What's Up: Blood Drive, Candy Buyback and More

1: The Platinum Group of Companies will host its annual blood drive on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please make sure to eat and drink extra water before you donate and remember to bring a photo ID with you.

Contact Melissa atMelissaV@PlatinumGroup.org or vie phone at  for more information.818-721-3809.

2: Thinking about enrolling your child at Chatsworth Hills Academy? Take a tour of the campus on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Click here for more info. 21523 Rinaldi St.

3: A local dentist is offering to buy back Halloween candy. Trick or treating is fun but all that sugar can cause tooth decay. Bring your extra candy to Natural White Smile and they will give you $1 for every pound. All collected candy will be donated to the USO to support our troops. Through Nov. 9 Call for drop off times (818) 772-7096. David Shannon, D.D.S., Natural White Smile, 18915 Nordoff St., Northridge.

4: Councilmember Englander’s office will be hosting a Business Council for the Chatsworth/Northridge Industrial Core to provide information related to the recent dramatic changes of the State Enterprise Zone. Topics covered will include: Sales Tax Exemption on manufacturing equipment or R&D equipment by manufacturing or biotechnology research and development, addition of necessary tenant improvements, hiring credits of $56,000 per employee (five year total 2,000 hours), 35% of wages each year for a total of 175%, California Competes Incentive Credit – Location can be ANYWHERE in California and GO-Biz negotiates amount of credit. Wednesday, Nov. 6, 3-6 p.m. Porter Valley Country Club, 19216 Singing Hills Dr., Northridge.

5: Today will be breezy with a high of 76, according to the National Weather Service.