For mutual Tuesday night, our beehives collected new and slightly used ties, letters of encouragement, and goodies for the missionaries and members in Japan who lost everything. We currently have a member of our ward, Elder Holbrook, who is serving in Japan right where it all happened, and we are excited that the package should get to him in time for his birthday. Our girls were amazing and easily collected over 100 ties.
Then my middle school students, who have been reading about influential people throughout world history (MLK Jr., Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, etc.) who have worked hard to make the world a better place, got involved as well by making 168 paper cranes for Japan.
Students Rebuild is an organization dedicated to giving students opportunities to help and serve those in need. For every paper crane that students make, $2.00 will be donated from the Bezos Family Foundation until they have 100,000 origami cranes or $200,000 to help rebuild Japan.
And as I have learned from my good friend Hiro Nakamura,
(Brian and I have become mildly obsessed with Heroes on Netflix)
it is believed in Japan that anyone who folds 1,000 paper cranes will receive 1 wish. 100,000 cranes will equal 100 wishes for Japan.
Japan, We love you!
Maybe your package will go to my brother, too!
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