Las Vegas -- Best Buddies will hold its second annual Festival Friendship on Saturday, March 26th at Town Square. The festival will start with a one mile fun walk starting at 10:30am. Following the walk the Town Square Park will host a community fair with live entertainment, games, vendors and activities for families. The community fair goes from 11:30am to 4pm.

The money raised from the event will benefit Best Buddies. The organization helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by connecting them in relationships with people with and without disabilities.

On Monday, March 28, Cheeburger Cheeburger is hosting the second "Feed a Pig, Help a Senior" fundraiser PIG-OUT, which benefits Helping Hand of Vegas Valley. HHOVV provides invaluable services to disadvantaged and homebound senior citizens in the Las Vegas valley -- free transportation, a low-income food pantry and respite care vouchers. With "Feed a Pig", community groups, businesses and individuals sponsor Piggy Banks that race until May 31st, with all of the Piggies' funds to go towards HHOVV's general operating fund.

During the "Feed a Pig, Help a Senior" PIG-OUT, people are encouraged to empty their piggy banks, or adopt one in the race seen at http://www.piggy4seniors.org/. All attendees who donate to one of the racing piggy banks will be given 5% off all food and drink orders, with Cheeburger Cheeburger donating 15% of the evening's proceeds HHOVV.

As most people know, the country of Japan suffered a devastating earthquake and tsunami last week. In order to make it easier for residents of Las Vegas to offer aid to the people of Japan, the American Red Cross has teamed up with Smith's Food & Drug Stores. Now through March 26th, you can request a donation be added directly to your checkout purchase, and the amount indicated will go directly to the American Red Cross international relief efforts.

"Smith's feels a great commitment to the American Red Cross, a trusted organization made up of thousands of dedicated volunteers, who respond immediately to emergency needs whether in our own backyard or abroad," said Marsha Gilford, Smith's vice president public affairs.