🌱 Patch AM: How one Bedford family turned toy shopping into holiday giving

Hello Bedford! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How one Bedford family turned toy shopping into holiday giving

Also on today's calendar: The Craftworkers’ Guild Holiday Shop — Last Weekend! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 35 and low of 29 degrees.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 42, low: 21.
• Monday: Mostly sunny; windy, colder, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Giving during the holidays is a family tradition for these Manchester, Bedford kids (unionleader.com) — A Bedford family is making holiday giving a cherished tradition, bringing their young children to donate toys at the Salvation Army’s Toy Shop in nearby Manchester. Their story highlights how local families can teach generosity while supporting the Union Leader Santa Fund and Salvation Army programs that help New Hampshire kids year-round.
   

📸 Around Bedford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bedford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• The Craftworkers’ Guild Holiday Shop — Last Weekend!
  3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  10:00 am
• Merry Mish-Mash Holiday Concert
  Holiday Concert,
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Tumbled Sea Glass Holiday Tree
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  2:00 pm
• Sea Glass Holiday Tree
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Skills
  New Hampshire CPR / EMT Training Courses , 9 Cedarwood Dr #12 , Bedford
  9:00 am
• A Piano Christmas with Robert Dionne
  Majestic Theatre Studios , 880 Page St , Manchester
  2:00 pm
• Tumbled Sea Glass Holiday Tree
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  2:00 pm
• Tumble Sea Glass Holiday Tree
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Resin Art Ocean Wave - Trays & Shapes
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Sea Glass Art Creations
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  2:00 pm
• Crushed Glass Snow Globes
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  2:00 pm
• Ocean Wave Resin Art
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Target Corporation posted a job opening for 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T2009) in Bedford. Apply here.
• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Chef de Cuisine in Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bedford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

• Where to find free food resources in Manchester (granitepostnews.com)
• 'I want to do a lot more' - Bob Singer loves giving back to Queen City (unionleader.com)
• Manchester men's hockey (unionleader.com)

Goffstown

• Harvard morgue manager who sold body parts like 'baubles' gets 8-year prison term (texarkanagazette.com)

Nashua

Ok Bedford! 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 dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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