5 Things: Holiday Coat Drive

1. Holiday Coat Drive. Riddle Brook School on New Boston Road is sponsoring a coat drive.  Items collected will be donated to local shelters. The drive runs through Friday, Dec. 14. Items to be collected include: clean hats, mittens, gloves, scarves and coats for men, women, children and infants.  Boxes are located in the RBS library hallway. For more info, visit http://www.bedfordptg.org.

2. Holiday Fair Shop. The Bedford Craftworkers Guild is open at the Kendall House behind the Bedford Public Library at 5 Meetinghouse Road from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. now through Dec. 22.

3. Save now and benefit Bedford schools. Friday is the last day to pick up your gift card to almost all major retail stores and/or restaurants including The Olive Garden, Macy's, Kohl's and other venues through the Bedford PTG Gift Card fundraiser. For every gift card you buy, a percentage of the value of the card is donated by the sponsoring retailer to our schools while 100% of the value of the card that you purchased is available for you to spend. A complete list of available gift cards can be found on the PTG Gift Card Order Form, and you can click here for more information on the 2012 Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser.

4. The weatherman says ... Following a 30-percent chance of AM showers in the forecast, Weather.com projects another warm winter day with a predicted high temperature of 52 degrees and partly cloudy skies this afternoon.

5. On the agenda. The Bedford Town Council meets tonight for a budget workshop session, which is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. at the BCTV Bedford Town Meeting Room.