April 28: ClearVision Optical Roundtable, Blood Drive, and Baseball

This Thursday's community events include blood drives and sporting events at Hauppauge High School, while across town a local businessman gives his advice to other business leaders.

1. will host a day-long from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Stop by and donate a pint, no appointment is necessary.

2. Cheer on the as it hosts the second game in a three-game matchup against Deer Park at 4 p.m. Find out if the Eagles will be able to keep their five-game winning streak going.

3. Listen to 's at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held in the newly renovated high school auditorium.

4. President David Friedfeld will discuss how local business owners should "Focus on the Future" as part of the Hauppauge Industrial Association's CEO roundtable series. Check Patch this afternoon for his advice.

5. Patch wants to hear your opinion. We are focusing on the proposed school budget for the 2011-2012 school year and we want to hear reactions from the local community. Are you afraid your child will be cut if Hauppauge Middle School sports teams are combined, or struggling to pay taxes as an elderly resident? Share your thoughts with us by emailing the editor at sara-megan.walsh@patch.com.