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🌱 Patch AM: How Avon Girl Scouts turned a soggy 5K into a muddy celebration

Be sure to catch 2026 PTS La Festa Italiana - 2 Day Event on the Avon Patch calendar

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

In today's newsletter:

  • How Avon Girl Scouts turned a soggy 5K into a muddy celebration

Also on today's calendar: 2026 PTS La Festa Italiana - 2 Day Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Increasing clouds, temps: high: 71, low: 50.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Despite the rain, lots of smiles at Race Through Herstory fun run (collinsvillepress.com) — Avon Girl Scouts turned a rainy Sunday into a spirited "mud run" at Fisher Meadows, where dozens of residents ran a 5K and one-mile Race Through Herstory. The event highlighted women's achievements from 1776 to today, promoted wellness for local girls, and organizers hope to bring the race back under sunnier skies.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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