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Welcome to the Wednesday Wink!
This week's installment includes information about our Dementia Workshop, the Wake County EMS Subscription Program Presentation, memberships renewals, Healthy Living Series: Brain Health in Aging, our Veterans Recognition Ceremony, upcoming classes, Meals on Wheels - including the November menu, our Clubs & Recurring Events web page, several special events, "News You Can Use" & more!
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As a WFCAA member, you can now receive time-sensitive push notifications about WFCAA programs, services, and events - along with breaking news - on your smartphone or other device via the Town app.
To download the Town app, search for "Town of Wake Forest" on iTunes, in the iPhone app store, or in Google Play or scan the appropriate QR code below:
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Once you've downloaded the app, simply click on the bell icon from the navigation bar, then check the appropriate box.
If you need assistance, please contact Jacob Phipps.
***UPDATE - Over 100 WFCAA members have signed up to receive our push notifications! Thanks to everyone who has enrolled!
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Keep your WFCAA membership active for another year!
Renewal is based on your WFCAA membership expiration date. Not everyone will renew at the same time. Please visit the front desk at the WFCAA to check your expiration date.
Residents Renewal
Renewal must be completed in person. Please bring proof of Wake Forest residency and staff will assist you with the process.
Non-Residents Renewals
Renew can be either online or in person. Please see front desk for further assistance.
Important information for Non-Residents: Received a free membership during last years promotion? That promotion was for one year only. Non-Residents will need to pay the current membership fee of $25 to renew this year.
NOTE: PRCR memberships must be renewed separately at Joyner Park Community Center or online.
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Wake County EMS $60 Subscription Program Presentation
Monday, Nov 2 | 10-11 am
Learn how the Wake County EMS $60 Subscription Program can help protect your household from unexpected out-of-pocket costs.
This brief presentation explains eligibility, coverage, enrollment, and important program limitations so you can decide whether the annual subscription is right for your family.
FREE for Residents & Non-Residents
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OLLI: Understanding Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Monday, Nov 9 | 3-4:30 pm
This lecture is designed for diagnosed or suspected dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) patients, caregivers, loved ones, and the general public.
The speaker will provide an overall of the different types of Lew Body disease including Parkinson’s disease, Parkinson’s disease dementia, and DLB.
NOTE: This is a virtual presentation streamed at the WFCAA.
Residents: $10 | Non-Residents: $13
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Veterans Recognition Ceremony
Tuesday, Nov 10 | 11 am-1 pm
In partnership with 22 Saves Hockey, join us as we honor and celebrate the service and sacrifice of those who served in the United States Armed Forces.
We kindly ask that only members who have served register for this event. Space is limited.
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Mahjong: Guided Beginner Play | 11
Wednesdays | Nov 4-Dec 9 | 1:30-3:30 pm
This American Mahjong assisted play class is specifically designed for individuals who want to transition from basic concepts into real gameplay without the pressure of a fast-paced environment. After a quick initial refresher, you will dive straight into playing practice hands with your tiles.
The instructor will be tableside to guide your decision-making, explain the rules of calling tiles, and help you comfortably decode the card.
American Mahjong players must understand the basic rules and have a familiarity with the card
Who This Is For
- Advanced beginners who know the very basics but want guided practice to build up their confidence.
- Self-taught players who want to formalize their understanding of official NMJL rules.
- Anyone ready to bridge the gap between knowing the rules and playing a fluid, unassisted game.
Mahjong sets will be provided. Come ready to learn, ask questions, and play.
Registration opens Wednesday, Oct. 28, for Residents and Friday, Oct. 30, for Non Residents
NOTE: Students must purchase the 2026 National Mahjong Card
Residents: $60 | Non-Residents: $75
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Easy Breezy Watercolor | 11
Fridays | Nov 6-Dec 18 | 11 am-Noon
Learn step-by-step layering techniques to create beautiful landscapes and seascapes. Through guided instruction, participants will build color, depth, and texture to complete their own artwork.
Supply List for Watercolor Class
- Watercolor papers 9x12 or larger
- Brushes in several sizes
- Watercolor paint in primary colors plus any extra colors you like to use.
No class November 27.
Residents: $30 | Non-Residents: $38
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Memory & Brain
Tuesday, Nov 17 | 10-11 am
Our minds are meant to stay active and engaged at every age. Join us to learn easy ways to support memory and focus through nutrition, daily habits, and essential oils.
You’ll also create your own roller to take home and use throughout your day.
Residents: $10 | Non-Residents: $13
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Healthy Living Series with Vaya Health: Brain Health in Aging
Tuesday, Nov 3 | 11 am-Noon
Join us as Vaya Health hosts a series on a variety of topics geared towards healthier living.
Brain Health in Aging: With focus on maintaining brain health as we age, participants will learn about normal cognitive aging, risk factors for decline, and strategies to support brain health through lifestyle choices like nutrition, exercise, and mental stimulation.
Practical tips for caregivers and healthcare professionals will be provided to enhance the cognitive well-being of older adults.
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Upcoming Series Topics
Nov 24 – Hoarding Disorders
Dec 1 – Navigating Depression
Dec 22 – Self Care
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Carolina Steppers Performances at WFCAA
Thursday, Dec 3 | 10 am
Please join us at the Meals on Wheels Friendship Café, located at WFCAA, for special performances by our very own Carolina Steppers line dance troupe!
We look forward to sharing some fun, music, and dancing with you!
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Dementia Workshop | 12
Thursday, Dec 3 | 1-3 pm
What is here for you as a caregiver?
You will learn that we blend support with knowledge and working with each individual to meet them where they are.
This workshop will help identify the different stages of dementia, along with resources and education, all with emotional backing.
We will also review behavioral and communication strategies.
No registration required.
FREE for Residents & Non-Residents
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We've made it easier than ever for you to stay current on recurring events and initiatives at the WFCAA by creating a Clubs & Recurring Events page on our website.
The new web page highlights the dates and times of your favorite clubs and recurring events, including Open Studio - Scrapbooking & Cardmaking, Open Studio - Cross Stitch & Embroidery, Tech Assistance Program, The Real Truth Series, Learn to Play Crokinole, Book Worms Club, Shag Club, Acoustic Jam, Wake Forest Bridge Club & more!
We'll use the space below to announce new events and initiatives, so be sure to keep an eye out for recently added offerings of interest.
For more information, email Jacob Phipps.
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The Real Truth Series
Second Wednesday | 10-11:30 am
Hosted by Karena Stipp MA, CSHP, SRES.
Certified Senior Housing Professional/Senior Real Estate Specialist.
The Real Truth Series are lectures on important topics for today's aging population.
Series Topics
Nov 4 - Savvy Retirement Planning
Dec 9 - Building Brain Health: Avoiding Cognitive Decline
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Coffee Cafe
Wednesdays & Thursdays | 10 am-Noon
Coffee Café has expanded and is now offered on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m.-Noon in the main lobby!
Join us for coffee and get information from local business and professionals!
Upcoming Guests
Oct 29 Nicole Smith, ComForCare Home Care
Nov 4 Kevin Peach, NC Wills and Trusts
Nov 5 Tina D’Erasmo, Gardens at Wakefield
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Wake Forest Bridge Club
Fridays | Noon-3 pm
Fall is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf!
If your goal is to play better bridge, join us and see how quickly your game improves.
- Come for a day, stay for the journey.
- Pre-game mini lessons focus on modern strategies and conventions.
- Boost your confidence and make playing bridge more fun than ever.
For more information or to reserve a seat at the table, call Jane at 919-529-4385.
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Meals on Wheels of Wake County strives to nourish and enrich the lives of its clients through the services it provides, including Home-Delivered Meals and Friendship Cafes.
The Home-Delivered Meals program helps clients maintain a healthy lifestyle and remain living independently by providing nutritious meals, a weekly safety check, and friendly interaction.
To be eligible for a home-delivered meal, you must be:
- 60 years of age or older
- Living in Wake County
Additional factors contributing to eligibility may include:
- Being homebound or needing help leaving your home
- Unable to prepare meals or shop for yourself
- Recent hospital stay or ongoing health problems
- Primarily living alone or with a caregiver
To apply for home-delivered meals, complete the Application for Services. For more information, call Meals on Wheels of Wake County at 919-833-1749.
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Meanwhile, Meals on Wheels also offers a Friendship Café at several locations throughout Wake County, including the Wake Forest Center for Active Aging.
The Friendship Cafe is a space for seniors to eat with their peers and enjoy experiences together. Friendship Cafe provides the much-needed social connections that are proven to improve both health and wellness in seniors.
Meeting Room E at the WFCAA serves as the Friendship Café Monday-Friday according to the following schedule:
- 9-10 a.m. - Social hour
- 10-11 a.m. - Activity hour, including mentally and physically stimulating activities
- 11-11:20 a.m. - Meals served
- 11:20 a.m.-Noon - Lunch and fellowship
The Friendship Cafe serves anyone who is 60 or older and registers to participate. To register, please visit the Friendship Café Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and noon and ask to speak with Site Managers Ann Casey or Cynthia Wooten. For more information, email Ann Casey or call her at 480-612-1767.
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Richland Creek Community Church to host "Caregiving During the Holidays" Nov 12
The Eastern North Carolina Alzheimer's Association will host an event for caregivers on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 2:30-4 p.m. at Richland Creek Community Church, 3229 Burlington Mills Rd.
For many caregivers, the holiday season often gives rise to stress, frustration, and anger - instead of peace and goodwill. Already feeling overwhelmed with caregiving tasks, stressed out caregivers may view traditional holiday preparations as more of a drain of precious energy than a joy.
This program is designed to teach caregivers to care for themselves, their loved ones, and about holiday safety all while giving suggestions that may make the holidays more enjoyable for you and your loved ones.
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Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, so residents are reminded to turn their clocks back one hour before bed Saturday evening. Clocks are set back one hour at 2 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1 a.m. local standard time.
As clocks “fall back” one hour, the Wake Forest Fire Department encourages residents to use the occasion to replace batteries in smoke alarms, flashlights, and weather radios.
On the second Sunday in March, clocks will be set ahead one hour at 2 a.m. local standard time, which becomes 3 a.m. Daylight Saving Time. The next clock change will be March 14, 2027.
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Town offices closed Nov 11 for Veterans Day, trash & recycling collection not affected
Wake Forest Town Hall and other administrative offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Yard waste and loose leaf collection will also be suspended on November 11, but trash, recycling, and bulk waste collection will not be interrupted. Go Wake Forest and the Wake Forest-Raleigh Express will also follow their normal schedules.
During the week of November 9, yard waste crews will attempt to complete the normal five-day yard waste collection cycle in four days beginning with Monday’s route and ending with Friday’s route. So, for example, on Monday and Tuesday, crews will attempt to run the Monday and Tuesday routes and a portion of Wednesday’s route, then on Thursday and Friday, they will finish Wednesday’s route and complete the Thursday and Friday routes. .
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2026 Draft UDO now available for review & comment
The Town of Wake Forest began the process of rewriting its UDO (Unified Development Ordinance) in the summer of 2022. Following over two years of in-depth analysis, broad public engagement, and a thorough drafting process, the draft UDO was proposed for adoption in December 2024. That same month, state legislation was introduced and enacted that limited the ability of local governments, state-wide, to make certain zoning map and ordinance amendments. After careful evaluation of the law, the Town is moving forward with full-scale repeal of the current UDO and adoption of a new, comprehensively rewritten UDO rather than an amendment of the existing ordinance.
Since 2025, Town staff has been updating the draft UDO that was circulated in December 2024 to ensure it is consistent with changes in state and federal law. Staff also made minor revisions to address issues identified since the last draft was completed.
The 2026 Draft UDO is now available for review and comment at Engage Wake Forest. Community members are encouraged to review the draft document before it moves forward for a public comment session and recommendation at the Planning Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. Town officials expect the UDO to be brought forward for a public hearing and adoption by the Board of Commissioners in January 2027.
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Residents & businesses invited to complete Downtown Traffic Study survey, attend Oct 28 open house
The Town of Wake Forest is conducting a study to recommend strategies that improve downtown mobility for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving. The Board of Commissioners authorized the Downtown Traffic Study (DTS) earlier this year in anticipation of downtown redevelopment and major infrastructure changes, including the NCDOT S-Line rail corridor project.
The DTS will examine traffic volumes, intersection performance, impacts to historic districts, and the effects of upcoming S-Line infrastructure, including a Downtown Mobility Hub, road closures, and grade separations.
The DTS will offer two engagement opportunities in October:
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Downtown Traffic Study Open House - Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 6-8 p.m., in the Town Hall lobby, 301 S. Brooks St. The session will have an informal, open house-style format, so you may drop in anytime from 6-8 p.m. to view displays, ask questions, and share comments.
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Downtown Traffic Study Survey – The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete and will be available until Friday, Nov. 6.
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NCFST Mobile Market
The Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST) and Ripe for Revival are pleased to provide a mobile grocery store across from the Northern Regional Center, 350 E. Holding Ave., (typically) on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 3-4:30 p.m. – rain or shine.
NOTE: Ripe for Revival is adjusting its Wake Forest schedule in November and December due to the holiday season. Instead of coming to town on the second and fourth Thursday (per usual), the Mobile Market will return to 350 E. Holding Ave. on the first and third Thursdays.
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Warm Your Hearts with Coats Drive continues thru Oct 31
The PRCR Department is accepting new and/or clean, gently used coats and jackets through Saturday, Oct. 31, as part of its annual “Warm Your Hearts with Coats Drive.” Coats of all shapes and sizes are welcome and may be dropped off at one of the following PRCR facilities (during normal operating hours):
- Alston-Massenburg Center (AMC), 416 N. Taylor St. (Monday-Friday, Noon-8 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Sunday)
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Flaherty Park Community Center (FPCC), 1226 N. White St. (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Sunday)
- Joyner Park Community Center (JPCC), 701 Harris Road (Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Sunday)
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Free Paper Shredding Event Nov 14
The Town of Wake Forest and Skylift Garage Doors will co-sponsor a drive-thru paper shredding event on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – or until the two paper shredding trucks are full. Free and open to the public, the shred event will take place rain or shine in the parking lot of the Wake Forest Center for Active Aging, 235 E. Holding Ave.
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Tickets on sale for two performances of “Adam Pascal: Broadway Unplugged” Nov 14
Tickets are on sale for “Adam Pascal: Broadway Unplugged” on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre (WFRC), 405 S. Brooks St.
Broadway star Adam Pascal will perform highlights from throughout his extraordinary career. Best known as the original “Roger” in Rent, Pascal also originated “Radames” in Aida and brought unforgettable leading performances to Cabaret and Something Rotten! Experience this rock-musical powerhouse in an intimate evening of acoustic Broadway favorites.
Advance ticket prices start at $30, $45, and $50 and are adjusted based on demand and availability.
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Holiday Happenings easy to find on Town website
Disclaimer: We know it's only October! If you prefer not to think about the holidays until after Halloween, please proceed to the next article. If - on the other hand - you like to plan ahead, please continue reading.
Wake Forest offers a variety of yuletide events in November and December guaranteed to deliver a hearty helping of holiday spirit for your entire family.
From the Wake Forest Cares Holiday Kickoff and the Lighting of Wake Forest to Calls from Santa and Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience: Run Run Rudolph, the 2026 holiday season is jam-packed with fun-filled happenings guaranteed to put you in a festive mood.
You can stay current on all our holiday events by visiting and bookmarking the Tis the Season portal on the Town website. It provides easy access to event dates, times, locations, and more, so be sure to mark your calendars, so you don’t miss a thing.
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Knox Homebox program gives Fire Department quicker access during emergencies
The Wake Forest Fire Department (WFFD) offers a life-saving initiative that provides firefighters with the safe and efficient entry they need into the homes of vulnerable residents during fires, medical emergencies, and welfare checks.
The Knox Homebox program involves homeowners buying a steel lock box and firefighters locking their house key inside it. Fire crews have a master key that opens the box in the event of an emergency or other urgent need.
The lock box starts at $227, but as a value-added incentive, the Wake Forest Fire Department will install the box at no charge.
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Wake Forest Fire Department offering CPR classes for Wake Forest residents
The Wake Forest Fire Department (WFFD) offers monthly American Heart Association CPR Certification classes for Wake Forest residents at the Wake Forest Center for Active Aging, 235 E. Holding Ave.
Attendees can enroll in a four-hour or seven-hour class. In the four-hour session (9 a.m.-1 p.m.), participants learn CPR and how to correctly use an automated external defibrillator, or AED, a medical device that can help restore a normal heartbeat in certain situations. In the seven-hour class (9 a.m.-4 p.m.), participants learn CPR, how to use an AED, and basic first aid. Students who complete either session earn American Heart Association CPR Certification.
The cost for either class is $35 per person and preregistration is required. Please note: Only community members with a Wake Forest address are eligible to enroll in these classes.
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