Teen Fighting Cancer 'Overwhelmed' By Support
Sarah Stover and her family 'overwhelmed and humbled by the outpouring of love' as they receive more than 1,350 origami angels.
The folks at the Morris County Arts Workshop (MCAW) were not ones to sit idly by when they heard that Sarah Stover, 14-year-old freshman at West Morris Mendham High School, was battling follicular lymphoma. As a group dedicated to the power of art in the community, MCAW executive director Jane Shatz decided to use the legend of the origami cranes on Stover's behalf. In Japanese legend, anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be granted one wish. The original origami public art piece at the Chester Springs Mall titled "Thousand Flights" was made using 1,000 origami cranes folded by Cathy Ring to aid those suffering in Japan as a result of the 2011 tsunami disaster. The decision was made to amend the concept from cranes to angels. "When …
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