Tonight, bar patrons can enjoy a Long Island iced tea and be a good Samaritan at the same time when Café 210 West donates a portion of its cover charge to 10 homeless Penn State students.

Café 210 West, 210 W. College Ave., is holding a benefit at 8 tonight to help the students who lost their home and their belongings to a fire early Sunday morning.

There will be a $4 cover charge, with a portion of the proceeds going directly to the victims. The Café has also set up several raffles and will set out cans to collect donations.

Deanna Figurito (senior-public relations), a bartender at Café 210 West, said that, with the help of her manager, she decided to hold a benefit to help her friends.

"They don't have clothes, they don't have computers, they don't even have a television in their new room," she said. "Anything at all will help them out."

The night will feature the popular local cover band Go Go Gadjet at 10:30.

George Matz, bar manager for Café 210, said he hopes the benefit will show the students that the wholePenn State community is gathering around them.

"Hopefully we can give them something to think about instead of everything they lost," he said.

The 10 students lived at 700 W. College Ave before the early Sunday morning fire destroyed their home.

Several of the residents were inside the house, and some were sleeping when two people passing by noticed smoke and a burning couch on the porch. They ran inside and were able to help everyone out safely.

Matz said it hasn't been decided exactly how much money will be going to the victims.

"At least one-third, maybe even a half of the sales from the door," Matz said.

Figurito said the men lost nearly everything in the fire, and tonight's benefit can help get them back on their feet.

"We thought even if we could just help them get books or Nittany Notes, anything to help make them feel a little better," she said.

Especially with the stress of the last few days, Figurito said tonight's event will be a good opportunity for her friends to finally relax and enjoy themselves a little bit.

"It will be a fun time -- they are such a good group of guys," she said.

Mike Weinstein (junior-information sciences and technology), who was one of the students who lost his home to the fire, said he and all of his roommates will be at the benefit.

"We can't wait; we love the Café and Deanna for helping us out," he said.

Weinstein said he and his roommates will probably end up dividing the money evenly between them.

"We need clothes and computers," Weinstein said. "It's amazing how much computer withdrawal we're going through right now."

Figurito said tonight will be special for the housemates because they will finally get to spend time with the students who saved their lives just a few nights ago. She said even the support of students they don't know will help in the long run.

"It was such a traumatic experience," she said. "To be surrounded by friends and see the support of others is really important right now."