🌱 Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market and 11 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds
• Nature Nook Fall Session at Wister Center
• Hope 4 Hallie - HOCO Football Game at Ridley High School

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 45.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodlyn

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 24

• Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
  The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9

• Nature Nook Fall Session
  Wister Center, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
  10:00 am
• Hope 4 Hallie - HOCO Football Game
  Ridley High School Folsom, PA 19033
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 14

• 2026 Quaker Roots: Horticultural Connections with the Friends Tour
  McCabe Library, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
  12:00 pm

Friday October 16

• Perennial Plant Conference
  Lang Performing Arts Center, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore
  9:00 am

Friday October 23

• Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market →
  Park Ave., Park Ave
  5:00 pm

Saturday October 24

• PA: Cars, Coffee and Christ →
  Immanuel, Norwood and St. Matthew, Woodlyn Lutheran Churches, 160 Fairview Road, Woodlyn
  8:30 am

Sunday October 25

• Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
  The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
  10:00 am
• Red, White & Boo! →
  Delaware County Veterans Memorial, 4599 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• PlayIn Time Music Circle
  Park Avenue Community Center, 129 Park Avenue, Swarthmore
  9:30 am
• Civil & Construction Management Career Fair →
  Lathem Hall, One University Place, Chester
  10:00 am
• Folcroft Makes: A Delco Arts Week Celebration Watercolor Tutorial
  Delaware County Arts Consortium Folcroft Public Library, 1725 Delmar Drive, Folcroft, PA, 19032, United States
  1:00 pm
• Colored Pencil Bookmark Contest
  Delaware County Arts Consortium Folcroft Public Library, 1725 Delmar Drive, Folcroft, PA, 19032, United States
  1:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Business Liquidation and Asset Recovery | Alderfer Auction
  Retiring? Inventory Reduction? ... (More info)

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We have this super sweet but shy long haired half Maine coon kitten for adoption… Lil Bits is her nickname.
  She is a shy girl who needs to be with other cats as she comes right out of her shell around other kitties. I wouldn’t recommend small children as… (Nextdoor Woodlyn)

• VONS posted a job opening for Bakery Clerk in Folsom. Apply here.
• Eaton Aerospace posted a job opening for Electro Mechanical Assembler B - 1st Shift in Glenolden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodlyn here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Swarthmore

• Philly area mom hosting event to raise awareness for rare disease (audacy.com)
• Reigning Champs Denison, NYU Atop Preseason Division III Poll (swimmingworldmagazine.com)
• 'It's not just a Cornell problem': Students speak out about sexual assault (nhpr.org)

Chester

• TreePennsylvania Starts Accepting Applications For Bare Root Tree Grants Oct. 12; Applicant Webinar Oct. 26 (blogspot.com)
• Rescue speaks of 'horrible' stray dog situation in Chester (delcotimes.com)
• Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 7 Years After Attempted Explicit Contact With Minor in NJ (rlsmedia.com)

Haverford

• Gluten-Free Bakery Closes; Popular Ice Cream Shop Opens New Location: Delco Business News (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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