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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 4B, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 Hurricane Katrina: How to Help4B THE NEWS OBSERVERWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005A Here are some of the many ways in the Triangle area that you can help vic- tims of Hurricane Katrina. See the com- plete list at www.newsobserver.com WHERE YOU CAN SEND MONEY Gov. Mike Easley is encouraging North Carolinians to donate to the N.C. Helping Neighbors Fund. The fund, be- ing administered through the United Way of North Carolina, gives 100 per- cent of the money to hurricane victims.

Call the N.C. Disaster hot line at (888) 835-9966 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday or mail checks payable to Helping Neighbors to the N.C. Helping Neighbors Fund, Of- fice of the Governor, 20312 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-0312.

The Triangle chapter of the American Red Cross asks for cash do- nations to its National Disaster Relief Fund. Send checks to 100 Peartree Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610. Donate online at w. re ro rg a (800) 435-7669. WHERE YOU CAN DROP OFF MONEY Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina is accepting money to as- semble toiletry kits for hurricane victims.

Donations may be made at any GCF Do- nation Store. Some locations may be found at www.goodwillstores.net. Call 919 281-9206 to volunteer. The N.C. Bankers Association is sponsoring BANKS Bank cus- tomers are asked to drop off monetary donations to the American Red Cross at most banks across the state.

Checks made payable to the American Red Cross also can be sent to Nathan Batts, NCBA, P.O. Box 19999, Raleigh, NC 27619-9916. Baileywick Elementary School in North Raleigh will be collecting spare change through Friday to support the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund. WHERE YOU CAN TAKE FOOD, WATER AND PERSONAL ITEMS The Food Bank of Central and East- ern North Carolina will accept donations to help those affected by Katrina and to restock shelves in preparation for future disaster relief. Needed items include pa- per goods, single-serving snacks, peanut butter, high-protein canned meals and other single-serving meals that do not re- quire refrigeration.

In Raleigh, drop off do- nations at 3808 Tarheel Drive or call 875-0707. In Durham, take them to 708 Gilbert St. or call 956-2513. In Cary, take them to the Anytime Wines store in the Lochmere Pavilion Shopping Center at 2425 Kildaire Farm Road. In conjunction with the Hope Chest Charity Organization of Hope Chapel, Peak Automotive at 833 U.S.

64 West in Apex will be an official drop- off location for hurricane relief items. Needed items include diapers, canned foods, water, baby formula, toiletries, hand sanitizer and can openers. All Sport Clips locations in the Tri- angle are accepting toiletries, non-per- ishable food, cleaning supplies and dia- pers. Oakview Christian Church at 825 Averette Road in Wake Forest will be a drop-off spot for personal hygiene items to benefit hurricane victims. Donations will be accepted this weekend: 7 to 9 p.m.

Fri- day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Apex High DECA Chapter has adopted the Waggaman Special School, which serves K-7 students with emotional instabilites in Jefferson Par- rish, La.

School supply kits that include a notebooks, binders, paper, pens and pencils, col- ored pencils, scissors, books, small games or toys, reusable lunchboxes and toiletries are needed. Drop-off location: main office at Apex High School, 1501 Laura Duncan Road, Apex. For informa- tion, call Greg Murphy at 387-2227. Operation Empty Suitcase, a pro- ject of Soroptimist International of Raleigh, is asking for suitcases in good condition for hurricane victims to place clothing, toiletries and other items in. Backpacks or duffle bags are accept- able as well.

Donations from the com- munity can be dropped off at Helping Hand Mission, 623 Rock Quarry Road in Rale igh Pat Lynch, 846-1321 or Deadline is Sat- urday. WHERE YOU CAN DINE AND DONATE Weaver Street Market Panzanella are sponsoring a Gulf Coast Relief Din- ner with live music and dancing, 6 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in Panzanella Restaurant, Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro. $35 ticket.

100 percent of proceeds will be donated to i a re i 929 0 0 1 0 www.weaverstreetmarket.coop Golden Corral will partner with Li- ons of 31G and Garner police, as celebrity servers, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Golden Corral, 1504 U.S. 70 in Garner. WHERE YOU CAN LISTEN AND DONATE A Hurricane Katrina Relief Concert will be held Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. in West Street between Ri-Ra Irish Pub Blue Martini near downtown Raleigh.

Soul Kitchen and the Bull City Horns will play. All proceeds from the $5 cover charge will go to the American Red Cross. 833-5535. Katrina Hurricane Benefit starting at 5 p.m. Friday with local bands, and traditional New Orleans cooking at the Ringside nightclub, 308 W.

Main St. in downtown Durham. Admission is $10. All proceeds donated to NOLA relief. Infor- mation, call 430-7747.

A benefit concert will be held Saturday from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Cor- nerstone Shopping Center in Cary. The lineup includes Finally Friday, Kenny Roby and Mercy Filter, 33 Countdown Quar- tet, Liquor Pop, and Patty Hurst Shifter. There will be a silent auction.

Bring lawn cha i rs and lankets See www. connollysirish.com for details. Band Together, a nonprofit orga- nization that raises funds and awareness for local, national and international charities, has organized a Hurricane Disaster Relief Show benefiting those im- pacted by Katrina and Ophelia, on Sun- day at Lincoln Theatre. A 14- band, nine-hour music festival will be held both inside and outside the venue starting at 2 p.m. and ending at 11 p.m.

All proceeds will go to The Food Bank of Central Eastern North Carolina, with all funds designated for Hurricane Relief. Tickets, $17 in advance and $20 at the door. See www.bandtogethernc.org. The ArtsCenter in Carrboro will hold a concert Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

Barefoot Manner, Mamadou Dia- bate, Alex Weiss Different Drum, Sham- rockers and Mosadi Music will perform. Tickets are on sale at the box office and online at www.artscen- terlive.org. FUND-RAISING EVENTS Cary Art Loop, Silent Art Auction, Sept. 23-30, House Cafe, 140 E. Chatham St.

in downtown Cary. Looking for artists of all media to donate. Re- ception, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 30.

www. caryartloop.org. Bickett Gallery, 209 Bickett Raleigh, will have a multi-media fund- raising event that includes live music, silent auction, raffle, yard sale and more on Saturday and Sunday, in support of Katrina survivors and the Red Cross. 836-5358. The Triangle Chefs Association will be serving lunch and dinner plates, with 100 percent of proceeds going to the Red Cross, from 11 a.m.

to 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the RBC Center. Drive through. Cost: $20 per plate.

Menu: Chicken creole, black- ened catfish, red beans and rice, cabbage, cornbread, banana pudding, beverage. 740-4698 or 889-7420. St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 804 High House Road, Cary will donate all the proceeds of its 9th Annual International Festival, to be held Sept. 30 and Oct.

1, to the relief fund. Events in- clude a golf tournament, a 3K fun run, carnival rides and games, a marketplace, raffles, entertainment and food from a variety of ethnic groups. 468-6193 or in- York Elementary Kids for Katrina campaign will collect pocket change through Friday in the school lobby and will sell Krispy Kreme donuts by the box and individually in the a.m. and p.m. carpool lines.

Anyone wishing to contribute or purchase donuts should call York Elementary at 881-4960. Pop The Cap celebration and Hur- ricane Katrina fund-raiser, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Southend Brewery in Raleigh. Admission is $20, all proceeds to the Red Cross. www.popthecap.org.

Health and Educational Fair, along with a fund-raising event for victims of Hurricane Katrina, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at Method Park Gym, 514 Method Road, Raleigh. 781-8780 or 781-8787.

Annual dinner and auction by the Pleasant Green United Methodist Society starting at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at Pleasant Green United Methodist Church, Pleasant Green Road, Durham. Barbecue sandwich and dessert dinner: $6 for adults, $3 children under 12. Auc- tion starts at 7 p.m.

All proceeds for the dinner and auction will go to the Katrina flood victims. 383-5764. Vertical Urge Skateshop in North Raleigh is holding a charity event be- ginning at 3 p.m. Saturday at 7407 Six Forks Road. Event includes tournament skating games, an auction for auto- graphed merchandise, a trick contest, free food and bins for collecting non- perishables, etc.

Entry fee $7. All pro- ceeds benefit American Red Cross. 870-7766. Home Interiors Gifts Inc. special edition Light in the candle to benefit relief efforts for Hurricane Ka- trina victims and their families.

Inter- ested consumers can contact Lavern Thompson at 471-9464. Each candle re- tails for $6.49. HOW YOU CAN HELP ANIMALS Hurricane Relief Dog Wash from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at North Paw An- imal Hospital, 5106 Guess Road in Durham. All proceeds to provide care for animals displaced by Hurricane Ka- trina.

471-1471 The American Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals is col- lecting money to assist animals in the hurricane devastation areas. Donations may be made at www.aspca.org/dis- aster, by calling 866-275-3923 or by mailing your contribution to ASPCA Disaster Relief Fund, 424 E. 92nd, New York, NY 10128. Saving Grace Animals for Adop- tion has some homeless animals from the Gulf Coast to be adopted. Phone 518-1180 or The group is collecting donations by mail to Saving Grace Animals for Adop- tion, 13400 Old Creedmoor Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587.

The Orange County Animal Ser- vices Department is trying to identify long-term foster homes for pets left homeless. If you can help, contact Sarah Fallin at 967-7383 or ange.nc.us..