Yellowknife (Jan 14/05) - Tsunami relief efforts are showing no signs of slowing down in schools across Yellowknife.

Three students at Mildred Hall school handed over $1,500 to the Red Cross this week, thanks to a coin drive and bake sale held at the school.

The school hustled to meet the Jan. 11 deadline set by the Government of Canada to match all funds raised by Canadians.

Students Rashmani Chakrabarty, Katie Glowach and Victoria Merritt banded together to come up with the fundraising plan. This was all in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands and left many more homeless.

"We felt really sad for the people in Asia. They lost practically everything," said 11-year-old Chakrabarty.

For Merritt, a Grade 8 student, facilitating a channel to help her fellow students help others was the incentive.

"It's important for people to understand that they (the victims) are people, too, and they'd help us.

"It's thinking about things in a global perspective, too, not just Yellowknife," she said.

The students hope the money helps children displaced by the Boxing Day disaster, as well as bringing food and water to affected regions.

At Ecole St. Joseph, staff have organized a coin collection for the month of January, encouraging students to donate their spare change and say a prayer for the victims.

The school is planning a fundraising dance on Jan. 14 for Grade 6-8 students and a school liturgy to reflect on the situation.

Earlier this month, Yellowknifer reported the generous efforts made by city schools. William McDonald, Weledeh Catholic and Range Lake North were just a few schools that held fundraisers.