Total Amount: £759.80
Raised since April 2nd: £15.00
Total Origami Cranes: 815 (+ 1 Turtle, +1 Dragon, +1 Standing Bird)
Made since April 2nd: 0
[Origami Crane Surplus: 55 and 1/5]
Number of 'Origami Machine' Hours: 0
Unless otherwise stated 'today' for funds raised ended at 17:30 on the date indicated and 'today' for paper cranes made ended when we gave in and went to sleep on the date indicated.
Thursday 7 April 2011
Sunday 3 April 2011
Heeley City Farm
We had a great day at the Spring Fayre yesterday down at Heeley City Farm. A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by and donated to the British Red Cross. We have raised nearly £750 so far, only around £250 to go!
Our stand was set up over by the tiny lambs, which entertained us greatly throughout the day. We were also so fortunate as to be set up down wind of the lavendar stall, which meant it smelled gorgeous too. There was a great turn-out at the Spring Fayre and the other stalls and the entertainment groups were great! We particulary enjoyed the music and dancing performed by the Boggart's Breakfast Border Morris group (I will post a video up in a little bit).
We had a surprise visit from Nick Robinson (the professional origami artist) who was also at the Spring Fayre. We were treated to an inpromptu origami demonstration (which accounts for the + 1 Dragon and +1 Standing Bird in our totals) and he even posted about us on his blog. While he was chatting with us, he was also so very kind and signed a copy of one of his books that our friend left with us, since she was not able to be there yesterday. :)
We have started to realise that after this initiative is over and we have reached out goal, we will be in possession of a large number of origami cranes. A lot of people have donated to the British Red Cross through our cause, but have decided not to take a crane home (or only took one, when they donated much more than £1.00). Given this, we would like to do something special with the few hundred cranes that we will have left at the end... therefore, if you have any suggestions, we would love to hear them. You can let us know your ideas by posting in the comments section or sending us an e-mail (or finding us on Twitter or even posting on our Facebook page)!
Our stand was set up over by the tiny lambs, which entertained us greatly throughout the day. We were also so fortunate as to be set up down wind of the lavendar stall, which meant it smelled gorgeous too. There was a great turn-out at the Spring Fayre and the other stalls and the entertainment groups were great! We particulary enjoyed the music and dancing performed by the Boggart's Breakfast Border Morris group (I will post a video up in a little bit).
We had a surprise visit from Nick Robinson (the professional origami artist) who was also at the Spring Fayre. We were treated to an inpromptu origami demonstration (which accounts for the + 1 Dragon and +1 Standing Bird in our totals) and he even posted about us on his blog. While he was chatting with us, he was also so very kind and signed a copy of one of his books that our friend left with us, since she was not able to be there yesterday. :)
We have started to realise that after this initiative is over and we have reached out goal, we will be in possession of a large number of origami cranes. A lot of people have donated to the British Red Cross through our cause, but have decided not to take a crane home (or only took one, when they donated much more than £1.00). Given this, we would like to do something special with the few hundred cranes that we will have left at the end... therefore, if you have any suggestions, we would love to hear them. You can let us know your ideas by posting in the comments section or sending us an e-mail (or finding us on Twitter or even posting on our Facebook page)!
Running Total - April 2nd, 2011
Raised since March 30th: £32.35
Total Origami Cranes: 815 (+ 1 Turtle, +1 Dragon, +1 Standing Bird)
Made since March 24th: 120
[Origami Crane Surplus: 70 and 1/5]
Number of 'Origami Machine' Hours: 6
Unless otherwise stated 'today' for funds raised ended at 17:30 on the date indicated and 'today' for paper cranes made ended when we gave in and went to sleep on the date indicated.
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Heeley City Farm Spring Fayre
Apologies, apologies, apologies for the lapse in updates since before the weekend, it has been a very busy week (as you can see by our sad number of cranes produced). However, we have raised more than 70% of our goal... we almost have £1000 for The British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal! And you will notice that the crane 'deficit' numbers are slowly rising (or lowering, whichever is correct in this context).
In an effort to raise the £287.55 we still need to reach our goal we will be hosting a stand/table at the upcoming Heeley City Farm Spring Fayre on Saturday, April 2nd (yes, that is this Saturday) from 11:00am until 4:00pm. Are you excited?
If you are in the Sheffield area (or feel like going for a drive, or for a sail, or for a flight, or for a... etc) then why not stop by to see us? You can make a donation and take home a crane made by us, or we can teach you (and your family and friends) how to make your own origami crane, or if you already know how to do origami you can help us to make the 304 (and 9/20) origami cranes we have yet to make before reaching the 1000 goal (senbazuru); as I am sure we will reach £1000 before too long.
We will even have handout instructions for you to take home, so you can continue your origami skills at home (and for an additional donation, why not take some origami paper home with you to practice). If you are not in the Sheffield area, or if you cannot make this wonderful event (there will be many baby animals there, as it is Spring, need I say more) you can still help us out, by spreading the word!
There will be a great many things to see and do, aside from making origami cranes and helping us raise money. For more details, you can see their poster here or you can send us an e-mail. :)
In an effort to raise the £287.55 we still need to reach our goal we will be hosting a stand/table at the upcoming Heeley City Farm Spring Fayre on Saturday, April 2nd (yes, that is this Saturday) from 11:00am until 4:00pm. Are you excited?
If you are in the Sheffield area (or feel like going for a drive, or for a sail, or for a flight, or for a... etc) then why not stop by to see us? You can make a donation and take home a crane made by us, or we can teach you (and your family and friends) how to make your own origami crane, or if you already know how to do origami you can help us to make the 304 (and 9/20) origami cranes we have yet to make before reaching the 1000 goal (senbazuru); as I am sure we will reach £1000 before too long.
We will even have handout instructions for you to take home, so you can continue your origami skills at home (and for an additional donation, why not take some origami paper home with you to practice). If you are not in the Sheffield area, or if you cannot make this wonderful event (there will be many baby animals there, as it is Spring, need I say more) you can still help us out, by spreading the word!
There will be a great many things to see and do, aside from making origami cranes and helping us raise money. For more details, you can see their poster here or you can send us an e-mail. :)
Running Total - March 30th, 2011
Total Amount: £712.45
Raised since March 24th: £20.00
Total Origami Cranes: 695 (+ 1 Turtle)
Made since March 24th: 54
[Origami Crane Deficit: 17 and 9/20]
Number of 'Origami Machine' Hours: No idea!
Unless otherwise stated 'today' for funds raised ended at 17:30 on the date indicated and 'today' for paper cranes made ended when we gave in and went to sleep on the date indicated.
Raised since March 24th: £20.00
Total Origami Cranes: 695 (+ 1 Turtle)
Made since March 24th: 54
[Origami Crane Deficit: 17 and 9/20]
Number of 'Origami Machine' Hours: No idea!
Unless otherwise stated 'today' for funds raised ended at 17:30 on the date indicated and 'today' for paper cranes made ended when we gave in and went to sleep on the date indicated.
Thursday 24 March 2011
Have you ever wondered what a few hundred origami cranes would look like?
I thought that I would take the opportunity tonight to take a few photographs of our efforts. This photo is of a few hundred cranes we have made over the last week and a half - it does not include the few hundred that are already hanging in the window or about the hundred that we have already given away in exchange for donations.
We would really appreciate it if you could help us to spread the word of what we are trying to achieve, as we only have about £300.00 more to go! You can see the rest of our pictures, by visiting our Flickr page.
We would really appreciate it if you could help us to spread the word of what we are trying to achieve, as we only have about £300.00 more to go! You can see the rest of our pictures, by visiting our Flickr page.
Running Total - March 24th, 2011
Total Amount: £692.45
Raised Today: £0.00 (I know we have some more donations coming soon!)
Total Origami Cranes: 640 (+ 1 Turtle)
Made Today: 50
[Origami Crane Deficit: 52 and 9/20]
Number of 'Origami Machine' Hours: One episode of MasterChef (including credits and 'Next time, on MasterChef...' clips).
Unless otherwise stated 'today' for funds raised ended at 17:30 on the date indicated and 'today' for paper cranes made ended when we gave in and went to sleep on the date indicated.
Raised Today: £0.00 (I know we have some more donations coming soon!)
Total Origami Cranes: 640 (+ 1 Turtle)
Made Today: 50
[Origami Crane Deficit: 52 and 9/20]
Number of 'Origami Machine' Hours: One episode of MasterChef (including credits and 'Next time, on MasterChef...' clips).
Unless otherwise stated 'today' for funds raised ended at 17:30 on the date indicated and 'today' for paper cranes made ended when we gave in and went to sleep on the date indicated.
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