🌱 Patch AM: How a Plano food bank is joining Cotton Bowl festivities

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Plano food bank is joining Cotton Bowl festivities

Also on today's calendar: Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Winds becoming strong; warm, with a high of 84 and low of 38 degrees.
• Monday: Turning cloudy; windy, cooler, temps: high: 49, low: 32.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 49 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Canes alumni hope to turn Dallas orange and green (miami.edu) — A New Year’s week service project at the North Texas Food Bank’s Plano facility will bring University of Miami and Ohio State alumni together before the Cotton Bowl in Arlington. Local readers can join visiting fans for volunteer work and fan gatherings as thousands of Hurricanes supporters descend on the Dallas–Fort Worth area for the playoff game.
   

📸 Around Plano

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plano

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
  Online,
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dallas, TX (January 2026)
  Dallas Market Hall, 2200 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 4

• West Plano ER - Blood Drive
  West Plano Emergency Room , 2000 Dallas Pkwy Ste 100 , Plano
  8:00 am

Wednesday January 7

• Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
  Online
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Christmas In The Square 2025 Choreographed Lightshow
  Frisco Square , 8843 Coleman Blvd , Frisco
  12:15 pm
• Winterween (Holiday Movie Series)
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  1:00 pm

Monday December 29

• V BBB @ Kaufman Holiday Tournament
  Kaufman HS
• 12/29 Back Tuck + Clinic - Addison, TX 2025
  Legacy Cheer , 15555 Wright Brothers Dr , Addison
  1:15 pm
• Snow White | Winter Break Fun Movie Matinee
  Carrollton Public Library at Josey Ranch Lake , 1700 Keller Springs Rd , Carrollton
  2:00 pm
• Snow White | Winter Break Movie Matinee
  Carrollton Public Library at Josey Ranch Lake , 1700 Keller Springs Rd , Carrollton
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• NTFB Application Assistance for Social Services
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  9:30 am
• Connected Dallas: Stay Connected, Get Empowered!
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  10:30 am
• Technology and Media Literacy
  Fretz Park Branch Library , 6990 Belt Line Road , Dallas
  12:00 pm
• Career Launch Pad
  Fretz Park Branch Library , 6990 Belt Line Road , Dallas
  2:00 pm

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• Crain & Wooley — (972) 560-6288
  Estate Planning and Probate Attorneys serving DFW
• PeakPower Learners — (469) 396-6182
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This baby Mario, (name on his collar), has been hanging around my house (Rainer and Colmar Dr) in Plano for a month now.
  I don't know if he has been abandoned or just likes me. Please email me if you know of this cat. kasharubell@gmail.com (Nextdoor Imperial Park)
• Hi Neighbors!
  I saw 2 bobcats in broad daylight walking my dog. Please watch out! (Nextdoor West Plano - Willow Bend)

• HCA posted a job opening for Medical Office Specialist in Plano. Apply here.
• The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Preschool Teacher in Plano. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plano here.

🗞 Nearby News

Allen

• Allen Americans players to participate in ECHL strike (wfaa.com)
• 2025-2026 Texas Trout stocking schedule: A guide (myparistexas.com)

Frisco

• Six Illini who could change their NFL prospects this postseason (thechampaignroom.com)
• Indian-Origin UT Dallas Student Faces Arson Charges After Police Probe (indicanews.com)
• Foodie Fridays: Try these New Year's Eve dining options before those resolutions start (dallasvoice.com)

Dallas

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-- The Patch AM Team

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