1000 Cranes

I remember going to the museum as a little girl and seeing an exhibit with 1000 cranes hanging from the ceiling. A girl named Sadako lived through the bombing of Hiroshima but later developed lukemia. Japanese folklore says that if you fold 1000 cranes, you get a wish. She began folding cranes to earn her wish, to live. Sadly, she died before she finished, but her family and friends completed her project.

Then a gal named Sandy decided to take the idea of cranes + hope and spread it in her own way. She's making 100 paper cranes, each with its own message - words like Radiant, Freedom and Trustworthy. Then she releases the cranes, placing them in public areas waiting to be found. It's her own little way of spreading hope.

Read more about Sandy + her 1000 cranes here.