Paper Cranes at McCracken (and eat at Subway on April 12th)!

Aside from the upcoming Subway day on April 12th (see coupon in the previous post if you need one), other exciting things are taking place at McCracken to help children get the things they deserve!  The library has taken on the charge of making 1000 paper cranes to help those that have been affected by the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan.  They will be donating those cranes in the name of A.C.T. to OshKosh.  See the post by Ms. Gammeri on the Library Leaks page!  Thanks Ms. Gammeri for recognizing the work we do through your activism!

From Library Leaks:  (http://webservices.sd735.org/groups/tgammeriblog/blog/)

Aiding Children Together (A.C.T.) is a grassroots organization started and run entirely by McCracken staff and students, under the guidance of Ms. Jen Ciok. A.C.T. has the simple but important goal of improving the lives of children in our global community. They have organized various fundraisers and activities to raise money and awareness for children in need. To find out more, visit the A.C.T. blog.

We have decided to join forces and donate our origami cranes on behalf of A.C.T. to the clothing company OshKosh B'gosh. OshKosh B'gosh is running a program called Cranes for Kids.

For EACH crane we give them, they will donate an article of clothing to a child affected by the tragedy in Japan! We are so excited to have a way to help and a purpose for all our handmade cranes.

We have 781 cranes so far!