A number of local groups and individuals...

A number of local groups and individuals are responding to the

Hurricane Katrina disaster:

* Veterans for Peace is sponsoring a free concert, “Rise Up! Reach

Out!” from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday to celebrate World Peace Day

and collect supplies and funds for hurricane victims.

The concert will take place at Neighborhood Congregational Church,

340 St. Ann’s Dr.

Singer/songwriter Ed Munter and others will offer songs of

inspiration and visions of peace.

For donations and a list of supplies needed, go to

o7www.vfpchapter110.orgf7.

For more information, e-mail [email protected] or

[email protected].

* The Assistance League of Laguna Beach will donate 100% of the

proceeds from sales in its Turnabout Shop on Tuesday to help school

children affected by Hurricane Katrina. The shop, at 526 Glenneyre

St., is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Laguna Beach chapter will send all money collected that day to

affected chapters in the South and Southwest to support their

Operation School Bell programs. Operation School Bell is a signature

program of Assistance League, providing school clothing for more than

160,000 children last year.

For information, call (949) 494-6097.

* A group of Laguna mothers is organizing a drive to collect goods

for a shelter in Baton Rouge, La., where the population has more than

doubled due to hurricane evacuees.

Suzanne Takabayashi says she plans to ship supplies on Friday,

Sept. 23, and items may be dropped off at her home, 1902 Ocean Way,

by Thursday. Items that are needed include soap, shampoo, baby

supplies, new bedding, new socks, new T-shirts, new underwear,

Zip-lock bags, pens, pencils, crayons, markers and coloring books.

Residents of Emerald Bay are also collecting supplies to send to

Baton Rouge. Items may be taken to 731 Emerald Bay.

For more information, call (949) 422-0988.

* Nanci Phillips-Frank will lead a yoga class at 9:30 a.m. Sept.

20 at Main Beach, south of the Hotel Laguna, where participants can

donate to the American Red Cross fund for hurricane victims.

The event is sponsored by health department of the Boys and Girls

Club of Laguna Beach. For more information, call (949) 497-6141 or

494-2535.

* A convoy of refrigerated trucks is heading to Mississippi with

enough fresh food to feed 10,000 people. The trucks are carrying

3,000 pounds of meat, 4,000 pounds of produce, and a portable

kitchen.

Brad Toles of Savoury’s Catering organized the convoy, gathering

donated food, blankets and toiletries. The group expects to arrive in

Long Beach, Miss., today.

Some of the group plan to stay for three weeks to lend aid.

For information on how to help the food effort, call Toles at

(760) 275-1108.