Journey North Whooping Crane Migration

Thank You!
Lisa Harrison, University of Chicago Lab School, Gr. 2
(Chicago, Illinois)

Ms. Harrison's second graders signed up for a "Change for Cranes" kit and got lucky. Their class won a room visit from members of the Operation Migration team during the 2008 migration! They worked even harder to raise money for Operation Migration's Change 4 Cranes program. On January 5, 2009, the second graders of Room 309 sent the Team a check for a whopping $1145.03!

Second Graders Raise BIG Money for the Cranes and Operation Migration!

Ms. Harrison said, "Our original class estimate was around $989, but once the children realized that we were only $11 short of $1000, several children brought in more money the next day. The kids were so excited and motivated about this fundraiser. They were determined to beat the amount we raised last year ($568.84) and they did! The grand total raised by the second graders of Room 309 was (drum roll) $1145.03!

"Anna, who has had a real passion for this study, also did some creative fundraising. She produced a colorful 'Save Whooping Cranes' sign with pictures of the Whoopers on it (adults and chicks) and taped it to the back of a music stand. Anna, her mom, and her little brother Jonah became gypsies with violin, drum, and voice. They serenaded Metra travelers in the train station as they returned to Hyde Park from Downtown Chicago. The commuters were quite generous and some were very interested to hear about the class project." Lisa Harrison, Teacher

"Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, Harper ( and little sister Greer) set up a hot chocolate stand to raise money for Operation Migration. It was lots of fun and a great success. The whole family got into it. They helped make origami cranes, schemed about the most effective way to sell them, made whipped cream to top the hot chocolate, kept the thermos full and talked up the neighbors." Lisa Harrison, Teacher

Operation Migration Visits Second Grade
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Ms. Harrison Goes to the Whooping Crane Festival
at Necedah, Wisconsin, in September 2008. She got to sit in one of the ultralight planes used on the migration!