Here's an opportunity for Carolina Hurricanes fans to help a worthy cause and get a great deal on hockey tickets:

Donate two cans of food and get a BOGO deal on tickets to Wednesday's game against the Montreal Canadiens.

The buy-one, get-one-free offer is good through game time, which is 7 p.m.

Fans are asked to bring their canned goods to the VIP Entrance to the RBC Center.

Donations will be given to the InterFaith Food Shuttle and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Click here for more details.

If you can't make that game, the Hurricanes will be offering a second BOGO ticket deal during the month of December.

Starting Dec. 1, fans can bring a new, unwrapped toy to the RBC Center in exchange for a BOGO deal on tickets to the Dec. 15 game against the Vancouver Canucks.

Donated toys will be distributed to Wake County Human Services, Interact of Wake County, Helping Hand Mission and Toys for Tots.

Students at the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics are facing a challenge in March.

“We are going for a Guinness world record for the largest food drive in 24 hours at a single location by a non-charitable organization," said coordinator Sue Anne Lewis.

Lewis, a student advisor, pitched the project to the InterNeighborhood Council Tuesday night.

"We need to spread the word because that's one of the things that's going to either make or break us," she said.

This Friday, August 14, Saladelia begins a twenty-one day celebration of its 21st anniversary. Here's a sampling of what's in store the first week at the main location on University Drive:

* a homemade cookie or baklava will cost just 21 cents

* cup of coffee, also 21 cents

* the 21st customer of the day wins a $21 gift certificate

* any customer who contributes to Saladelia's food drive (canned, boxed or dried food) gets a free homemade lemonade, soft drink or iced tea