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M O S T C E N S O R E D - - - - - - - - SEATTLE, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten thousand children from over 600 classrooms in Western Washington will be on hand when their messages of peace are assembled and folded into the World's Largest Origami Paper Crane at the King Dome in Seattle on November 10, 1999. The event, WINGS FOR PEACE, is to educate children on the need for peace and cooperation among the peoples of the world. The crane will enter the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest in the world. The children's messages and drawings will be put together to form a giant square of over 55,000 square feet of heavy-duty paper on the floor of the King Dome. When constructed, the crane will stand 120 feet high with a wingspan of 200 feet. The general public is invited to view the paper crane between 2:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. on the 10th. Admission to the Kingdome will be free for children, $5.00 for adults. The full day's activities will also be broadcast on the Internet and may be viewed by accessing http://www.secureeye.com. The paper crane as a symbol of peace came from the story of "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" about a Japanese girl dying of radiation sickness whose fervent wish for peace led to her folding 1,000 paper cranes. This event is presented by the non-profit organization, "The World Peace Project for Children," in cooperation with a coalition of organizations dedicated to promoting "world peace through intergenerational, cooperative, multi-cultural community effort." Information on volunteering and donations is available on the Internet at http://www.sadako.org or by calling 425-391-3745. CONTACT: Gail Hikida, 206-812-6958, or gdh@bouillon.com, for The World Peace Project for Children. SOURCE The World Peace Project for Children
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