The Wake Forest Police Department and Wake Forest Fire Department are partnering to host a “Public Safety Camp” June 9 and 10 at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Geared for ages 13-15, the two-day camp will include sessions on basic first aid, CPR, fire extinguisher usage and firefighter tactics, as well as Police K9 and tactical team demonstrations, a mock crime scene investigation, and discussions about public safety careers. The cost of the camp is $30, and all campers will receive a Public Safety Camp T-shirt. A limited number of spots are available. Online registration is available at https://bit.ly/WFPublicSafetyCamp through Monday, May 2. For more information, contact Fire Capt. Stephen Driver at 919-556-2231 or sdriver@wakeforestnc.gov. #  

Wake Forest’s popular Six Sundays in Spring concert series returns to E. Carroll Joyner this Sunday, May 22, at 5:30 p.m. with Blue Cactus on stage. Sponsored by the Town of Wake Forest and ARTS Wake Forest, the series continues each Sunday through May 29. Featuring free, live, outdoor entertainment, Six Sundays in Spring offers residents an opportunity to enjoy a variety of local and regional performers and an enriching cultural experience. The concerts will be offered rain or shine from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Joyner Park Amphitheater, 701 Harris Road. The last act to entertain will be North Tower Band on May 29. A variety of food and dessert trucks will be on site for each Six Sundays in Spring concert. Concert goers are also invited to bring a picnic from home but are reminded that alcoholic beverages and gas and charcoal grills are not allowed. Two

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will offer a free outdoor fitness series four nights a week in May at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Free and open to area residents of all ages, May Month of Fitness will consist of the following weekly classes:   Mondays – Camp Gladiator Tuesdays – Yoga Thursdays – Zumba Fridays – Dance & Get Fit Line Dance All classes are free and require no registration. Each will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Joyner Park Amphitheater. Camp Gladiator is an adult fitness boot camp that promises a motivating and challenging environment where men and women of all ages and fitness levels can push themselves. Participants should expect a total body workout. A typical session could include interval training, sprint and agility drills, stations, plyometrics, body weight strength drills, cardio mix, and much more. Camp Gladiator is

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will commemorate “National Physical Fitness Month” in May by offering a 50-Mile Walking Challenge for area residents ages 11 and older. The concept is simple. Parks and Rec is challenging area residents to walk a total of 50 miles in May and use tracking cards to record their progress. Walking locations may include neighborhoods, schools, churches, parks, and greenways – just to name a few. There is no cost to participate, and online registration is open through Friday, April 29, at https://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/Community/Program (search “Walking Challenge). Tracking cards will be emailed to all registered participants and available for pickup at Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road. Everyone ages 11 and over who registers, completes 50 miles, and returns their tracking cards to the Joyner Park Community Center by Friday, June 3, will receive a commemorative T-shirt (while supplies last) and be entered into

Runners and walkers are invited to register for the annual Embrace Uganda 5k coming up Saturday, June 4, in downtown Wake Forest from 8 to 11 a.m. Sign up to run or walk at https://EmbraceUganda.org. Your registration and donations help provide clean water, medical care and education to some of the 2.3 million orphaned children in Uganda. The 5k begins and ends near Town Hall on Taylor Street. Official race timing is by Young & Associates, and the course is USATF certified. All participants receive an event T-shirt and free participation in the JerryCan Challenge, which replicates a Ugandan child’s daily trek just to find clean water. The event also features a Ugandan craft fair, raffles and prizes. Corporate sponsorships range from $500 to $125 and offer branding on event banners, T-shirts and websites. To run or walk in the 5k, or make a tax-deductible donation, please call 919-760-3520 or email Marty.Coward@EdwardJones.com. #  

The Recreation Advisory Board will host a family-friendly 5K/3K walk/run as part of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 4, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Check-in on the day of the event starts at 7 a.m., and the race begins at 8 a.m. Online registration is available at www.wakeforestnc.gov/meetings-events/national-trails-day-5k. The entry fee for the 5K is $25 before March 31; $30 from April 1-May 14; $35 from May 15-June 2; and $40 the day before and day of the race. The entry fee for the 3K is $20 before March 31; $25 April 1-May 14; $30 May 15-June 2; and $35 the day before and day of the race. Please note: Registrations will be accepted on the day of the event. Everyone who registers before May 15 will receive a race T-shirt. The National Trails Day 5K/3K is a timed walk/run for children and adults. Strollers are welcome