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🌱 Patch AM: How a Coronado bay swim just raised $600K for special ops vets

And check out Bonsai workshop on the Coronado Patch calendar

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Hello Coronado! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Coronado bay swim just raised $600K for special ops vets
  • How would Peggy Duncan reshape Coronado schools on AI and mental health?

Also on today's calendar: Discover Ukraine: A Heritage Celebration and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 76, low: 68.
  • Wednesday: Nice with periods of sun, with a high of 75 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Swim for SOF raises $600K in San Diego Bay – NBC 7 San Diego (fooshya.com) — A major charity swim in Coronado just raised more than $600,000 to help special operations veterans transition to civilian careers, with swimmers starting in Glorietta Bay and stopping at Tidelands Park. Local beaches, parks, and streets hosted 150 active-duty and former special operations athletes, who ran with flags, swam across the bay, and completed tribute workouts honoring fallen and struggling service members.
   

• Peggy Duncan wants tackle mental health and AI in Coronado schools (coronadotimes.com) — A Coronado resident and juvenile court judge, Peggy Duncan is running for Coronado Unified school board on priorities like student mental health, responsible use of AI, and better teacher support. She highlights her governance experience at Francis Parker, her leadership of local nonprofit FOCUS, and her views on funding, air conditioning, and the ethics of serving while her husband is mayor.
   

📸 Around Coronado

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coronado

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★ Featured events ★

    Tuesday September 22
  • Bonsai workshop →
    John D. Spreckels Center, 1019 Seventh Street, Coronado
    5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday September 21
  • Friendship Club →
    National City Public Library, 1401 National City Blvd, National City
    10:30 am
  • Train-the-Trainer Robotics &AI 4of 5
    Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Join me tomorrow Sunday 4pm at the Coronado Community Pool for a meditative floating sound bath experience that combines the therapeutic benefits of sound healing with the soothing sensation of floating in water.
    ​ SIGN-UP: https://tinyurl.com/CoronadoSoundBath During a floating sound bath session, participants will lie on floating mattresses, with a neck… (Nextdoor Coronado)
  • Hilton posted a job opening for Barback (Full-Time), Babcock and Story - Hotel del Coronado, A Curio Collection by Hilton in Coronado. Apply here.
  • Coronado Unified School District posted a job opening for SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 1 - Coronado Middle School in Coronado. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coronado here.

🗞 Nearby News

National City

Imperial Beach

  • Imperial Beach home vandalized with antisemitic graffiti for second consecutive week (timesofsandiego.com)

Chula Vista

  • Here are the top 10 most stolen cars in Chula Vista (cbs8.com)
  • Godsmack at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA (loudhailermagazine.com)

Ok Coronado! 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: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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