Janice and I were roommates at the Synergy conference in Baltimore, and as a result, she probably heard way more information than she wanted to about the Crane Project! She told her neighbor, Debbie Saperstein about the project. Debbie is a sixth grade reading teacher in Norton, Massachusetts. When she heard about the project, something must have connected for her. Let me let her explain....the following was in the note sent along with the cranes:
"I told my students of your dream, and we decided to help. Each student on our 6/White 2007/2008 team who created a "crane" received a raffle ticket toward a pair of Red Sox tickets..... Students received raffle tickets when they demonstrated kindness towards others, the community, and to themselves. The "cranes" enclosed are a tribute to their dedication and yours.
Thank you for honoring us with the opportunity to help in this wonderful way."
For anyone who lives in New England, particular in the Boston area, you know, this is known as Red Sox nation. Tickets to the Red Sox games are not inexpensive, or easy to get. They usually sell out the games very early in the season. Having attended a few games myself, Fenway Park is a special place, and often is the beginning of a life-long love affair with the Red Sox that lasts even when you move away from the area. Clearly these kids were motivated. Nearly 400 cranes arrived in that box from Janice.
I can't express enough my appreciation to Janice, Debbie, and all the students from 6 White who folded those cranes. I love that people I have never met, or even knew about until the box arrived, were inspired enough to sit down, cut out squares of paper, and do their very best to fold them into cranes. It inspires me in ways that cannot be imagined. Thank you! I have put the cranes in bags to be strung into strands of 100 cranes. The efforts of all these kids has helped to count move up significantly, and the story of how and why the cranes came to be is wonderful.
2 comments:
How awesome for the kids! How awesome for you! Kids are amazing human beings. I have always found that when you ask for helping helping another, the kids are there ready to get to work. good on them!
You are right Kathi. Kids are often very willing to step up and help out. But it was also wonderful that Janice told her neighbor about the project and spread the word. A small act can mean a lot!
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