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Photo Essay | Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Dartmouth Stands With Japan

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Karen Orrick ‘11 begins a community candlelight vigil at Rollins Chapel on April 11 with the strike of a gong.

Apr 12 | 11:03 pm

Order this photo | Photo: Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth Staff

After the earthquake, a coalition of students formed Dartmouth with Japan to facilitate fundraising efforts for affected regions in the country.

College President Jim Yong Kim makes opening remarks during the “Dartmouth Stands with Japan” dinner banquet on April 4. The event raised $1,744 for the Kesennuma City Hospital in the severely-damaged Miyagi Prefecture.

The Dartmouth Cords perform at the “Dartmouth Stands with Japan” dinner banquet.

Lauren Glover ‘11, a member of Soul Scribes, recites a poem at the “Dartmouth Stands with Japan” dinner banquet.

The student group Dartmouth for Japan kicked off the Tsuru for Japan Project on April 10. The project is a month-long community effort to fold 5,000 paper cranes, or tsurus, to be displayed around Hanover.

Kristy Choi ‘14 folds paper cranes at the Tsuru for Japan Project kickoff event. The crane is of symbolic importance in Japanese culture. Japanese lore states that anyone who folds 1,000 paper cranes will be granted a wish.

Students and community members who attended the kickoff had the chance to “shop” for organizations to donate to and help with the relief efforts.

Casual Thursday performs at the Tsuru for Japan Project kickoff event.

SHEBA performs a thematic number at the Tsuru for Japan Project kickoff event.

The Dartmouth flag flies at half-staff on April 11 to commemorate one month from the day of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan. The College designated the Monday as a “Day of Reflection.”

Karen Orrick ‘11 begins a community candlelight vigil at Rollins Chapel on April 11 with the strike of a gong.

Callista Womick ‘13 lights the candles of community members during a vigil at Rollins Chapel.