The Town of Wake Forest is hosting its fourth annual paper-shredding event on Monday, April 29. Free and open to the public, “Shred-It” will take place rain or shine in the parking lot of the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St., from noon to 6 p.m. – or until the four Shred-it trucks are full. The occasion offers area residents and businesses the opportunity to protect themselves from identity theft and dispose of confidential documents in an environmentally responsible manner. All paper will be shredded on-site, then recycled. Participants are urged to help reduce contamination by removing all non-paper materials in advance, such as plastic binders, plastic folders and metal tabs. In addition, items that can damage the equipment will not be accepted, such as wet or moist paper, hanging file folders, books (hardback or paperback), credit cards, photographs, film, DVD’s and other metals (other than staples or paper

April’s Business After Hours will be held at Focus Design Builders’ newly redesigned building, 881 Falcate Drive, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The caterer is Cook Shack. Don’t forget to bring your business cards. Focus is raffling off two $50 gift cards from local Wake Forest businesses! Focus Design Builders is a two-time INC. 5000 Fastest Growing Company. They are proud to be ranked #1166 in the nation and #22 in North Carolina for 2018. Come learn more about Focus Design Builders and their commercial construction business. Parking for this event is limited in Focus Design Builders’ parking lot; however there is plenty of parking on Falcate Drive and at the end of Galaxy Drive. Please do not park on grassy areas or in Sherwin Williams’ parking lot as they are still serving customers until 7 pm. We recommend carpooling if you can. * * * * The Chamber’s 2019

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, April 13, in the employee parking lot along South Taylor Street behind Wake Forest Town Hall. Local farmers and artisans will have meats, seasonal vegetables, bread, baked good and other local wares for sale. See the market’s Facebook page for information about the vendors and sign up for a weekly notice about the offerings that Saturday. Remember the Wake Forest Farmers Market is unusual in that it is owned by the farmers who sell their wares there. *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