After the Japan earthquake the nonprofit Bezos Family Foundation invited children from around the world to mail origami cranes to its Seattle headquarters, promising to donate USD 2 per crane to the relief efforts, up to to USD 200,000.
A few days later a truck arrived filled with thousands of cranes. And then another truck. And then another. Eventually over 2,000,000 cranes arrived at the steps of the non-profit and the organization doubled its donation. Paper cranes made from math homework, hall passes, love letters, Saran wrap, Kleenex, candy wrappers, and restaurant menus.
Brooklyn-based Brazilian artist Vik Muniz then take the cranes and making something incredible with them.
Source from This Is Collossal
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