To donate to firefighters' families

Here are some opportunities to give:

Bank of America: Anyone wanting to donate money to the firefighters' families can make a donation at any branch or send money to: The City of Charleston Firemen's Fund, P.O. Box 304, Charleston, SC 29402.

First Federal: The Charleston Firefighters Memorial Fund was opened Monday at First Federal in response to the tragic loss of nine Charleston firefighters the preceding evening. The bank opened the account with $5,000 in a show of support for the families of the firefighters and the heroic firefighters community. The public is invited to join First Federal by making a donation in any First Federal office. The funds will be used to assist the families of those whose lives were lost fighting the fire at the Sofa Super Store on Savannah Highway in Charleston. Checks may also be mailed to: First Federal, c/o Linda Weber, 2440 Mall Dr., North Charleston, S.C. 29406.

Trident United Way: The agency will match the first $10,000 contributed to the City of Charleston Firemen's Fund to encourage support for the families and co-workers of the nine firefighters killed in Monday's tragedy.

Piggly Wiggly: The 'Charleston Fallen Firefighter' Fund has been created raise money in support of the families of the firefighters who died. Customers can make a donation to the fund at the register during checkout. Piggly Wiggly will be kicking off the fund with a $10,000 donation.

Southcoast Community Bank: The bank has announced the creation of the Southcoast Firefighter's Relief Fund to support the families of the victims from the fire. Southcoast will initially fund the account with $1,000. Additional donations in the form of cash and checks will be accepted at all ten Southcoast Community Bank branches in the Charleston area. For additional information, please contact Southcoast Community Bank at (843) 884-0504 or www.southcoastbank.com.