DOING THEIR PART HOW TO HELP.

Local donation opportunities include:

--Vitello's Restaurant at 4349 Tujunga Blvd., Studio City, will collect cash and check donations for the American Red Cross between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily and donate half of each dinner bill to the organization each Monday in September.

--Customers can donate to the Red Cross at all Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores at check stands throughout the month of September. Encino-based Gelson's will also take money at its Gelson's and Mayfair markets.

--Local shopping centers, including The Panorama Mall in Panorama City, The Oaks in Thousand Oaks, Northridge Fashion Center, the Glendale Galleria, Burbank Town Center and all Westfield shopping centers will be accepting donated funds for hurricane-related charities.

--The Hogan Family Foundation also announced it will host a ``Jazz O'Cajun'' fundraiser at Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

--On Saturday, the Kiwanis Club of Glendale will hold its Incredible Duck Splash from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake Glendale in Verdugo Park to raise money for the relief effort.

--On Sunday, the Rotary Club of Simi Valley will hold a Louisiana Hurricane Relief Concert at Rancho Simi Park, 1765 Royal Avenue, at Edinger Road and Los Angeles Avenue, from noon to 7 p.m.

Here are some of the agencies accepting donations to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina:

--American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Call (800) HELPNOW (435-7669) or [phone] (Spanish); or see www.redcross.org.

--Operation USA, 8320 Melrose Ave., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90069; or call [phone]; or see www.opusa.org.

--Catholic Charities USA, 2005 Hurricane Relief Fund, P.O. Box 25168, Alexandria, VA 22313-9788.

--Salvation Army, Disaster Relief, P.O. Box 4857, Jackson, MS 39296-4857. Call (800) SALARMY (725-2769); or see www.salvationarmy-socal.org.

--The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Call [phone] or see www.jewishla.org.

--Louisiana State University, Southern California Alumni Association: The chapter plans to host several fundraisers. To donate or for more information, call Charles Jeffrey at [phone]; or see www.lsusocal.org

Other groups and organizations that the Federal Emergency Management Agency says is collecting donations:

--America's Second Harvest: [phone]

--B'nai B'rith International: (888)-388-4224

--Christian Disaster Response: [phone] or [phone]

--Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: [phone]

--Church World Service: [phone]

--Convoy of Hope: [phone]

--Corporation for National and Community Service Disaster Relief Fund: [phone]

--Feed the Children: [phone]

--Lutheran Disaster Response: [phone]

--Nazarene Disaster Response: [phone]

--Operation Blessing: [phone]

--Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: [phone]

--Southern Baptist Disaster Relief: [phone], ext. 6440

--Union for Reform Judaism: [phone]

--United Jewish Communities: [phone]

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(1) Volunteer worker Amber Martin, 21, from the San Gabriel Valley Chapter of the Red Cross, prepares food, baby food, clothes and everyday needs Sunday at St. Tammany Parish State Complex in Covington, La.

Keith Birmingham/San Gabriel Valley Tribune

(2) Sydney Shore of West Hills does what she can Sunday to help Hurricane Katrina victims - gives lemonade for donations.

Evan Yee/Staff Photographer