DISTRICT Girl Guide Leader Cheryl Raiteri describes Jessica Butron as very shy, quiet and humble.

So it was surprising to Ms Raiteri when she heard of Jessica's drought relief efforts.

Jessica's mum Helan McKean said the plight of our western farmers - experiencing one of the worst droughts on record - was like a call to action for the 11-year-old.

After calling for donations of non-perishable goods through Facebook, Jessica late last year swung into action.

"Every afternoon she would hop on her bike and ride around town collecting donations," her mother said.

All the donations were then taken from Moranbah to the community of Blackall, 800kms southwest of Proserpine.

"We randomly drove down driveways giving food away," Ms McKean said, adding she was overwhelmed by the response from the farmers.

"They were very welcoming and told us stories about the drought," she said.

"One guy was down to his last 100 head and had only three weeks of water left."

Ms McKean said for her daughter Jessica it was a real "eye opener".

"She really got involved and was jumping around the trailer handing out goods," she said. "She has a lot better appreciation of how lucky she is."

The mum and daughter also made a donation to the local school and the Blackall Hospital.

"For those families, they were overwhelmed that other people were thinking of them," Ms McKean said.

Ms Raiteri meanwhile said the Proserpine Girl Guides were very proud of Jessica's efforts.

"This is what we try to instil in the girls, to help people," she said.

"We were very surprised because she is such a shy girl, she is not someone who looks for praise."