updated 5/11/2011 6:39am
Current donation raised for Project Paper Crane Earthquake Relief: $6,389
Thank you for your support!
from alumni: $2,725 from students: $3,664
Syracuse students are Engaging the World and putting Scholarship in Action to raise awareness and provide fundraising support for Japan. As many of you are aware, on March 11, 2011 a massive earthquake initiated a tragic sequence of events in Japan that has led to over 27,600 dead or missing, 173,200 homeless and hundreds of thousands more without adequate access to water, food, or electricity. This tragedy is global in scale and as part of the global community, Syracuse University students and organizations have come together to create Project Paper Crane.
For every $2 students contribute, Project Paper Crane will construct an orange crane and add it to our growing installation on the Schine/Newhouse lawn. Our goal is to raise $14,000 within the student body and produce 7,000 paper cranes.
We are asking our alumni community to match student participation with donations of $2 or more, one donation for every crane. 100% of all donations will go directly to the Japan Societies Earthquake Relief Fund.
On April 25th, SU and our orange cranes will join the global community as part of a 100,000 crane installation organized by Students Rebuild. For every crane Students Rebuild receives, another $2 donation will be triggered, this time to Architecture for Humanity, courtesy of The Bezos Family Foundation.
Please support our efforts by either assisting in the folding of paper cranes during one of our folding marathons, or donating for one or more cranes!
The Japan Society accepts donations of $10 or more. Please click either the SU Alumni or SU Student donation button! Thank you for your help towards earthquake relief!
Project Paper Crane - Syracuse University 
What a beautiful idea.
I had some ideas for the crane installation and wanted to discuss with you. My phone number is 315.854.4981 feel free to call or e-mail me if you would like to continue conversations.
Thank you so much for your efforts and your time
Timothy Westbrook
Hi Mr. Westbrook,
Thanks so much for your support and interest.
I don’t know if anyone got back to you but the installation is going up tonight on the Schine/Newhouse lawn.
It should be a great success thanks to our diligent installation staff who have really done a terrific job in planning.
We’ll post some pics and visit the site frequently as we’ll have updates!
Best,
James Utterback
Just donated. Proud of you guys!
What a great idea. I’ve been looking for a way to donate to Japanese earthquake relief and nice to be able to do through SU.
v-p of SUAA…
wonderful, worthy and beautiful project. can’t seen to find supapercrane on twitter, though.
It’s been such an emotional time in my country right now, but I feel we are all united and that we will move forward and overcome this tragedy.
I have been touched by Project Paper Crane and although I’ve been personally donating within Japan, I also wanted to be part of this donation project as a SU almuni.
Let me know when you will be folding cranes. I would like to learn/help.
We’ll be constantly updating our twitter and facebook accounts. There is a major paper crane folding event coming up soon. The approximate date is April 20th. More on this soon!
Thanks for your support –
PPC
I conduct workshops for children as part of an annual Hiroshima Remembrance. The workshops focus on the story of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and include making cranes. I am a prolific crane maker and would be comfortable teaching others to do so. Depending on the date and time of your event, I would be willing to help on site or to make cranes in advance for yo to have on hand. Also, how about a designation for donations by those of us who are faculty members?
Thank you so much for your effort. I am more proud of being a SU alumni.
Thank you very much for all the effort you’re making for us, Japanese. I am more proud of being a SU almuni, and really appreciate your consideration and activities.
I will be donating, through the su alumni assn, some of the proceeds from the sale of my novel – “The Alchemist’s Children” – (Authorhouse) the book is available at numerous bookstore websites.
Manipulation of genetic codes and the promise of immortality are pushing mankind in new directions. In “The Alchemist’s Children” the story of two families unfolds as a new human species of infinite variety is born.
Hi there,
I am truly impressed with the efforts of PPC.
I am writing a story on Project Paper Crane and looking for a student donor to interview. If you think you can help, email me at seloguid@syr.edu.