro on my driveway! Early morning dog walkers, beware! (Edited to show more… (Nextdoor North Kirkwood Glendale)

🗞 Nearby News

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• ROSTER: U.S. U-17 Women's National Team opens the New Year with trip to Spain (soccerwire.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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