Local residents have shown support for those in need, donating generously to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Scarborough resident Lynn Jipson is planning on hosting a fund-raiser for the Red Cross on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at the high school athletic fields, called the Community Services Soccer Kick-Off.

Jipson, along with her children Anders, 9, and Camden, 7, will be selling baked goods during soccer practice and will donate all proceeds to the Red Cross.

“Someone’s got to do something,” she said. “If I can give my time and work to raise money I’m happy about that.”

The Wentworth School also is planning on beginning a fund-raising campaign for the Red Cross called “Ka$h for Katrina” beginning Friday and ending on Sept. 23.

The school also will start another program called “Welcome Backpacks” to collect school supplies and backpacks to give to displaced children coming to Maine. The project will be organized and run by the students.

The Scarborough Athletic Department donated $550, half of the gate receipts from Friday’s football game, to the American Red Cross.

Scarborough resident Bob Goan has volunteered to head to the flooded areas to assist with disaster relief. It is unclear how long he will be assisting with the effort.

Local companies also are getting involved and donating supplies for disaster relief efforts. Employees at New England Motor Freight are donating water and other non-perishable goods to relief efforts.

“We’re probably going to end up with a truck or two,” said Terminal Manager Steve Ames, adding that the items will be sent down to the companies headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa., and then shipped to the south.

Three drivers have volunteered to haul the items to the south, but Ames is not sure if they will be able to do so.

Volk Packaging is donating all of the boxes for the shipment, said owner Derek Volk, a Scarborough resident. Volk was contacted by one of his employees, whose brother-in-law was delivering the material, who requested some packaging. He has agreed to donate several hundred boxes.

“There’s only so much you can do so far away so you try to do what you can,” Volk said.