The Wake Forest Woman’s Club is sponsoring its third Scholarship Poinsettia Fundraiser during the month of October. Proceeds will support a Continuing Education Scholarship awarded to a graduating Wake Forest area student. The beautiful red poinsettias with red foil container covers are locally grown by Homewood Nursery and will be available for pickup in Wake Forest on November 30 from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the Wake Forest Baptist Church Sanctuary, 10 E South Avenue. Only preordered plants will be available at pickup. No sales that day. The plants are 6 1/2” pots, 16-20” tall with six to eight blooms per plant and are offered for sale at $17.50 each. For more information about the club and to order and pay for your poinsettia, please visit www.wake-Forest-womans-club.com. ###

The Wake Forest MLK Celebration will be held Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church, 237 Friendship Chapel Road, Wake Forest, North Carolina. The 2024 theme is: “Be the peace you wish to see in the world”.  The students in the Wake Forest/Rolesville schools will have the opportunity to showcase their talents in a contest for creative performance, art and writing based on the theme.  The contest winners will be recognized on the program. The keynote speaker will be the Rev. Sarah Phelps, the pastor at St. John Episcopal Church in Wake Forest. Additional information about the Wake Forest MLK Committee and contest details can be found on the website:  https://www.wakeforestmlkcelebration.com. ###

The Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest Power are joining more than 2,000 not-for-profit utilities in celebrating Public Power Week October 1-7. As part of the annual week-long celebration, the Town and Wake Forest Power will offer the following free events and activities: Customer AppreciationPublic Power Week is also Customer Appreciation Week. As our way of saying “thank you” to our valued customers, Town staff will serve popcorn each day in the lobby of Town Hall and give away a variety of special prizes. Staff will also be available to share information and answer questions about WFP’s array of customer programs and services. For more information, contact Administrative Specialist Jenna Gonzales at 919-435-9573 or jgonzales@wakeforestnc.gov. Daytime & Afternoon Energy ExpoOn Thursday, Oct. 5, the Town Hall lobby will be the scene of a daytime and afternoon Energy Savings & Electric Safety Expo. Featuring hands-on demonstrations and representatives from Wake Forest Power, ElectriCities,

The Wake Forest Police Department is accepting monetary donations through Saturday, Nov. 18, as part of its 17th Annual Turkey Drive. Area residents can support this worthy cause by submitting online donations at http://bit.ly/WFPDTurkeyDrive. Cash and checks written to the Wake Forest Police Department are also accepted. Anyone wishing to contribute cash or check to this year’s Turkey Drive should contact Officer K. Abshire at kabshire@wakeforestnc.gov. All monetary donations will be used to purchase additional turkeys. On Saturday, Nov. 18, the Police Department will accept monetary donations and donations of frozen turkeys at the WFPD Main Station, 225 S. Taylor St., from 9 a.m. until noon. Police officers and staff will then distribute the turkeys while they last on Monday, Nov. 20, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry, 149 E. Holding Avenue. The WFPD organized its first Turkey Drive in 2007. Since then, the department has distributed nearly 11,000

The Town of Wake Forest is accepting applications from local 11th and 12th graders interested in serving on the following advisory boards: Each board has at least one seat designated for a youth representative. To qualify, the youth member must be a Wake Forest resident enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade. The online advisory board application is available through Friday, Oct. 6, on the Town website at http://bit.ly/TOWFAdvBoardApplication All candidates will be expected to attend the October meeting of the advisory board to which they applied to introduce themselves to the current members and explain why they wish to serve. Following these interviews, each advisory board will review its slate of candidates before submitting its recommendations to the BOC. The BOC will announce the advisory board appointments during its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19. New terms will commence in January 2024.  For more information, contact Deputy Town Clerk Ella Dowtin at 919-435-9436

The Wake Forest Community Table will host its next Community Gathering free and open to the public on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., beginning at the Alston Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St., in Wake Forest. Titled, Wondering, Wandering, and Wheeling, the event offers an evening of community bonding, storytelling, and exploration of the rich history of Wake Forest. Participants will embark on a short journey to three historic locations via shuttle bus from the Alston Massenburg Center: The DuBois Campus, The Cemetery, and The Taylor Street Park. At each stop, participants will have the privilege of wandering through these historic sites, engaging with their neighbors, and hearing the fascinating stories and history shared by community members and staff from the Wake Forest Museum. The event will conclude with a return to the Alston Massenburg Center, where attendees will come together for table conversations about the tour, allowing for

Friendship Chapel Baptist Church will sponsor a Fall Festival from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the church, 237 Friendship Chapel Road. There will be inflatables, free food, a video game truck, other vendors and activities. It will be held rain or shine. ###