Glendale firefighters will take donations from 4 to 6 p.m. outside of the city's main library, 5959 W. Brown Street.

Desert Palms Elementary in the Peoria Unified School District is holding a change drive Friday through Sept. 12.

Phoenix Elementary School District children are bringing pennies from home.

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Avondale will collect money in fundraising cans that will be on public counters at Avondale City Hall, Avondale Public Library, the Avondale Community Center, the police department and city court. At One Yoga is holding a hurricane relief event from 6-9 p.m. Saturday at 3153 E. Lincoln, Phoenix. For a contribution of $25 or more, the evening provides a yoga lesson from Ian Lopatin, followed by dinner catered by La Grande Orange Grocery. (602) 954-9642.Earls Beauty Academy is donating all proceeds from haircuts from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18th. (602)432-4793. Shadow Mountain High School's student government has pledged to raise $2,000 by Friday and is challenging other high schools to do the same. (602) 526-2252. Paul's Ace Hardware in Fountain Hills will match at least the first $5,000 in donations brought to the store through Friday. 16605 E. Palisades Blvd. (480) 837-1080.

Schultz Chiropractic Clinic in Fountain Hills set a $5,000 goal for hurricane victims. Checks made out to the American Red Cross can be dropped off through September at 16622 E Avenue of the Fountains, Suite 102. (480) 837-5060.

The Fountain Hills Noon Kiwanis Club will hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 and 17 at the Community Center. (480) 837-2600. Passport Health is providing travel health immunizations and counseling for area relief workers going to the Gulf States to help with hurricane recovery at 2435 E. Southern Ave., Suite 5, Tempe. (480) 345-6800. Fiesta Copy Print Ship will ship items that are dropped off at 7305 S. Kyrene Road, Suite 112. (480) 491-6374. San Tan Height Schoolhopes to raise money to help victims and is looking for local businesses to match what students raise. If they raise $500, the principal will dye his beard and mustache pink. (480) 862-6727.

Success Financial Network CEO Bob McCord has donated $15,000 . McCord will match donations from employees and sales associates of Success Financial Network up to an additional $15,000. The company set up a similar drive for tsunami victims in January.

Reiki-4-u practitioner Diana Olander will be donating half of her proceeds for the week of Sept. 5 through Sept. 12. Her hourly fee is $60. (480) 212-6747.

Kazimierz World Wine Bar, 7137 E. Stetson Drive, Scottsdale, will hold a silent auction from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday. It will offer wine and gift certificates from Valley bars, hotels and restaurants. A $5 cover charge plus a percentage of the evening's food and beverage sales will also be donated. Uncle Bear's Bar and Grill will be donating 25 percent of total sales on Sept. 12 There will also be several donation centers set up within the restaurant for customers to donate as well. Locations: 825 S. Cooper Road (480) 792-1945 or 9053 E. Baseline Rd. (480) 986-2228

McDonald's on 24th Street. and Baseline Road in Phoenix, will be donating profits made from 3 to 12 p.m. Sept. 12. (602) 265-7324.

Etch Salon at Kierland Commons will be giving haircuts and blow-dries in exchange for donations to help aide Hurricane Katrina victims from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 11. 15205 N. Kierland Blvd. Ste. 140, Scottsdale. (480) 483-7777Nine.com, an Internet gaming website, with two semi truckloads of relief supplies including bottled water, blankets, diapers, and nutritional food items. The items were shipped to the Houston Astrodome Saturday afternoon.

Anne Royce, and the students of her Horizon High School English class in Scottsdale, collected $371 to donate to the Katrina relief fund. HomesforKatrina.org, is coordinating temporary housing for victims. Go to www.homesforkatrina.org if you are interested in hosting a family.Do Something, a youth service organization, is organizing a nationwide campaign to dispense backpacks and school supplies to relocated children. (602) 410-2724 or www.dosomething.org. The Queen Creek Firefighters Community Assistance fund will host a car wash at 8 a.m. Sept. 10 at 22407 S. Ellsworth Rd. in Queen Creek.