Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 5

Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. Stoughton High Class of 2012 Halfway Café Fundraiser

On Thursday, April 5, Halfway Café at Cobbs Corner in Canton will donate up to 20 percent of your bill to the Class of 2012. You need to present the flyer posted in the media gallery above to the wait staff.

2. Early Release Day for Stoughton Public Schools

Thursday, April 5 is an early release day for the . The school hours for early release days are:

•  & : 7:35 a.m. – 11:32 a.m.
• Elementary: 8:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

3. Thursday is Food Pantry Day in Stoughton

Stoughton resident Peg Carbone continues her effort to curb hunger in Stoughton, personally picking up donations for the food pantries every Thursday.

Here's a note from Peg: "I pick up non perishable food and also household items every Thursday, anywhere in Stoughton and deliver them to the food pantry. Please tell your friends and neighbors. One item, one bag or several, and I will pick them up every Thursday."

Haven't called to arrange a pickup? It's not too late. Call Peg at 508-889-1385 or send an email to peg.carbone@comcast.net.

4. Stoughton Public Library Photo Series

The 2012 Photographic Travel Service, presented by The South Shore Camera Club, will be holding Ray Desroches' photos of Hawaii, March 1, at 7 p.m. Lite refreshments will be available.

5. Learn about Patch

Learn about submitting event and announcement listings, blogging, and claiming a business or community group Directory listing on Patch, at a Patch Academy, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Cynthia B. Fox Community Room (11 North Main St., Sharon).

The Stoughton and Sharon Patch teams will be there leading the academy. A Patch Academy will be coming to the Stoughton Public Library on the evening of May 10, but if you can't wait until then, head over to nearby Sharon! Details of the Stoughton academy will be posted in the coming weeks.