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How you can help victims of Hurricane Harvey

• Red Cross is accepting donations at redcross.org or by texting "Harvey" to 90999.

• Global Giving Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund has set a $2 million donation goal at globalgiving.org.

• United Way Houston Chapter is accepting donations at unitedwayhouston.org/flood/flood-donation/.

• SPCA of Texas is coordinating pet evacuations and accepting donations at spca.org/give.

• GOFUNDME is grouping Harvey related causes at gofundme.com/hurricaneharvey.

• The Salvation Army is collecting donations at salarmychicago.org, by telephone at (800) 725-2769 or by texting "STORM" to 51555.

• Jewish Federation Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund at juf.org/HurricaneHarvey.

• Paws In Time is collecting donations for humans and pets at its two locations at 456 Treasure Drive in Oswego and 1891 E. Fabyan Parkway in West Chicago.

• Embrace Relief is launching a Harvey relief campaign at embracerelief.org/harvey/.

• The Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights communities, neighboring apartment properties and Fore Transportation will collect items of relief for Texas through 6 p.m. today, Aug. 31, before trucks leave on Friday, Sept. 1. Donations can be brought to the Arbor Lakes leasing center/clubhouse, 4233 N. Bloomingdale Ave, Arlington Heights.

• The David Agency Insurance in Elmhurst is collecting clothing and personal items to ship by truck to Texas by the end of this week. Items should be brought between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. by Sept. 1 to the agency's Elmhurst office at 385 N. York Road. Donations of empty shipping boxes also are needed.

• The Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Glenbard North High School AP Environmental Science students and the Green Panthers to send personal care items along with messages of care and hope to hurricane victims at Cesar Chavez High School in Houston. Those wishing to donate items should drop them off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. before Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Carol Stream Chamber office inside the Holiday Inn & Suites, 150 S. Gary Ave.

• Bensenville Fire Protection District officials will collect bottled water until 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at Station 107, 500 S. York Road, that will be taken to Texas for hurricane victims.

• The Naperville Jaycees will be collecting cash donations for Hurricane Harvey victims at all ticket and beverage sale booths during its annual Last Fling celebration from Sept. 1 through 4 in downtown Naperville. The money will go to the American Red Cross and Salvation Army. Collection buckets also will be placed throughout the grounds. For details about the event, visit www.lastfling.org.

Donate pet supplies, baby items or canned goods through Sept. 10 at several spots around Elk Grove Village, including Oakton Animal Hospital, 851 Oakton St.; the Elk Grove Village Public Library, 1001 Wellington Ave.; and the Elk Grove VFW Hall, 400 Devon Ave. A local woman is renting a U-Haul and driving the supplies to Katy, Texas, outside Houston, where she'll work with local churches and shelters to distribute the items.

• Patton School's Girl Scout Troop 40842 in Arlington Heights will hold a donation collection drive for the victims of Hurricane Harvey at from 8 a.m. to 1 p.n. Saturday, Sept. 2, at Camelot Park, 1005 E. Suffield Drive, Arlington Heights. Donations will be delivered to Houston this weekend by the two troop leaders.

• Runners High N' Tri, 121 W. Campbell Road, Arlington Heights, will hold a fundraiser 5K run/walk for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. Read more details here.

• Willow Creek Church is accepting donations at their campuses this weekend, Sept. 1-3. For more details and campus locations, click here.

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