Cedarville University will send nearly 1,100 hand-made paper snowflakes to support the survivors of the shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14. This is part of a national campaign that was announced today in the media.
The Connecticut Parent Teacher Association is collecting snowflakes to create a “winter wonderland” for Sandy Hook students’ return to school. Sarah Allen, associate director of guest services, heard about the PTA initiative and knew Cedarville could make an impact. Allen is expected to transport the snowflakes to Connecticut on her way to her parents’ house for Christmas, which is 20 minutes from Newtown, CT.
The snowflakes were initially part of the annual campus Christmas celebration at Cedarville University. Nearly 40 members of the Student Center Activities Board created the snowflakes to decorate the Stevens Student Center lobby. Brian Burns, associate dean for student center operations and programs, oversaw the project. According to Burns, each snowflake took 15 minutes to make and the entire project took a week to complete.
Burns planned to dispose of the red, white and green snowflakes at the conclusion of the fall semester, but now the snowflakes will be delivered to Sandy Hook later this week. The school colors of Sandy Hook Elementary are green and white, so the snowflakes will coordinate well at the school.
Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University attracts 3,400 undergraduate, graduate and online students to more than 100 areas of study. Celebrating 125 years of inspiring greatness, Cedarville is a Christ-centered learning community recognized nationally for rigorous academic programs, strong graduation and retention rates, accredited professional and health science offerings and leading student satisfaction ratings. Visit the University online at www.cedarville.edu.
