329. Decent

329. Decent
Definition: (adj) kind, obliging, generous
Location Placed: Sugarush Cupcake Shop, Red Bank, New Jersey
Date Placed: 9/24/11 at 4:16pm
Status: Found!





When I had overheard at another store that the cupcake of the day (the 24th) was a chocolate cake with a full sized peanut butter cup baked in, I quickly searched out the shop. Chocolate + Peanut Butter combination is a weakness in my house, as are cupcakes. So I was pleased as punch knowing my dessert was going to be delish. Imagine my surprise when less than 2 hours later I received an email from Chris, an employee there, saying they found the crane! I included the picture he emailed me below.

262. Philanthropic

262. Philanthropic
Definition: (adj) seeking to promote the welfare of others
Location Placed: Drayton Hall, Charleston, South Carolina
Date Placed: 7/31/11 at 4:35pm
Status: FOUND!





My visit to Drayton Hall was absolutely awesome. I like a historic house fitted with period furnishings as much as the next gal. But this property took it one step further. They kept the house in its original condition and didn't stick furniture in there. We got to see where people stood against the walls and where picture frames once hung. Certainly didn't hurt that the huge house is extremely picturesque or that my tour guide was super informative. And how awesome to have Carin as a finder and took pictures of the crane herself!

August 1, 2011 at 11:02am
Hi,

I'm not sure if you received the email I tried to send via your blog, but we found this in our museum shop yesterday. My name is Carin, and I'm an employee at Drayton Hall in Charleston, SC. We hope you enjoyed you visit to our site! I will be happy to re-release this crane and try to help out your mission!

All the best,
Carin

Another Muhlenberg Crane Finder!

I got this email from another crane that I left at my alma mater. Allison "Albi" left a comment on the entry for 172. Dear.

Feburary 7, 2011 7:53pm
"I found this one :) It is sitting on my desk in my dorm room. When I get a spare moment to breathe in the next few weeks, Dear will be flying free elsewhere.

Just a note: When I was in 5th grade, I read Sadako and the 1000 paper cranes, and folding my own collection. I named every single one and they all had a story and I still have them back at home. Your mission is inspiring, keep up the fantastic work!" - Allison

I'm impressed that you named them all! I'm not sure I could come up with that many names. Hopefully you have a great spring semester!

Another Crane Finder!!

I got this email a couple weeks ago:

November 28, 2010 at 11:41pm

Sandy,

My name is Ciara. I'm 15 years old and I live in Massachusetts. I have been volunteering at the New England Aquarium for about 7 months now, and I absolutely love it. There have been a lot of things going on in my life which have made me question many aspects of myself as a person. The Aquarium is one of the few places I can just let go and be myself and really feel like I'm doing something meaningful. I was roaming around the Giant Ocean Tank around closing time about a month ago when I found your crane. The word "esteem" to me means being proud of everything about yourself without even stopping to think about how somebody else sees it. Finding your crane has given me a lot more confidence in having a positive outlook on things, knowing that I can get through anything. I would like some time to share the crane with the people around me, but when I re-release it, I will be sure to let you know.
Thank you for everything, and I greatly support you on this mission for peace.

Ciara

P.S. I just started up a channel on youtube, and I was hoping it would be okay with you if I could post a video about the crane I found and your entire project. Let me know your thoughts.

I wanted to wait until she did the video so that I could post it with the entry for you lovely readers to see! This is a link to Ciara's YouTube channel video about her story of finding a crane. It made me a bit teary. A better person could not have found this crane. It is always my hope that the people who find these cranes take meaning away from them and hopefully find one that resonates with them. And it really sounds like that happened with Ciara and Esteem. Thanks for emailing me Ciara and for making such a wonderful video!

PS- And let's send Ciara some good health thoughts! I can't imagine having pneumonia AND bronchitis at the same time.

A Crane Finder!

I was so pleased to come back from my vacation in Washington, DC on Sunday night to find the following e-mail:

October 24, 2010 8:12pm

A Lieutenant Stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington (State)
"I recently returned from a deployment to Iraq, and am visiting my parents in Virginia for the first time in a year. I went to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History with my father yesterday, and as I was admiring the expo on ancient humans, I noticed one of your cranes right on the table next to me. Number 103, savor reminds me to savor the time that I have with my family right now. I will hold onto this crane and place it somewhere in Tacoma, WA, when I return to Fort Lewis next week! Thanks for such an interesting and thought provoking idea."

She was the first person to actually get back to me about finding a crane! And what a wonderful person too. I think we can all relate to savoring our time with the people we care about most. I'll be sure to post the picture of the crane as she said she'd send a picture of it to me upon releasing it when she gets back to Washington. Very exciting!