Kirkland business Bella Sirena Salon and AVEDA encourage the community to participate in Earth Month 2012.

The partnership to raise funds for Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, a nonprofit organization committed to the challenges of protecting water quality, cleaning up pollution and recovering aquatic ecosystems throughout all of Puget Sound, will make a huge difference.

Last year, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance partnered with local Aveda salons to raise $87,000.

Bella Sirena Salon and AVEDA are collecting donations to build raffle baskets that will contain gift cards, products, and other offerings from local businesses. These generous baskets will be raffled off at an event at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at Trevelli Ultralounge in Kirkland.

To donate, call 425-822-6040.