🌱 Patch AM: How 8,000 toys are headed to Corpus Christi kids this week

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In today's newsletter:

• How 8,000 toys are headed to Corpus Christi kids this week
• Which popular chains are failing hardest at takeout orders?
• How many bald eagles share the skies near Corpus Christi?

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sun and clouds, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy with a passing shower, temps: high: 68, low: 62.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 77 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• La Posada Foundation partners with U.S. Marines to load thousands of Toys for Tots gifts (kristv.com) — Families across Corpus Christi are set to benefit from thousands of Toys for Tots gifts after the La Posada Foundation and U.S. Marines teamed up for one of the season’s biggest toy-loading efforts. Volunteers helped prepare 8,000 toys and raise about $40,000, with Marines and foundation members planning to distribute the gifts across the Coastal Bend just in time for Christmas.
   

• 12 Restaurant Chains That You Should Never Order Takeout From (thetakeout.com) — Corpus Christi gets a brief shoutout here as the birthplace of Whataburger, but the piece mainly warns fast-food fans nationwide about chains that struggle with takeout orders. From long waits to wrong items and soggy meals, it highlights recurring customer complaints at big-name restaurants, including Whataburger since its ownership change.
   

• Exploring Nature: Bald Eagles (sanmarcosrecord.com) — If you’ve ever scanned the skies between Corpus Christi and Houston, you might have been looking at part of Texas’ roughly 600 resident bald eagles. This explainer traces how our national bird nearly vanished, then rebounded after protections and pesticide bans, and describes their massive nests and long path to that iconic white head.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Corpus Christi

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Tuesday December 16

• OES to PACT for Polar Express
  Olsen El Port Aransas, TX 78373

Thursday December 18

• Dads Day on Campus
  Brundrett Middle Port Aransas, TX 78373
  7:30 am
• OES Christmas Performance
  Olsen El Port Aransas, TX 78373
  9:45 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Texas A&M Galveston (Senior Recruiter)
  Gregory Portland High School
  9:00 am
• 2026 Designation Form Due in Office
  Johnny Calderon Building , 710 East Main St , Robstown
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Blood Drive
  Ingleside H S Ingleside, TX 78362
• F/JV/V Girls and Boys District Basketball vs Veterans
  High School/CTE
  5:00 pm
• JV/V Girls Soccer Scrimmage vs Beeville
  Ray Akins Stadium , 4600 Athletic Facilities , Ingleside
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• 5th Grade Self-Responsibility Class
  Austin El Portland, TX 78374

Friday December 19

• Early Release Day
  Ingleside ISD Ingleside, TX 78362
• Boys/Girls Basketball Away vs. CC Miller
  Miller High School
  5:00 pm
• JV/V Girls Soccer Scrimmage vs Victoria East
  Ray Akins Stadium , 4600 Athletic Facilities , Ingleside
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This friendly cat has been at Magee Elementary for over a month.
  He’s very tame, so if anyone has lost a cat this might be him! (Nextdoor Nueces River)
• Who’s all going to the boat parade?..
  I’m exhausted from being at my eldest sons basketball tournament all day, but i want my baby boy to see the lights so I guess we are going lol. Red… (Nextdoor Elizabeth St)

• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Day Shift - Unit # 2 in Corpus Christi. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Corpus Christi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Corpus Christi here.

🗞 Nearby News

Robstown

• THE VOTES ARE IN: See the results of Robstown runoff election (kristv.com)

Port Aransas

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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