Deadline to nominate Thursday

The deadline for nominations for the 23rd annual Jack Cole Award for Volunteerism is fast approaching. Nominations must be submitted to The Portland Foundation by Thursday. The award was established by the foundation’s board of trustees to honor Cole’s work as the foundation’s first executive director.

Nominations should be by letter of recommendation and include the nominee’s name, address and a brief background describing why the nominee is deserving of this award.

The winner will receive a commemorative plaque and a nominal cash award to be presented to the volunteer’s charity of choice. The award will be presented at the foundation’s annual meeting on May 20.

Nominations should be sent to the foundation office at 107 S. Meridian St., Portland.



Roundup

Kindergarten roundup will begin at the end of this month.

The annual pre-registration for prospective kindergarten students for next school year will begin March 31 at Bloomfield Elementary School.

Redkey and Westlawn elementary schools will have kindergarten roundup April 1, with East Elementary School to follow April 2.

Doors will open at 8:45 a.m. on all three days.

Students must be at least 5 years old on or before Aug. 1 in order to be eligible to attend kindergarten next fall. For more information, phone (260) 726-9341.



To speak

Donnie Foster, author of “Face Down” and an inspirational speaker, will be featured at a “Take Back Our Community” event at The Rock in conjunction with the Portland Police Department on May 2.

Foster, a former drug dealer and enforcer who served time in San Quentin, Folsom, Corcoran and Pelican Bay prisons in California, will speak at 6 p.m.

From 4 to 6 p.m., the Portland Police Department will be serving free chili and hot dogs in the church’s parking lot at 1605 N. Meridian St., Portland.