STUDENTS came up with an ideal solution to get rid of unwanted Christmas presents.
Students on the foundation award in caring for children at Darlington College of Technology and staff donated their unwanted gifts to charity.
The 16 to 23-year-old students then set up shop in the entrance lobby of the college and sold the items to visitors.
The event raised about £50 in 90 minutes which will be donated to the tsunami appeal.
Lorna Clifton, 16, of Darlington, said: "I think everyone receives presents at Christmas they can easily live without and this seemed the right thing to do with them. The tsunami was so awful. We just couldn't believe what we were seeing on the television, so we wanted to do something to help those people caught up in it, particularly the young people."
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