Bear Creek Elementary - The school's tsunami relief drive was initiated by a first grade student who saw a news report about the disaster and wanted to help. Students have shown their "Bear Creek PRIDE" by collecting $567 in the first three days.

Bedford Elementary - Staff have begun a fundraising effort called HEARTS - Hoping Everyone Assists Raising $ for Tsunami Survivors.

Chatsworth School - Students are creating a "Blanket of Love" to send to victims of the tsunami.Through January 28, students donated money from their allowances, snack money, or money they earned by doing extra chores at home.Each class will then create a quilt square to be signed by each of the contributors.A parent has offered to sew the squares together to create the Blanket of Love. Money and the quilt will be sent to UNICEF.

Colgate Elementary - The SADD Club is sponsoring a penny drive to collect money for tsunami victims.

Deep Creek Elementary - The Student Council Leaders and Black Saga Team are working together to raise funds for theRed Cross. The students hope to raise $500 through their Collecting Coins Campaign.

Deep Creek Middle - The school has established the goal of raising $4,600 from the school and community, which will be donated to Habitat for Humanity International in hopes of building homes throughout the devastated areas. Students will also study the ramifications of the disaster by reading and discussing news articles in language arts and reading classes.

Dumbarton Middle - The National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring a "penny war" during lunch periods to raise money for tsunami relief. Funds raised will be donated to the Red Cross. In a penny war, competing groups try to fill containers with as many silver coins (e.g., nickels, dimes, and quarters) as possible while trying to flood competitors' containers with as many pennies as possible. Pennies are treated as negative points, which are deducted from the total silver count. The group that finishes with the highest money amount wins. In addition, Dumbarton's World Vision International Club has contributed $100 for family survival kits to be sent to Asia.

Dundalk Elementary -Through January 31^st, each grade-level collected coins which will be donated to the tsunami relief effort led by UNICEF.

Eastern Technical High - The school is collecting donations.

Eastwood Elementary - The approximately 200 students of Eastwood raised more than $600 to be donated to UNICEF's relief efforts.

Edmondson Heights Elementary - The Student Council is sponsoring a dollar drive to raise funds for tsunami victims. The original goal was to raise $700. At last report, more than $1,400 has been raised. Fundraising activities are supplemented by Student Council members making classroom presentations and morning announcements that focus on the survivors of the disaster. In honor of the class that raises the largest amount, school faculty will make an additional contribution. On January 14, representatives of the Red Cross visited Edmondson Heights to accept the school's donation.

Elmwood Elementary - Students and their families are collecting donations. Funds will be contributed to Save the Children.

Fort Garrison Elementary - To collect funds for tsunami relief through UNICEF, Fort Garrison families participated in the Give from the Heart project. Funds were collected for six days totaling just over $5,230.

General John Stricker Middle - Students are participating in a "coin collection" for the American Red Cross.

Hawthorne Elementary - Students are encouraged to place donations in collection containers in their classrooms. Information about the tsunami has been shared during morning announcements on HES-TV (Hawthorne Elementary School Television). The effort is also being coordinated with the school's "Character Counts" initiative, which focuses on fairness and caring for January and February.

Hereford High - Throughout the school year, Hereford conducts a biweekly penny collection for charity. Pennies collected for week in January were donated to UNICEF for tsunami relief.

Hillcrest Elementary - Sarah C., a fifth-grade student in Mrs. Hesterberg's class really wanted to help the children of the tsunami disaster.Using the Internet, Sarah found information about UNICEF, the international organization that helps children and their families.Under the guidance of 1^st grade teacher Mrs. Kafer, Sarah set up coin jars in every classroom.With the help of fellow students, Crystal P. and Morgan S., Sarah collected and counted money each day for two weeks ending January 21, 2005.The students, faculty, and families of Hillcrest Elementary School were extremely generous in sending in all the change and cash they could spare.Some students completely emptied their piggybanks to donate to the coin drive. In a short period of time, a total of $1,800 was raised to help children who need it.

Jacksonville Elementary - Begun and coordinated by fourth graders, a collection for tsunami victims has grown to involve the whole school and to include the distribution of flyers, special morning announcements, and presentations on the school's Friday Live News program.

Joppa View Elementary - Student council representatives have created the Beads for a Better World campaign. Students can donate a dollar to purchase a string of beads. All money collected will be sent to Save the Children.

Lansdowne Middle - The Student Council partnered with a special education class to initiate Project Tsunami,a fundraiser to benefit UNICEF's relief efforts in Southeast Asia.A collection held for one week in homerooms and during lunches yielded more than $500.Students plan to earmark the money to purchase emergency school kits for the numerous children who are without schools and materials.

Loch Raven Academy - The Student Council is sponsoring a "penny war" during lunch periods to raise money for tsunami relief. In their penny war, students try to fill containers with as many bills and silver coins (such as nickels, dimes, and quarters) as possible, while trying to flood competitors' containers with as many pennies as possible. Pennies are treated as negative points, which are deducted from the total paper and silver coins count. The teacher whose class finishes with the highest amount of money wins, and that teacher will have to kiss a pig.

Lutherville Laboratory Elementary - In conjunction with their schoolwide values program, called You Make a Difference, students are decorating and selling bracelets to raise funds for tsunami victims. Other schoolwide fundraising activities include selling healthy snacks (prepared by students and parents) and encouraging donations in a giant "Change for Change" bottle.

Oakleigh Elementary - The Student Government has organized a collection and has identified UNICEF as the organization to receive the school's donation. The primary and intermediate class with the largest donation will receive a movie and popcorn. UNICEF will send a representative to receive the donation. In the first three days, students donated $850.

Old Court Middle - Working in teams, students are soliciting funds for tsunami victims.

Owings Mills High - The International Club held a tsunami fundraiser at the Owings Mills Fuddruckers on January 17.

Parkville Middle - From January 3-7, students, staff, and parents raised $2,000 for tsunami relief. Funds were raised by giving up snacks at lunch and collecting money from family and neighbors.One student started a fund drive at his father's store.More than $2,000 has been sent to the International Red Cross.

Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts - The Patapsco Student Government Association is collecting money to support the relief efforts of the US Aid agency. With a goal of $1,600, the SGA created special envelopes dedicated to donations that were collected in homerooms over a three day period. SGA representatives also made informative, school-wide announcements that underscored the urgent need for help and implored the Patapsco community to contribute. A donation container was placed in front of a montage of startling images of the devastation. Students, including some members of JROTC in full dress uniform,took turns collecting during lunch shifts and in the halls. As of Tuesday, January 25, a total of $1,609.64 had been raised with some donations still to be counted.

Perry Hall High - Students on the newspaper and yearbook staffs developed the idea of Project PHumanity - a plan to contribute to the tsunami relief effort by appealing to the sense of humanity among students and staff. So far,the departments, groups, teams, and clubs of PHHS have donated a total of $2,311.66. In addition, individuals have placed $463.34 in school collection buckets.PHumanity wristbands are selling well and have netted more than $200. All together, students have raised at least $2,975 - and they aren't finished yet. Under the sponsorship of Mr. Haza and Mr. Butler and the leadership of students Sarah H. and Jena R., there is going to be a PHumanity benefit concert featuring local rock bands. When fundraising is completed, students will divide their contribution equally among the Red Cross, CARE, and International Rescue Committee.

Perry Hall Middle - Each year, the school's student council sponsors a penny war as a contest between the three grade levels and as a fundraiser for Student Council events. It runs four consecutive Tuesdays in January during all three lunch periods. This year, the money collected on January 11 was donated to the American Red Cross for the tsunami relief fund. In addition, the school's National Junior Honor Society held a walk-a-thon on January 14. Pledges will be donated to the Red Cross.

Pikesville High -The Key Club has led the way for the student body with selling lollipops, pizza, and collecting donations. Other student groups have also conducted activities to gather donations. Approximately $2,500 has been collected to help support the relief effort.

Pinewood Elementary - Prompted by a fifth-grade student, a schoolwide drive was organized to raise funds for the Red Cross. Students raised $4,000. Charlie Fenwick, Jr., owner of Valley Motors, contributed an additional $2,500. Channel 13 visited the school on January 14 to film a news story about their fundraising success. On January 27, Joanna Suter of the Red Cross came to the school to collect the $6,500 donation. Peter Fenwick participated in the event representing Valley Motors.

Pot Spring Elementary - Fourth graders are organizing a school supply drive to collect and send school supplies to the children affected by the tsunami.Several students initiated this activity.

Powhatan Elementary - Students, parents, and staff are contributing to a fund for the tsunami victims, and the event has been discussed during morning announcements.

Relay Elementary - The RES News Crew collected $720 for Save the Children's Asian Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fund.Students earned the money by doing chores around their homes.The RES News Crew is a group of fifth grade students responsible for presenting the morning news announcements via the school's closed circuit system.

Riderwood Elementary - Led by the Student Council Association, the school collected $5,653.10 in five days. Piggy banks were emptied, allowances were turned in, and parents, family members, staff, and friends of Riderwood opened their checkbooks to help. A mini-assembly was held to announce the collection results. Funds raised were sent to UNICEF.

Scotts Branch Elementary - Students are collecting donations for UNICEF to support tsunami victims. In a letter sent home to families, the school shared fundraising ideas brainstormed by a first grade class. These ideas included: letting children earn money by doing chores or reading books to friends or family members; having a garage sale and donating the proceeds; having parents take collection cans to their workplaces; and taking the collection can to any outside activities in which the children participate.

Seven Oaks Elementary - PTA members are collecting money from students as they exit the cafeteria each day. To measure the progress of the Seven Oaks Heats Up for Tsunami Relief campaign, the amount raised will be tracked on a giant thermometer display.

Southwest Academy -- The Girls' Mentoring Group is sponsoring a schoolwide initiative to provide assistance to those affected by the tsunami. The group has placed collection receptacles in the main lobby, cafeteria, main office, and homeroom classes and is encouraging visitors, teachers, students, parents, and community groups to contribute.

Sudbrook Magnet Middle - More than $800 has been collected so far, and fundraising activities are ongoing.

Victory Villa Elementary - The school is collecting money to be donated to the International Red Cross for the tsunami relief fund.

Villa Cresta Elementary - The Student Government is making bracelets and selling them to students and parents (for $1 each) to raise money for the victims of the tsunami.

Warren Elementary - The Student Leadership Team at Warren is sponsoring fund raising for the tsunami victims in South Asia. The team made posters for each classroom and is making daily announcements encouraging donations.The afterschool Arithmakids Club counts the funds.More than $820 has been raised so far. Funds raised will go to the Red Cross after Feb. 4.

Wellwood Elementary - Students held a fundraiser, called Change for Change, for the victims of the tsunami. Students collected change for two weeks and raised $1,600.54.

Westchester Elementary - The school's student council is sponsoring a tsunami relief drive.

Western School of Technology - The National Honor Society and Student Government Association have donated $100 each toward tsunami relief efforts. Faculty and staff have contributed more $245, and the school's entrepreneurship class held a fundraiser which generated over $100.

Woodbridge Elementary - Efforts are underway to collect money to aid the tsunami victims in Southeast Asia.