🌱 Patch AM: How Woonsocket led BankRI’s massive holiday gift drive

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In today's newsletter:

• How Woonsocket led BankRI’s massive holiday gift drive

Also on today's calendar: A Wish Come True Polar Plunge Challenge .

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Diana K.!

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Becoming windier and colder, with a high of 27 and low of 20 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with variable clouds, temps: high: 33, low: 24.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 30 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Rhode Islanders donate 7,067 gifts through BankRI's Holiday Giving Tree (pbn.com) — Woonsocket’s BankRI branch led the bank’s Holiday Giving Tree effort, collecting 781 gifts for local nonprofit Connecting for Children & Families to distribute to kids. Across Rhode Island, residents donated 7,067 gifts through branches statewide, supporting a range of community organizations and ensuring children received presents this holiday season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woonsocket

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Thursday January 1

• A Wish Come True Polar Plunge Challenge
  Easton's Beach , 175 Memorial Blvd , Newport
  12:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Wrestling @ EPHS-Ramos
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  7:00 am
• Girls basketball Tournament vs Conventry
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  5:00 pm
• Library Board of Trustees
  Lincoln, RI Calendar , 145 Old River Road , Lincoln
  5:30 pm
• HOOPS WINTER BASKETBALL LEAGUE
  NSES- Gymnasium
  5:30 pm
• Boys Hockey vs. Portsmouth
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  6:00 pm
• North Smithfield Sewer Commission Meeting
  North Smithfield, RI Calendar , 83 Greene Street , North Smithfield
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day
  North Smithfield, RI Calendar
• Municipal Court
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Boys Basketball @ Tolman
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  5:30 pm

Monday January 5

• Girls Basketball vs Middletown
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  5:00 pm
• Boys Basketball @ Rogers High
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  5:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• hello,
  Looking for a cook to teach my 13 year old how to cook various meats etc. Message me with what you offer and we can go forward from there. thank… (Nextdoor Harris)
• Moving to a new apartment this weekend and it's bigger than the one we are currently in now so we are in need of some items if anyone has any they are looking to get rid of as we can't afford anything at this time after facing eviction & using all
  savings for new home for our 3 children. We are in need of ... A couch (sectional) A kitchen table & 4 chairs (not round) Rugs, curtains, table… (Nextdoor Nursery Ave)

🗞 Nearby News

North Smithfield

• Roaring 20s party, Vivaldi & Mozart & Polar Golf: Seven things to know in northern Rhode Island this week (nrinow.news)
• Vote for your favorite in NRI NOW's Holiday Village Contest (nrinow.news)
• High School Roundup: Scores and recaps from weekend games across RI (providencejournal.com)

Cumberland

• Trooper Kent County Arrests Dec. 26: Domestic Assault, Sex Offender (warwickpost.com)
• Homebrewed Theatre Unveils a GREATEST HITS Remix This January (broadwayworld.com)
• Cumberland's Struble hopes the day comes when he gets to wear "USA" across his hockey jersey (woonsocketcall.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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