Five Things You Need To Know Today, December 20

Deck the House Finalist: Tyler H's The Crazy Christmas House "Deck the House" entry has made it to the national voting round! Click here to vote and help him win $100,000 for Coventry Public Schools! Vote Daily until Dec. 28th!

CPD December Safety Event: The Coventry Police Department will host a free Child Seat Installation and Kids Workshop today from 12-3 p.m. at Walgreens, located at 875 Tiogue Ave.

Community Blood Drive: Coventry High School will be hosting two blood drives in the school auditorium this week. The first is today from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. and again tomorrow, Dec. 21 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Local Christmas Shopping Info: If you own a business in town or know of one that will host special hours and/or sales for Christmas, post the info below in the comments or e-mail me at lauren.costa@patch.com to be included in the upcoming Coventry Holiday Shopping Guide!

Final Five Things: Today is my final installment of Five Things to know, as I'm sure you're all aware that the world is ending tomorrow.....just kidding. If everything goes to plan (my plan, not the Mayans'), I'll keep on cranking out Five Things each weekday morning.

To find more things to do today, check out our event listings.