West Ferris Secondary School formed a partnership with the Wadduwa Lions Club of Sri Lanka to help rebuild the lives of those devastated by the 2004 tsunami. Through a penny campaign, they raised over $5,000 to fund the construction of a new home. In a subsequent project, several North Bay schools joined together to fund the building of a maternity clinic in the same Sri Lankan village, with construction progressing from site preparation through finishing touches in preparation for the opening ceremonies.