"I've seen it and I think it's so sad what happened to all the people there and how their houses have been wrecked," says sixth grader Alyssa Hilderman.

Hilderman is lending a hand as part of a hurricane help project at Shawnee Heights Elementary.

"Whatever they could do, whatever they could earn that would help the boys and girls in Louisiana," says Shawnee Heights Elementary Principal Layne Hunley of the project.

Every time they bring in a donation, the students get to put a helping hand up on the wall.

"Having cash really helps them because they can buy what they need and put the resources to where they're most necessary," says Commerce Bank and Trust President and CEO Duane Fager.

Commerce Bank and Trust wrote a $10,000 check for hurricane relief, kicking of a partnership with WIBW-TV.

"These people have really lost it all and anything we can do to help them get anything back, to get their lives somewhat back to normal, we're just really happy to do," says Steve Cornwell, Vice President and General Manager of WIBW-TV.

No matter what the size of the donation, everyone is doing something to help.

"I ended up bringing three dollars to help," says Hilderman, "I think it'll make them feel happy because people are just helping them now."

You can make your donation at any Commerce Bank and Trust.

Money collected will get to the Red Cross and to help families who may relocate to Topeka and Shawnee County.