1,000 Crane Project at New England College

A group of Japanese students and friends at NEC are making origami cranes and asking for donations to the Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. It is a Japanese custom to fold 1,000 origami cranes in hopes that a wish will be granted. When a disaster or illness strikes, a concerned person begins making these origami birds hoping that, by the time 1,000 origamis are made, the recovery and healing is well under way.

There will be a table set up in Gilmore Dining Hall from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday during the weeks of April 4 and April 11. Please join the effort to send our best wishes for the safety of Japanese people and the families and friends of our classmates. For more information, please contact Professor Sachiko Howard at showard@nec.edu.