Here are some local organizations where you can donate money to help relief efforts in Haiti.

The Madison Rotary FoundationAfter careful consideration, the Madison Rotary has announced that they will send all money to their Rotary International District to support Haiti relief efforts. The Rotary International District will then send funds to support a few key organizations in Haiti.

After careful consideration, the Madison Rotary has announced that they will send all money to their Rotary International District to support Haiti relief efforts. The Rotary International District will then send funds to support a few key organizations in Haiti. To donate, send a check to the Madison Rotary Foundation, P.O. Box 335, Madison, CT 06443. Write "For Haitian Relief" on the memo area of the check.

First, immediate donations will support Haiti Relief Committee in Rotary District 4060 in the Dominican Republic to assist the short-term needs of the Haitian people. These funds will be used to purchase medicines, food and emergency supplies, which will be transported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti. The Rotary International will meet again in mid-February to asses if there is still a need for short-term funding.

Other organizations receiving funding have strong rotary connections like Shelter Box, which as already provided 3,000 tents to the homeless in Port-au-Prince. Also, the Madison Rotary is collecting funds to be sent to the Haitian Health Foundation which is supporting refugees from Port-au-Prince.

To donate, send a check to the Madison Rotary Foundation, P.O. Box 335, Madison, CT 06443. Write "For Haitian Relief" on the memo area of the check.

Liberty Bank Madison

Liberty Bank branches are accepting donations for the American Red Cross effort to assist with Haitian earthquake relief. The bank will match the first $5,000 collected from employees and the public with another $5,000. Donate at the Madison branch, 859 Boston Post Road, Madison. Call 203-318-3000 or visit http://www.liberty-bank.com for more details.

RJ Julia Booksellers Fundraiser Grand TotalA huge thank you goes out to the customers!

RJ Julia Booksellers is proud to announce that customers who purchased or renewed their Book Lover's Annual Membership helped to raise $3,625 for Haiti Disaster Relief Program this weekend. Doctor's Without Borders will receive 100 percent of the money raised.

A huge thank you goes out to the customers!

Yoga for Haiti The Madison VFW, 85 Lovers Lane, and Turning Point Yoga offer a yoga class to benefit disaster relief in Haiti on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 10 a.m. to noon. For more info, call 860-663-2829.

The Madison VFW, 85 Lovers Lane, and Turning Point Yoga offer a yoga class to benefit disaster relief in Haiti on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 10 a.m. to noon. For more info, call 860-663-2829.

Dunkin' Donuts, KillingworthIf you don't need the change from your coffee, feel free to donate it in collection cans on the counter at the Killingworth Dunkin' Donuts at 172 Route 81.

If you don't need the change from your coffee, feel free to donate it in collection cans on the counter at the Killingworth Dunkin' Donuts at 172 Route 81. If anyone has other donation information they would like listed here, please email Nicole Ball, Interactive Editor at n.ball@shorepublishing.com.

All money collected through the end of February will be sent to the Red Cross and World Vision to help victims of the Haitian earthquake.

If anyone has other donation information they would like listed here, please email Nicole Ball, Interactive Editor at n.ball@shorepublishing.com.