👋 Welcome! This is a reflection of the Thousand-Paper-Crane initiative my LinkCC Non-Profit Organization began in July, 2023 and ended in January, 2024. Our project was a success! By hosting a summer camp, we were able to buy more than $1200+ worth of presents to donate to Alberta Children’s Hospital.
The purpose of this volunteer project was twofold: to raise funds for gifts and to fold 1,000 paper cranes to create a beautiful paper crane gift for our beloved Calgary Children’s Hospital. Our goal was to bring hope and joy to children in hospitals, leaving a lasting positive impact in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This project was inspired by Sadako Sasaki and her wish to fold thousand paper cranes after she contracted leukemia. Through art and creative expression, we are able to pass on Sadako's hope to every single child in the hospital.
CBC news article:
Curious about how our initiative? Take a look at the photos we captured during this project:
My Reflection
My LinkCC non-profit organization and I held a “Thousand Paper Cranes” initiative, hoping to bring optimism to children in local hospitals after the pandemic. This project was inspired by Sadako's story of folding a thousand paper cranes after she contracted leukemia. Like Sadako, we wanted to spread hope to sick children.
My team organized a children’s summer camp to fundraise money to donate to the Alberta's Children Hospital. I led three daily sessions of our camp–Python, athletics, and paper crane folding–by serving as a Python instructor, rhythmic gymnastic coach, and arts/crafts instructor.
Reality surpassed our expectations. Children were not only captivated by the process of folding paper cranes but also enthusiastic about cutting the paper scrolls into origami squares. Our teamwork built great patience, immersion and understanding. These children allowed me to see other dimensions of the initiative that they found so fascinating. This project was empowering, not only to the children, not only to my community, but to me as well. It taught me that leaders could learn from those they led. Everyone has something unique to offer.
We wove together a beautiful artwork of 1000 paper cranes. Our team used the $1200 we raised from the camp to buy toys for sick children at the Alberta Children’s Hospital–our donation was also featured on CBC news. Through art and creative expression, we are able to pass on Sadako's hope to every sick child in the hospital. It feels so empowering knowing that each toy we donated falls into the hands of a sick child, each toy introduces a moment of happiness, and each toy brings a beaming smile to their face.
We would like to acknowledge the non-profit, student-led organization, LinkCC, for empowering us the opportunity to host such a meaningful activity. The summer camp was held under the name of LinkCC, and it could not thrived without the organization’s support. For more information about the LinkCC, click our website down below:
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