The blood drive will be held from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, in the multi-purpose room of the Kishwaukee Family YMCA in Sycamore.

Opportunity House Assistant Finance Director Trisha Dietrich was recently awarded the Richard J. Schluter Fund for Professional Development in Financial Literacy through the DeKalb County Mental Health Board.

First National Bank of Omaha recently awarded $880,000 in Impact grants to 44 organizations around the country, including $10,000 to the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation.

The DeKalb Citizens’ Environmental Commission will host a presentation on types of backyard trees for northern Illinois on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the DeKalb Public Library. All are welcome.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 303 S. Seventh St. in DeKalb, will host an all-you-can-eat Country Breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21. The public is invited.

Three of Dimensions Youth Ballet’s company dancers have been accepted into professional dance intensives for the summer.

DeKalb Mutual Aid Inc. will host two events this spring to help the less fortunate in the community.

Genoa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8387 will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St.

The DeKalb County Community Foundation awarded Community Needs Grants to 22 local nonprofit and public sector organizations this spring to support a variety of programs and projects.