My name is Lizzie, I'm 10 years old and in the 4th grade.
I like origami and drawing, and littlest pet shop. I love Hello Kitty too.
I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers. My little sister Becca gets her finger poked sometimes to make sure her sugar level is ok. My mommy has some friends whose kids are sick with diabetes, and I wanted to do something to help, so my mommy and I came up with the Cranes 4 a Cure. I want to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. My sister is lucky, she doesn't have diabetes, but a lot of kids do, and it isn't fair. Anyone can get juvenile diabetes, you don't have to have a family history. I think they need to find a cure fast so the kids who have it can be needle free, I don't like needles.

So I guess you want to know what Cranes 4 a Cure is.
It is said that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish. Sometimes relatives or friends fold the cranes for someone who has an illness in hopes for recovery or a long life.

My goal is to raise $1,000.00. For every dollar I raise, I am going to make an origami crane and put the name of the person who sent me that dollar on the wing. Then I am going to string all the cranes together and give it to the juvenile diabetes foundation with all the money I raise. Then my wish will be to find a cure. Please help me help those kids with this bad disease. My mommy says she will take a picture of every crane I make and post it here for everyone to see. For more information, please email my mommy, her name is Jenny. A dollar isn't a lot, but it can make a difference. I hope to get some pictures of kids you can help soon.
Thank you.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Cranes 186-190


Cranes 186-188 are Anh, Dona and Son. Thank you.


Cranes 189 and 190 are Amy and Leah.

I have raised $671.00 so far! My chip in only shows online donations. And that isn't even including the Tzedakah from my Sunday school class. Today my teacher got really excited. The school got the results of FCAT testing. Guess what? I didn't get one wrong answer on the math part. The principal called my mommy and told her I aced the test and got the highest score in the school. I also got a 4 on my reading part. The highest you could get was a 5.

I did a search (with my mommy's help) on Cranes 4 a Cure on google, it was really neat to see so many posts on different blogs. Together I know we will find a cure for Diabetes!
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  1. Tammy ElliottJune 7, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Lizzie: I am so impressed with your campaign. My son, Logan, is 10. He has had diabetes since he was 6. Guess what? I found out yesterday, that he also made a perfect score on the math part of the FCAT!!! I am so proud of both of you. Logan's karate teacher's wife, Terri Jolley, made a donation to your campaign in his honor. With her help, he has been able to be active in karate when he is well enough. Thank you for caring, Terri and Lizzie. Tammy Elliott

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