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Good morning Burlingame! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Burlingame nonprofit uses art to comfort kids with cancer

Also on today's calendar: Diaper Drive and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sharing the Healing Power of Art with Kids with Cancer - Bay Area Parent Magazine (bayareaparent.com) — A Burlingame-based nonprofit, Kids & Art Foundation, is turning hospital waits and long treatment days into creative time for children with cancer and their siblings nationwide. Founded in 2008 after a local family's leukemia journey, the group now sends thousands of art kits and hosts workshops, and will mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with a Chalk2Heal event in San Francisco on Sept. 26.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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