Five Things for Tuesday, Sept. 13

1.The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive today in the Community Room at the from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

2. Now that school is back in session, the at the is, too, and the game is on! Children ages 6 to 12 are invited to come make a game and play it from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Ages 6 to 12 welcome. (This is a Norristown schools early dismissal day activity.)

3. Interested in making your business greener? The National Renewable Energy Laboratory have teamed up with the U.S. Department of Energy to host a workshop entitled "Fueling Your Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleet: Partnering EPAct Mandated Fleets and Clean Cities Stakeholders to Deploy Alternative Fuels." The workshop
will take place at the at 2 E. Main St. Registration is from 9 to 9:30 a.m. The program wraps up around 3:30 p.m. See the workshop flyer and agenda in our PDF section for more details.

4. Thinking of a career in law enforcement? The Montgomery County Black Law Enforcement Officers Association is holding tutoring sessions at the to prep for the upcoming police test. The sessions run from 7 to 10 p.m., and the first one is tonight.

5. State Rep. Mike Vereb is holding a forum this evening at Pope John Paul II High School at 181 Rittenhouse Road in Royersford to discuss the issue of making Route 422 a toll road. Panelists will include State reps. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery), Warren Kampf (R-Montgomery/Chester), Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) and Tom Quigley (R-Montgomery); editor Stan Huskey; Barry Seymour, executive director of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC); and Montgomery County commissioner and former DVRPC Board Chairman Joe Hoeffel. The forum kicks off at 7 p.m., so if you have an opinion on the matter, head to Royersford and make your voice heard.