CHILDREN have sent 15 shoe- boxes packed with school equipment to young victims of the tsunami.
Five youngsters at Abbey Junior School, in Darlington, launched a scheme called Crayons 4 Children to encourage recycling among their fellow pupils.
Dale Webster, 11, Georgina Lock, Lydia Coates, Rachel McMorris and Anna Cassidy, all aged ten, collected unwanted pens, pencils, paper, notebooks and other stationery to send to Sri Lanka.
Teacher Janet Shaw said: "The children wanted to do something for the tsunami appeal. They decided to collect school equipment and put out a note asking for donations.
"It was to do with recycling and citizenship projects they have been working on.
"They have done really well and we are delighted with the amount of stuff collected.
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