Tesco customers in Wick and Thurso have helped three groups through the Bags of Help Centenary Grants scheme.
Representatives of 25 local groups will pitch their projects to the public in Thurso at the end of this month in a bid to secure a share of £10,000.
The Scottish SPCA is appealing to people in Caithness to help fundraise at the local Pets at Home store this month.
RSPB Forsinard Flows is to be transformed into a spectacle of sound and animation in celebration of women scientists at an event next month.
A group of friends from Thurso who hiked 20 miles when their organised event was washed out have raised more than £6000 for charity.