Good Works

NIGHT AID: Reprise recording act 8Stops7 has released a limited-edition CD of its track "Question Everything" to benefit Children of the Night, an organization that helps sexually exploited teens. The enhanced CD includes the single's original album version from the "In Moderation" set, an acoustic version of the track, and a recorded message from band front man Evan Sula-Goff. It also includes a "Question Everything" video and links to several Web sites for national teen organizations. It is currently available at Tower Records. Contact: Kelly Hammett at 818-788-7197.

ROOF TIME: Virgin recording artist Chris Cagle and KZSN Wichita, Kan.'s Dan Holiday have begun a rooftop vigil to collect toys for Toys for Tots. The duo is camping out on the roof of a Wichita Wal-Mart until 12,000 toys are donated. Holiday began the drive 11 years ago and has raised the toy goal by 1,000 toys each year. Contact: Emily Burton at 615-269-7071, ext. 144.

TWAIN ITEMS: Shania Twain has donated items from her tour and television wardrobes to an on-line auction to aid Kid's Café. Items are currently being auctioned at countrystars.com, and such sites as vh1.com will soon be participating. Kid's Café, a program launched by Second Harvest in 1993, provides meals for children throughout the U.S. Contact: Kevin Lane at 615-524-7750.

AVATAR DONATION: Avatar Records donated $10,000 to the Innocence Project of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. The company presented the money after acquiring the soundtrack rights to the HBO drama "Oz." The Innocence Project uses DNA testing to free wrongly convicted prisoners. Contact: Tracey Miller at 201-531-0484, ext. 11.

RESEARCH FUNDS: Temple Records will donate one pound for every CD and book purchased from its Web site, templerecords.co.uk, to the Brain Tumour Research Fund in Glasgow, Scotland, over the next three months. The site also includes information about making direct donations to the fund. Contact: Robin Morton at 01-875-830328.