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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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The tiny red origami cranes, threaded in five tightly packed strands, had arrived by post from a befriended Japanese teacher and her class on the same day Peter had gone to hospital for a bypass operation.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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In anticipation of the October review of the sanctions by the United Nations Security Council, the Fellowship of Reconciliation is encouraging people to fold origami peace cranes as a call for the removal of the economic sanctions in Iraq.
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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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The theme, borrowed from the Japanese tradition of making origami cranes as a way of marking a prayer or wish, was intended as a prayer for peace and for the memory of those lost.
Origami cranes are the energy of air and traditionally in oriental culture they represent a wish of healing and peace.
The youth volunteers teach others how to fold Origami peace cranes at local events for promoting peace and friendship.
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Abu Kashir,
Gas Station Attendant
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The cranes turned out to be a terrific conversation starter, even though the conversations weren't always about origami or coaching.
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Sasha Prevette,
Kindergarten student
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Some people make origami cranes and give them to friends when they are sick to help them get better.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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The origami cranes were sent to New York City Friday ''as a symbolic sign of peace and recovery,'' said Merry Conway, spokeswoman for the school.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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The theme for the parade service was world peace and all children plus a few members of the congregation attempted to make Peace Cranes using the art of Origami being helped by Mayumi and Yoko.
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Keiko Miyisawa,
Receptionist
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Classic Cranes will fold and mount 1001 origami cranes for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and other important events.
Cranes as symbols of peace In Japan, both children and adults fold small pieces of paper into the form of cranes and other animals in origami , the art of paper folding.
Azumatec uses Japanese Yuzen paper to transform traditonal Origami Cranes into modern and fashionable earrings.
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