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🌱 Patch AM: When can you give blood in Cerritos and get Hello Kitty swag?
You won't want to miss You Are Invited to a Free Reggae Concert!! on the Cerritos Patch calendar
Coffee in hand, Cerritos? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- When can you give blood in Cerritos and get Hello Kitty swag?
Also on today's calendar: You Are Invited to a Free Reggae Concert!! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 98, low: 73.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Red Cross and Hello Kitty® and Friends join forces to help save lives (redcross.org) — Cerritos residents can donate blood locally at the Cerritos Library on September 10 and at Norm Reeves Hyundai on September 11 as part of a countywide Red Cross drive. Donors between September 1–20 receive a limited-edition Hello Kitty-themed thank-you gift while helping stabilize the region's vulnerable blood supply. Appointments are encouraged through the Red Cross website or app. 
📸 Around Cerritos
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cerritos
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- Mito Sister Cities group visits Walker
Walker Junior High La Palma, CA 90623
8:00 am - Strategic Planning Board Advisory Committee
ABC Unified District Office Board Room
5:30 pm - AWAY - Varsity Girls' Volleyball @ Canyon HS
John F. Kennedy High Canyon High School, 220 S Imperial Hwy, Anaheim, CA 92807, USA
6:00 pm - Kennedy Football Snap Fundraiser
John F. Kennedy High MP1
4:30 pm - Back to School Night
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos, CA 90703
5:30 pm - AWAY - Varsity Flag Football @ Westminster HS
John F. Kennedy High Westminster High School, 14325 Goldenwest St, Westminster, CA 9
6:00 pm - Legislative/Policy Board Advisory Committee
ABC Unified District Conference Room
6:30 pm - Late start PD/Department PLC
Walker Junior High La Palma, CA 90623
7:35 am - You Are Invited to a Free Reggae Concert!! →
18177 Pioneer Blvd, Artesia, CA, 90701 (Parking lot behind Jack in the Box)
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday September 4
📣 Cerritos Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Parent Workshop
Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy Bellflower, CA 90706
8:30 am - Flag Football, Girls JV vs Katella
Troy High School Fullerton, CA 92833
4:30 pm - JV Flag Football vs. El Rancho @ Cal High
California High School Cal High
6:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
La Pluma Elementary Scullen Leadership Center
6:00 pm
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Artesia. Apply here.
- City of La Palma, CA posted a job opening for Police Services Aide in La Palma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cerritos here.
🗞 Nearby News
Norwalk
- Becerra avoids backing nuclear energy in bid to govern power-starved California (washingtonexaminer.com)
Lakewood
- Lakewood football has tough time against Corona del Mar (presstelegram.com)
- Bronze soldier stolen from memorial in Paramount, no sign of who took it, authorities say (presstelegram.com)
Ok Cerritos! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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