The Wake Forest Police Department is accepting donations from area residents and businesses for the 19th Annual Shop with a Cop. To contribute online via PayPal, visit our website, www.wakeforestnc.gov/shop-with-a-cop/aspx. Checks and cash may also be mailed or delivered to the Wake Forest Police Department at 225 South Taylor Street. This year’s Shop with a Cop holiday shopping spree is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 19. On that day approximately 30 area children will visit the Wake Forest Police Department where they will be paired with their police officer “partners.” The kids and their partners will then be transported by bus to the Wake Forest Walmart, where each child will be given $200 to spend on a winter coat and other items of their choice. For more information, contact Officer K.C.Warren at kwarren@wakeforestnc.gov or 919-554-6150.

Wake Forest Police Officer M.W. Sattler said last week donations for the police department’s annual Turkey Drive continue to be slow. “So far donations have been coming in little by little. Things usually pick up in November, so we’re hoping for the same this year.” Last year the community donated enough money and turkeys to allow the officers to give away more than 800 turkeys to needy families. This is the 11th year of the Turkey Drive. In the first 10 years the department has distributed nearly 6,000 turkeys. Officer Sattler organized the police department’s first Turkey Drive in 2007 and has been in charge of it since then, This year the police department is making it easier than ever for area residents to support this worthy cause by accepting online donations via PayPal at www.wakeforestnc.gov/donate-to-our-turkey-drive.aspx. Cash and checks written to the Wake Forest Police Department are also being accepted.

The Wake Forest Inspections Department, part of the Community Development Department, issued permits for 43 new single-family homes in September. There were no townhouse permits and only one new commercial building, the amenities center in the Del Webb age-restricted subdivision in Traditions which will be built by Poythress Commercial Contractors. The fees were $75,122.75 and the 18,000 sq. ft. building will add an estimated $6 million to the tax base. There were inspections for fit-ups and pre-occupancy for four new businesses: Nitelite Urgent Care in suite 120 at 3117 Rogers Road, Hemaxa in suite 103 at 4154 Shearon Farms Avenue, Furniture Leaf at 107 South White Street and Womble & Co. of NC in suite 103 at 1776 Heritage Center Drive. The single-family homes are listed below by applicant, address, subdivision, stream basin, fees, square footage and estimated (by the applicant) improvement value. *Pulte Home Corp., 1112 Monterey Bay Drive,

Teacher of the Month for October was Laura Funk, a third-grade teacher at Franklin Academy. The Teacher of the Month program is facilitated by the Wake Forest Chamber Foundation for Common Progress. October’s Member of the Month was the Law Office of Terence J. Everitt. He is a member of the chamber’s board of directors. * * * * The host and location for November’s Business After Hours on Thursday, Nov. 16, will be Pettyjohn’s Carpet Cleaning & Restoration Services at 1905 South Main Street and Gooey’s American Grille will provide the food. Parking is limited but is available next door at The Factory. Use the Socio App for enhanced networking at the event. Download it now at https://socio.events/app/get. * * * * The chamber’s Ambassador Program, sponsored by Sam’s Club, is now accepting applications for new ambassadors! Chamber Ambassadors serve as the goodwill arm of the Wake Forest Chamber,

Although many of the programs and services offered by the Northern Wake Senior Center have been distributed all over Wake Forest in preparation for the expansion construction to the building, the center is still open as is the center’s office. Both are still at 235 East Holding Avenue. Miranda Strider-Allen’s latest update says, “The new expansion date has been moved to January 2018. Our senior center office and staff will be moving to The Lodge later this year. “The Body Shop, computer lab, SHIIP counseling, ceramics, meeting groups and some Wake Tech classes are still being held at the center.” There are details and schedules in the written update. The Northern Wake Senior Center at 235 East Holding Avenue is owned by the Town of Wake Forest with programming and staffing provide by Resources for Seniors. Most programs are free for all. The center is open from 8 a.m. to

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, Nov. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon. See the market’s Facebook page for vendors for the market. Remember the market now be open its winter hours in November, being open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. *Monday Night Bingo at The Factory is hosted by the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club in the Mill Room from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday night. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information. *Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is now open from 9 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday along with its regular hours on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for food distribution. It serves about 700 families in Wake Forest, Youngsville, Rolesville and their surrounding areas. Call 919-556-7144 for information about receiving food,