It's been one week since 13-year-old Lydia Herrle was struck by a truck while getting off her school bus and community support is building.

The Wilmot Township girl remains in a coma at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and the Herrle family says doctors are hopeful that Lydia will recover.

Meanwhile at Baden Public School, where a large barbecue fundraiser for the school had already been planned, they're showing their support.

Students there are making t-shirts to raise money for a trust account for Lydia, as well as for her favourite charity, Free the Children.

Jo-Anne Soye, principal at Baden Public School, says the students are also working on a playlist of her favourite songs and a recorded message to be played for her in the hospital.

The whole close-knit community has been hit hard by the incident.

Green ribbons have already flooded Baden, St. Agatha and Petersburg as well as nearby communities including Kitchener and Waterloo.

On Twitter the phrase #prayforlydia is being used, as people post photos of the green ribbons in their neighbourhoods.

The Herrle family is well-known in the area, operating Herrle's Country Farm Market in St. Agatha.

The Waterloo Regional Police Service says there's still no word on charges in the collision and the investigation continues.

To Support the Herrle family:

  • You can go into any TD Bank branch and ask to donate to the "Lydia Herrle Account in Trust."
  • You can pick up a green ribbon on the porch of Carolle Carey's home at 23 Brenneman Drive in Baden.