KEN SAKAMOTO / KSAKAMOTO@STARBULLETIN.COM
An American Red Cross table was set up at Hawaii Kai Towne Center
yesterday to collect money for disaster victims. Sydette Stanton, front
center, marketing and promotions director for Hawaii Kai Towne
Center, accepted a donation on behalf of American Red Cross
from Hawaii Kai resident Ginny Simmons, right.
Others behind them are also volunteers.

How to help

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» American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund: Those wishing to contribute can call 1-800-HELP-NOW (1-800-435-7669). Contributions can be sent to the American Red Cross Hawaii at 4155 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96815; or on the Web at www.redcross.org. Checks should be made to the Disaster Relief Fund. A collection site is set up at the Customer Service Center at Ala Moana Center.

» September 11th Fund: The Hawaii Community Foundation and others have created a fund for victims and families. Contributions can be made at any Foodland, Sack 'n Save and branches of American Savings Bank, Bank of Hawaii, Bank of the Orient, Central Pacific Bank, City Bank, Finance Factors, First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaii National Bank, HomeStreet Bank and Territorial Savings. Send cash or check to The September 11th Fund, c/o Hawaii Community Foundation, Pioneer Plaza, 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300, Honolulu, HI 96813. Online donations may be made at http://www.hcf-hawaii.org. Call 537-6333.

» New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund: The state of New York has established a fund to support the World Trade Center emergency response effort and victim's assistance. Call 1-800-801-8092 or send checks to the New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund, P.O. Box 5028, Albany, NY 12205.

» The Hawaii Island Food Bank is asking people to donate cash rather than food. Visit http://www.secondharvest.org or mail checks, made out to America's Second Harvest, to Hawaii Island Food Bank, 140-B Holomua St., Hilo, HI 96720.

» Federal funds have been established to help Army victims and families directly affected by the Sept. 11 attacks. Contributions may be made to Pentagon Victims Fund, Army Emergency Relief, 200 Stovall St., Room 5N13, Alexandria, VA 22332-0600. Phone: 1-703-428-0000. Make checks payable to the Pentagon Victims Fund. For civilian victims: Federal Employees Education and Assistance-World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund, Suite 200, 8441 W. Bowles Ave.; Littleton, CO 80123-3245. Phone: 1-800-323-4140 or 1-202-708-4909. Make checks payable to Federal Employees Education and Assistance Fund.

» Fire Department: The public may drop off checks, not cash, at any Oahu fire station from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Checks should be made payable to the New York Fire 9-11 Relief Fund or mailed to Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, Local 1463 IAFF, AFL-CIO, 2305 S. Beretania St., Room 202, Honolulu 96826.

» The Honolulu Fire Department will assist in the New York Fire 9-11 Relief Fund at I Love Country Cafe restaurants at 451 Piikoi St., Kahala Mall and Mililani Town center. The restaurants will be selling a plate lunch and drink for $10 today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All funds collected will go to families of emergency service workers in New York City.

» The American Heart Association will collect donations tomorrow for the 911 Disaster Fund during a free CPR awareness training event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The event is co-sponsored by the Honolulu Fire Department and the Sheraton Waikiki to honor firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks.

» Blood donations will continue to be needed for several weeks. Donors are encouraged to make appointments by calling 845-9966 on Oahu or 1-800-372-9966 on neighbor islands. Oahu's blood collection is being centralized at 2043 Dillingham Blvd. There also is a downtown center at 126 Queen St. Both sites are holding extended hours this week. See http://www.bbh.org