Bronx Blood Drives
The Hudson Valley Blood Services are hosting blood drives in the Bronx during February. The blood drives will be at Love Gospel Assembly, 2315 Grand Concourse, on Monday, Feb. 11, from 2:30 to 8 p.m.; Monroe College-King Hill, 2501 Jerome Ave., on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; St. James Park Recreation Center, 2530 Jerome Ave., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; 52nd Precinct, 3016 Webster Ave., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 10:30 am. to 6:30 p.m.; and Evander Childs High School, 800 E. Gun Hill Rd., on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interested donors can also call the New York Blood Center for other donation locations, at 1-800-933-BLOOD or visit www.nybloodcenter.org.

Food Drive
The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture is seeking canned food donations to benefit the Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Marble Hill Food and Hunger Project, Inc. The food drive is ongoing. Please leave food donations at the Society, 4450 Fieldston Road, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon. No perishable foods accepted. For more information, call (718) 548-4445.

Teen Internship Program
The Educational Counseling Center, MMCC, is offering an internship program to young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 in Community District 7 who are not currently in school. The city funded short-term employment program targets low-income, job-ready youth. The program lasts 14 weeks and begins on March 10. For more information, contact Assistant Director Edith Bolanos at (718) 652-0470.

Business Training Breakfast
The New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce presents the Take a Bite Out of the Big Apple Business Breakfast. Participants can learn how to become certified as a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise, Local Business Enterprise or Emerging Business Enterprise to conduct business with the City or State. The breakfast will be held on Friday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon at Hostos Community College, Savoy, multipurpose room, 120 E. 149th St. at Walton Avenue.  RSVP by Friday, Feb. 8, to Josefina Nidea, jnidea@nywcc.org, or call (212) 491-9640.

Income Tax Preparation
Local non-profit organizations have teamed up to offer northwest Bronx residents free income tax return preparation service, provided by professionally trained income tax preparers. Households making less than $75,000 a year should call Andres Romero of University Neighborhood Housing Program before March 1 to make an appointment, at (718) 933-3101 ext. 15. Other participating groups are FoodChange, Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation and Fordham Bedford Children’s Services.

Lehman Open House
The Office of Continuing Education of Lehman College is holding an open house on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Information will be provided about spring classes for children ages 4 to 16 in reading, writing, math, Regents and SAT prep, computers, languages, video, music, art, theater, dance, swimming and sports. At the same time, an Open House for adult personal development classes will be held. Courses include languages, writing, computers for seniors, cooking, art, music, dance, photography, video, theater and physical fitness. For more information or a course catalog, call (718) 960-8512 or go to www.lehman.edu/ce.

Summer Camps at Community Center
The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center is offering sports day camps this summer. The City Sports Camp teaches skills in baseball, soccer, field hockey, volleyball, kickball, flag football, and other organized games. Boys and girls entering 3rd through 8th grades in September can sign up for a 2-week, 4-week, or 6-week session. Swim Camp for ages 5 through 16 takes place at Fordham University on Monday through Thursday mornings, with Steve Plotsklan, the head swim coach of Fordham. For information, call Mr. Plotsklan at (718) 817-4256. Karate Camp, taught by Luis Morales, head sensei at the center, takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 5 p.m. for boys and girls entering 1st through 8th grades in September. For more information and free brochures, call MMCC at (718) 882-4000.

Adult Programs at Mosholu Library
The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., is holding a number of adult programs on Saturdays in the upcoming months. Conjunto Folklorico (Dominican folk dancers) is on March 1 at 2:30 p.m. Guitarras del Mar Caribeno (Caribbean Guitars) is on March 15 at 2:30 p.m. Silk and Sword (Red Silk Dancers) is on April 5 at 2:30 p.m. Music from Bangladesh is on April 19 at 2:30 p.m. Call (718) 882-8239 for more information.

Meeting on 8th Grade Promotion
The Department of Education is holding a town hall meeting on its proposed 8th grade promotion policy. The meeting will be on Tuesday, March 11, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Evander Childs High School, 800 E. Gun Hill Road. Members of the public can also submit comments via e-mail to promotion@schools.nyc.gov. Contact David Cantor or Andrew Jacob at (212) 374-5141.