HARMONY — Historic Harmony, the historical society that operates the nine-site Harmony Museum, is accepting nominations for its 2014 Heritage Awards.

Honorees will receive their awards at Historic Harmony's Harmoniefest dinner Feb. 15. These are awards for preservation, restoration and renovation and for encouraging education and appreciation of history.

Each nomination must be submitted in writing and include the name, address and phone number of the person submitting it.

Nominations can be mailed to Heritage Awards, Historic Harmony, P.O. Box 524, Harmony, PA 16037, or emailed to hmuseum@zoominternet.net.

The Salvation Army in Butler is seeking money donations to aid families in need. The large donations, which the charity has received in the past, did not come in this year.Because of that lack of funds, “we need money for food vouchers,” said Henry Thibault, one of the captains at the Butler Salvation Army Branch.It needs $4,500 to help feed nearly 300 families this holiday season.Cash or check donations may be sent to the Salvation Army, C/O holiday voucher, P.O. Box 389, Butler, PA 16003. For information, call the branch office at 724-287-5532.

CRANBERRY TWP — Haine Elementary School is one of 92 schools across the state designated as a Title I Distinguished School.Title I is a government act that provides financial aid to schools for the education of children from low-income families.Haine Elementary students scored among the highest 5 percent of schools, based on math and reading scores from the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment or the Keystone Exams.The state’s Department of Education will honor the school later at the 2014 Title I Improving Schools Schools’ Performance Conference.