The art of origami is helping community members make a meaningful difference in the fight against cancer. Through the annual Cranes for Cancer event, participants are raising both funds and awareness for those impacted by the disease while gaining a deeper understanding of the mission of the Erie Cancer Wellness Center.<\/p>\n
The event was inspired by the story of a young girl battling leukemia who folded 1,000 paper cranes in hopes of having her wish granted, a legend that has become a symbol of hope, healing and perseverance around the world.<\/p>\n
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During the fundraiser, participants purchased colorful paper cranes in honor or memory of loved ones affected by cancer. The display served as a powerful reminder of the many individuals and families touched by the illness, while creating a visual tribute filled with messages of love, remembrance and support.<\/p>\n
In addition to honoring cancer survivors and those who have lost their lives to the disease, the event offered attendees a glimpse into the programs and services provided by the Erie Cancer Wellness Center. The organization offers resources designed to support patients and their families throughout their cancer journeys.<\/p>\n
Organizers say every dollar raised through Cranes for Cancer will directly benefit Erie Cancer Wellness Center programs and help fund the construction of a new, larger facility. The expanded center is expected to open next February, allowing the organization to serve even more individuals in the community.<\/p>\n
The Erie Cancer Wellness Center is also preparing to take the next step in its expansion plans, with officials expected to announce the location of the new facility in September.<\/p>\n
As hundreds of paper cranes come together in a colorful display of hope and resilience, the event continues to demonstrate how a simple act of folding paper can bring a community together in support of those facing cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The art of origami is helping community members make a meaningful difference in the fight against cancer. Through…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259264,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[110046,136,17664,138,137,2350,110045,103943],"class_list":["post-259263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-cancer-awareness","tag-erie","tag-erie-cancer-wellness-center","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-fundraiser","tag-origami","tag-paper-cranes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}