🌱 How a Fairborn neighbor turned Toys for Tots into a village effort

Hello again Fairborn! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Fairborn neighbor turned Toys for Tots into a village effort
• How Yellow Springs outreach quietly connects neighbors to Fairborn and vital help

Also on today's calendar: Snow Sister's Holiday Party and 5 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Fairborn? Post it to Fairborn photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 42 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 54, low: 23.
• Friday: Breezy and much colder, with a high of 31 and low of 22 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Fairborn resident organizes Toys for Tots (fairborndailyherald.com) — A Waterford Landing resident in Fairborn organized a neighborhood Toys for Tots drive, partnering with Kroger in Fairborn, the Fairborn Police Division, Government Center, and Library as drop-off sites. The new Neighborhood Watch founder says the effort shows how local residents can look out for one another while supporting children in need at Christmas.
   

• Meet your community outreach specialists (ysnews.com) — Yellow Springs police community outreach specialists often help residents with basics like food vouchers, bus tokens to reach nearby Fairborn or Xenia, and access to showers and housing resources. Their work blends social services with victim advocacy, connecting people to mental health, utility, and rental assistance despite recent funding cuts to regional support programs.
   

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📸 Around Fairborn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairborn

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Japanimania
  Fairborn Community Library, 1 E Main St, Fairborn
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Crafty Kids Club
  Fairborn Community Library , 1 East Main Street , Fairborn
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Snow Sister's Holiday Party
  104 W Main St , Fairborn
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Ohio River Chapter Hike - Caesar Creek/Troy
  Central Park , 222 S Central Ave , Fairborn
  9:00 am
• December Meeting
  326 E Dayton Yellow Springs Rd , Fairborn
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• K-Pop Demon Hunters Singalong
  Fairborn Community Library , 1 East Main Street , Fairborn
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Pokemon Club
  Fairborn Community Library , 1 E Main St , Fairborn
  4:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Rainbow Café
  Fairborn Community Library , 1 E Main St , Fairborn
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Baby Song and Rhyme Time
  Yellow Springs Community Library , 415 Xenia Avenue , Yellow Springs
  10:30 am
• Investment Advisory Committee meeting
  Clark County, OH Calendar , 3130 East Main Street Commission Chambers , Springfield
  10:30 am
• Preschool Story Time
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  10:30 am
• LEVEL UP -- Tutoring and Homework Help
  Fairborn Community Library , 1 East Main Street , Fairborn
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Loose dog on E.
  Xenia Dr. near Maple Street. Heading towards the car lot at the intersection. Looks like a brown puppy with floppy ears. (Nextdoor Rona Hills)
• Looking for recommendations on good cat grooming services in the area.
  Any suggestions? Picture one of my long hair cuties so this post doesn’t die in obscurity. (Nextdoor Avalon Place / Laurel S)

• Kimco Facility Services, LLC posted a job opening for Janitorial Crew Member in Fairborn. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Fairborn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairborn here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Beavercreek

• Principal AI Software Engineer (AHT) (verticalmag.com)
• Newsletter: New McDonald's could open at former Burger King, Godfather's Pizza relocates & more news 🍔🍕🍴 (daytondailynews.com)
• Menorah lighting held at Mall at Fairfield Commons after Australia attack (whio.com)

Yellow Springs

• Thomas Williams 'Kimathi Asante' (ysnews.com)
• YS Development Corp. poised to close on downtown buildings (ysnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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