“I donate clothes to St. John's Rummage House, and I donate money to my church, the American Cancer Society, American Leukemia Society and the United Way.”

— Steve Scaletty, financial adviser, Lawrence

“I just participated in a Hurricane Katrina relief effort for a couple who fled here. Their wedding was supposed to be a week after it hit, but they lost everything.”

— Renee Quint, account coordinator, Kansas City, Kan.

“I volunteer at the Salvation Army food bank around the holidays.”

— Chelsea Wilson, cosmetologist, Lawrence

“I went to a camp at the Jewish Community Center where we did community service during the summer.”

— Aaron Smith, Blue Valley North High School sophomore, Overland Park