The Koinonia Foundation of Wake Forest will hold its annual Koinonia Cares Charity Auction and Dinner on Saturday, March 7, 2020, to benefit neighbors in need living in the greater Wake Forest, Rolesville and Youngsville communities. The event will be held at Wake Forest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 107 E. South Ave., in Wake Forest. Tickets cost $30 per person and can be purchased onlinewww.koinoniawf.org/auction.html, from one of Koinonia’s 14 Board members or at Edward Jones, 941 Gateway Commons Circle, Wake Forest. The charity auction features a full dinner and a silent and live auction of unique items and valuable services donated by local businesses, artists and individuals. Preview of the auction items begins at 4:30 p.m. on the day of the event with dinner being served at 6 p.m. In addition to event tickets, individuals can also purchase raffle tickets to be entered into a 50/50 raffle that will be held during

Join members of the B.W. Wells Association for a discussion about the beautiful paintings of Dr. B.W. Wells, noted North Carolina ecologist and conservationist on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 7 p.m. at the Wake Forest Historical Museum. Learn about his unique painting techniques and the significance of the places and people he painted. The Paintings of B. W. Wells and the museum’s permanent exhibit galleries will be open to visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. This is a great opportunity to visit the museum outside of regular visiting hours, and the program is free and open to the public.

The Northern Regional Comm unityAdvocacy Committee recently named Wake Forest Customer Service Manager Andrew Brown Jr. as the Eugenia Pleasant Northern Regional Center Partner of the Year. The award is named in honor of its first recipient, Eugenia Pleasant, who accepted the honor in 2017. Northern Regional Center Director Ross Yeager presented the 2019 award to Brown during a special luncheon on February 18. During his presentation, Yeager emphasized Brown’s long-time membership in the Community Advocacy Council and his efforts on behalf of the Northern Community Food Security Team – an organization he currently chairs. The council serves as a resource to Wake County, its Human Services Board and the Northern Regional staff to help ensure the provision of quality services for citizens of northern Wake County. Council activities include the identification of needs or priorities and the implementation of plans for communities within the regional service area. The committee

Join the Wake Forest Historical Association for a panel discussion exploring how community leaders attracted new industries to the town in the 1960s and 1970s on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 3 p.m.at the Wake Forest Historical Museum. In the 1960s town leaders created the Industrial Development Corporation to encourage corporations to create new jobs in Wake Forest in the wake of Wake Forest College’s relocation to Winston-Salem. In 1964, the New York Company Scovill Schrader Fluid Power Products opened a plant in Wake Forest that promised more than 300 new jobs. The following year, Athey Products Corporation, a manufacturer of earth-moving equipment and later street sweepers, opened a plant and executive offices that employed around 250 people. In 1971, another large corporation, Formex (also called Weavex), a division of Huyck Corporation and manufacturer of paper maker felts, announced that it would build a plant between Wake Forest and Raleigh.

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with GSK and the UNC Morehead Planetarium & Science Center to offer “Science in the Summer” in July for rising second through eighth graders. The free program will be offered at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St., according to the following schedule:   Level 1 – 2ndand 3rd graders; Monday-Friday, July 13-17; 9 a.m.-noon Level 2 – 4thand 5th graders; Monday-Friday, July 13-17; 1-4 pm Level 3 – 6th-8thgraders; Monday-Wednesday, July 20-22; 9 a.m.-noon There is no cost to participate, but due to limited seats in each session, registration is required. The online application is available on the Town’s website athttp://bit.ly/WFScienceinSummer. Completed applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Thursday, April 30, and may be emailed to Recreation Specialist Garrett Bryant at gbryant@wakeforestnc.gov or delivered/mailed to the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St., Wake Forest, NC 27587. GSK Science in the Summer™ program