Donation requests were mailed to service area residents by volunteer fire companies in July. Those who did not receive letters can mail donations to Lick Hill VFC at 122 McClellan Drive, Butler PA 16001; Winfield Twp VFC at PO Box 281, Cabot, PA 16023; or Penn Township VFC at 311 Airport Road, Butler, PA 16002.

MIDDLESEX TWP — Holy Sepulcher School, 6515 Old Route 8, is accepting enrollment for pre-kindergarten to eighth grade classes. The school offers excellence in academics, faith formation, athletics and extracurricular activities.To learn more or register, contact the school's principal, Sister Anna Marie Gaglia, at 724-586-5022 or principalhss@zoominternet.net.

Lifesteps' Early Education Center, 383 New Castle Road, is accepting enrollment for fall preschool classes and Pre-K Counts, Pennsylvania's free preschool program for qualifying families.Fall programs begin Sept. 6.Applications must be completed and are available at www.lifesteps.net.For information, call director of early education Stacy Slater at 724-283-1010.

The Slippery Rock High Alumni Association is in need of names and addresses for the classes of 1968, 1969, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994-1997 and 2000-2011 to update its database. Those with a class listing or reunion booklet, contact Betty Lou Ivell at nectarine1@zoom internet.net.The Association is also looking for current and past yearbooks to maintain a library. Please contact Rosemary McMurray at 724-794-8188 or Audrey Burton at 724-256-8324 to donate.Notices of local upcoming news should be received by the Focus Department one week in advance of the event. Entries should include the name and phone number of the person providing the information and be sent to: P.O. Box 271, Butler, PA 16003; focus@butlereagle.com.