Hello all!
Today was the first of a brand new tradition in the Maxim Hygiene office: Friday Fun Day! Friday Fun Day is a way for the Maxim Hygiene team to come together at the end of a busy week and have a little fun. Each week, a different member of our team will be in charge of creating a fun way to start our Friday. This week, Maxim Hygiene’s PR and Marketing representative, Julia, was in charge. Here’s what Julia has to say:
For today’s Friday Fun Day, I chose to teach the folks at Maxim Hygiene how to make paper cranes. I was inspired to do this by a story I read in the fourth grade that still remains with me today: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Sadako Sasaki was a young Japanese girl who became very ill with leukemia as a result of radiation from the atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima. A friend of hers suggested that she begin to fold paper cranes because, according to Japanese legend, when you fold 1,000 paper cranes your wish will come true. According to the story, Sadako was only able to fold 644 cranes before her untimely death at twelve years old. Her friends and community then gathered to complete her goal and fold the rest of the 1,000 paper cranes. A string of 1,000 paper cranes holds a lot of significance in Japanese tradition and, through the story of Sadako, it has become a symbol of peace.
This seemed particularly relevant given everything that is happening in Japan right now. The earthquake was one week ago today. Now, more than ever, it is important to have hope. And above all, it is important that we do everything in our power to help. Mashable created a great list of 7 easy ways you can help, I strongly encourage all readers to review it here. There’s so much you can do, try to think outside the box, you can never do too much.
Over the next few weeks, we will continue to build our string of 1,000 paper cranes as a consistent reminder of hope and peace. We’d love it if our readers would join us. Learn how to make a paper crane here. Send pictures to info@maximhy.com if you’d like, we’d love to see your creation. And most importantly, look online and within your own community for other ways to help.
Here’s a quicker diagram for folding a paper crane:
If you have any questions, you can always reach out to me. I’d love to talk to you – I’m always here for my feminine hygiene queens!
Lots of love,