A wall of water left death and destruction throughout many countries in Southeast Asia on Dec. 26, but it also left proof that love and kindness exists worldwide.

In response to the tragedy, businesses and charitable organizations have joined the international effort to raise money.

The Sacramento Chinese of Indonesia Friendship Association held a dinner Sunday at the Happy Gordon Restaurant off Stockton Boulevard and gave all of its proceeds to Southeast Asia for tsunami victims.

KNCI, Sacramento&s top country radio station, also held a charitable event Sunday.

Country performers like Andy Griggs, Blue County and Billy Montana performed at Club Aqua in Citrus Heights during the station&s concert.

All of the ticket proceeds went towards a tsunami relief fund set up by the Red Cross, which KNCI linked up with through its Web site in an effort to increase donations for the tsunami victims.

Starbucks has raised $100,000 by donating $2 from the sale of every pound of Sumatran coffee beans purchased at its stores, giving the money to CARE USA, a national organization that continually works to help poor communities.

&It&s not the most popular coffee, but more people buy it when they learn they can help out,& said Starbucks employee Katie Griesser.

Raley&s and Bel Air markets have also connected with the Red Cross and have donation boxes set up inside their grocery stores.

Heather Swenddal, public information officer for Red Cross in Sacramento, said the organization has almost hit the $2 million mark from all of the community support.

Red Cross has raised $400 million nationwide.

Students and Sacramento community residents can find ways to donate through just about everything they do during the day.

From grocery shopping to auctioning off goods online, national and international organizations like the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and CARE USA have been collecting money to bring shelter, food, water, clothing, medical care and hope to those ravaged by mother nature.

A charity auction has started on eBay, a popular selling and buying Web site.

The site has teamed up with Mothers for Tsunami Relief, an online charitable group created shortly after the disaster, opening up an opportunity to donate money to those in need.

Linda O&Neill, cofounder of the online office supply retailer Supplies.com and founder of mommytsunami.org, said the charitable Web site has just started going full force.

The charity auction has raised over $1,900 so far.

&We hope for it to be a long term charity,& O&Neill said.

General Motors has joined the online charity auction&s efforts to help those living in Southeast Asia by offering a Chevy racing package on the site.

The package includes two passes to the Daytona 500, a popular national racing event, along with a brand new Chevy SSR autographed by four-time racing champion Jeff Gordon, multiple VIP passes and a suite at the race.

&(We) want to assist in the global relief to provide food, water, medicine and other resources to the disaster victims as quickly as possible,& said Rick Wagoner, chairman and CEO of General Motors.

&It&s a great way of giving,& said Sairuz Taqi-eddin, media and events coordinator for CARE USA&s western regional office.

Those interested in the online auction and donation community can set up an account on eBay and auction off some of their belongings.

The online charity auction has helped CARE USA raise $23 million for tsunami victims.

Rick Perera, press officer for the charitable organization, said the outpouring of support has been incredible and really unprecedented.

The Salvation Army, part of the universal Christian church and an international charity listed online, has raised over $4.3 million since the disaster struck.

&Money more than clothing, food and water is needed right now,& said Deborah Knutson, public relations for the Salvation Army&s corporate office.

She said shipping difficulties and lack of infrastructure in the hardest-hit areas have made it hard for victims to receive materials.

&It&s too chaotic over there right now,& Knutson said.

Everything within one to two miles from the Indian Ocean is gone, said Amit Rai, who is from India and a graduate student in computer science at Sacramento State.

&There&s just total destruction,& Rai said.

He&s donated $200 so far and said he&s happy to see how much everyone else in the United States has been helping the tsunami victims.