Hosting The Wall That Heals is a tremendous job – and it calls for a tremendous number of area people to donate what they can. Money is still needed for the members of the Wake Forest Purple Heart Association to provide all the ancillary items to make the visit as comfortable and safe as possible as well as adding embellishments that will make it truly memorable.
As Wake Forest Commissioner Greg Harrington, a member of the Purple Heart Association, said recently, “There are several things we don’t have sponsors for that are expensive but needed. Let everyone know we appreciate all the donations so far.”
Local businesses and individuals can donate via check or online via PayPal at www.wakeforestnc.gov/the-wall-that-heals.aspx. Checks should be made payable to Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation and include The Wall That Heals in the memo line. Checks should be mailed to the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, PO Box 168, Wake Forest, NC 27588.
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The Wake Forest Civitan Club is once again pre-selling its delicious and plump first crop pecans and other specialty nuts. A pound bag of shelled pecans is $12. For more information concerning the specialty nuts and/or to place an order, please contact Betty Rothman at 919-435-6115. Please place your order by October 5, 2018.
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The Taylor Street Park Sprayground will close for the season at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, and will reopen in May 2019.
Located at 416 North Taylor Street, the Taylor Street Park Sprayground is a dynamic, zero-depth aquatic play area that provides endless hours of fun for the entire family. The sprayground combines the sensations of different water movements – flowing, misting, and jetting – with diverse features for an unequaled aquatic play adventure.
The park and the sprayground are operated by the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department.