Friday morning at Dalkey School Project in Dublin began with a difference as children and parents gathered to fold paper cranes to show our support for the people of Japan.
One week had passed since the natural disaster and we wanted to show our support for all of those struggling to rebuild their lives! Although we discovered that folding origami cranes is a little challenging, we persevered and we now have around 300 beautiful cranes hanging in our lobby with the number growing daily as inspired children, parents and grandparents continue to contribute to our display.
Why cranes? Cranes are sacred creatures in Japanese culture. According to ancient legend anyone who folds 1000 origami cranes will be granted a wish. We are going to upload a photograph of our cranes to dosomething.org who are hoping to collect 100 000 cranes to represent 100 wishes for relief and healing for all of those affected by this tragic natural disaster.
We managed to raise almost 400 euros and will be donating this to the Japanese Red Cross!
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