Origami Salami is a student movement founded in 2009 by Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz to mobilize people for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) through the fun of origami; Folding for Good is a further initiative to support good causes with it.

Together, Origami Salami and Folding for Good increase the number of STEM pipeline students by raising awareness of STEM applications achievable through folding plus a reminder to Do Good with STEAM. 


We study folding, then we Do Good with it.

Folding for Good: Art Meets Science @ the Carnegie Science Center
Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz, Founder and CEO, appears on "Pittsburgh Today Live!" 
KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA  
October 9, 2013

We Advocate for STEAM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics
Then We Do Good with It!

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Events

Folding for Good

Folding for Good 
for the Giraffes at
Zoo Vienna Schonbrunn

April 2015. We are collaborating with our friends at Zoo Vienna Schonbrunn, Vienna, Austria, to raise awareness about giraffes by breaking a world record for gathering the most origami giraffes in one place--at the zoo! Join us! 

Folding for Good 
for
Earth Day 2015

Folding for Good for Earth Day 2015 By Dylan Lee, Origami Salami Manhattan, New York City, at The Dalton School. Students engineer construction of a Sonobe earth comprised of 270 modules by use of origami skills and Google Earth!

Folding for Good 
for your Sweetie

PictureValentine's Day 2015 By Ben & Ari, Origami Salami Clear Lake, TX. Spreading cheer by donating sweets and origami Valentine hearts at church.

Folding for Good to Save Endangered Elephants

August-September 2015
Joining the British Origami Society to raise awareness about the plight of endangered elephants.
Whipsnade Zoo, London

Folding for Good for to Keep Music in School

June 3, 2014: Folding for Good for Music. Origami Salami Queens hosts fundraiser to save after school music program; money raised from sale of boutique origami greeting cards buys new piano keyboard.
March 21-22, 2014: Folding All Night Long with Origami Salami Queens, NYC 
  • Beginning April 2014: Origami Salami Philippines leader Marty Almoite offers series of free origami classes for second consecutive summer; Folding for Good Makati City and the surrounding area
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Beginning March 23, 2014: Origami workshops led by Seb Tabares, President, Origami Salami Denver, at Southgleen Library.
February 24, 2014
Folding for Good in the Rockies! Calista teams up with Seb Tabares, President, Origami Salami Denver, Colorado, for a morning of folding fun at Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the University of Denver!


Folding for Good:
Art meets Science
Exhibit 
Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh, PA

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October 3-November 7, 2013

An original exhibit of 5,050 of our 10,000 cranes donated by thousands of folders in thirteen countries for the new Sandy Hook Elementary School. 
Supported by the Origami Club of Pittsburgh, The Japan-American Society of Pennsylvania, and the Origami Club of the University of Pittsburgh. 
Students at Origami for Africa working hard to fold peace cranes for the Sandy Hook kids in New Town, Connecticut. 
Read more here and on Facebook and Wordpress!
  • We're on GBTV's "Liberty Treehouse," an educational children's show.
  • 2013 Bridgewater Bookfest; Folding for Good in the festival tent!
  • Marty Almoite, OS Philippines teaches weekly origami classes 
  • Owen Byrne, Origami Salami Queens, New York City, designs “Origami in Motion” outreach program; teaches classes in Ridgewood, NY
  • The Good Morning Club TV Show, Makati City, the Philippines: Marty Almoite, Origami Salami Makati, stars teaching the origami crane.
  • Valentine fold-in, Goodie Bag Stuffers for Denver Children's Hospital. Origami Salami Denver.
  • Origami Party at St. Matthias with Owen Byrne, Origami Salami Queens, New York City.
  • Oyster Creek Elementary Science Night with Origami Salami, Sugar Land, TX.
  • Cub Scout Pack 327 Folds for Good for Peace; by Origami Salami Queens, New York City.
Kids are Heroes 5th Anniversary 
Frederick, MD
Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz addresses the heroes!
September 15, 2012: Folding for Good in the Children's Tent at the Bridgewater Bookfest. 
September 30, 2012: Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz is a teaching assistant at Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented Elementary Students (C-MITES), "Art Meets Science in Origami" class. With Dr. Anne Shoplik, Program Director.

     Leadership

Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz
Founder and CEO
Origami Salami & Folding for Good

 

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Twenty 
student powered chapters 
on 
four continents inspiring the world 
to 
Fold for Good
Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati, OH
Austin, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Denver, CO
Boston, MA
Sugar Land, TX
New South Wales,
Australia
Queens, NYC
Melbourne, FL
Kissimmee, FL
Makati City,
The Philippines
Coulee Region, WI
Budapest, Hungary
North Pittsburgh, PA
Manhattan, NYC
East Pittsburgh, PA
Clarksville, IA
Lincoln, NE
Clear Lake, TX

Origami Haiku

No two are alike
And each one is just the same
People and the Cranes
Elizabeth Seay, New York 
for Operation Sandy Hook

Testimonials


You've created 
a resource here 
that not only contributes something unique 
to the STEM and arts fields, but also creates a fresh medium through which we appreciate 
the interconnectedness 
of these fields.

You've clearly crossed 
the coveted threshold 
from being merely a consumer of knowledge to being a producer of it.
Erik Schwinger, Manager 
Young Scholar Ambassador Program
Davidson Institute 
for Talent Development. 

The repetitious folding 
of cranes as a mental discipline in an effort to 
do good is as satisfying 
as it is productive. It is a physical representation 
of your hopes and wishes of support for the recipient. A profound act 
of kindness.
Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz
(quoted in The Tempest, the student voice of Solano Community College)


We like...
your tenacious spirit 
in helping others!
STEAM Powered Classroom

What a great little community this is! 
So lovely to see origami being used for good causes! 
Keep up the good work guys. 
 Jimmy Dean, Facebook Friend


Origami Salami 
is the art 
in which even 
papers live 
a beautiful life.
Raj Tilak, India


Beautiful work with a beautiful sentiment.
Co Assn for Gifted Education


Feedback 

Folding for Good 
for 
Sandy Hook

You are touching 
many lives, 
those receiving 
and those giving.
Well done.
Sarah McPherson Bowland

The Lord is 
blessing 
your work!
Math-Explosion.com

This story is 
a must read!
Pine-Richland Patch 

The kids had fun folding!
B. Boerner

You are doing 
a great job promoting peace and love. 
D. Wright

This is the most visual 
love I can see 
through 
these wonderful, 
caring, 
young and old 
and everywhere 
in these photos!
...You are doing a 
beautiful, heartfelt, 
maybe overwhelming 
job...
K. Freedmaan


I read the bios 
of each 
of the victims 
and tried 
to find a paper that connected to them... 
I offered up a prayer 
for their souls 
and comfort 
to those they left behind 
as I folded. 
May their memories be 
for a blessing, 
and may the 1000 
(or more!) 
collective cranes bring smiles and joy 
to the Sandy Hook community.
R. E. Or-Shahar 


My wishes and hopes 
are that 
you know 
that your child 
or children 
will always be 
in your heart. 
We have a church 
and 
we will be praying for you. 
A student at Creek Elementary, Muskogee, Oklahoma

Origami Salami's Friends 
Around the World

Algeria * Argentina * Australia Austria * Azerbaijan * Bahamas * Bangladesh * Belgium * Bermuda * Bosnia & Herzegovina * Bolivia * Brazil * Brunei * Bulgaria * Cambodia * Canada * Chile* China * Costa Rica * Colombia * Croatia * Czech Republic * Denmark * Ecuador * Egypt * El Salvador * Estonia * Finland * France *
Georgia * Germany * Greece * Guatemala
Haiti * Honduras * HongKong *
Hungary * India * Indonesia * Iran * Ireland Israel * Italy * Jamaica * Japan* Jordan *
Kuwait * Latvia * Lithuania * Luxembourg * Macao * Macedonia * Malaysia * Malta *
Mauritius * Mexico * Moldova * Morocco * Netherlands * NewZealand * Nigeria *
Norway * Oman* Pakistan * Panama * Peru Philippines * Poland * Portugal
Puerto Rico * Qatar * Romania Russia*
SaudiArabia * Serbia* Seychelles *
Singapore * Slovenia * South Africa * South Korea * Spain * Sweden * Switzerland *
Taiwan   Thailand * Tunisia * Turkey Ukraine * United Arab Emirates* United Kingdom * United States of America * Venezuela *  Vietnam….
Folding for Good in Ireland-
Cranes in the Irish Tricolour.

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Folding for Good in the Philippines.

In the News

Book Giveaway on Facebook
DC Super Heroes Origami
by John Montroll
Enter Here

Enter to win one of our advance copies of this exciting new book, not due for public sale until September 1, 2015. 
Fold Wonder Woman's Sword. Create Superman's dog, Krypto.                  Be a STEM Hero. 
               Do origami. 
Special thanks to book publisher Capstone Young Readers!

Foldscope

January 2015 We're Selected!
Beta Testing Foldscope
The origami microscope that will change the way people see science and the world. 
From Prakash Labs at Stanford.
Origami Salami Recognized as a STEM Resource!
March 2015. Origami Salami is recognized as a STEM resource for girls in the Winter 2015 newsletter of the Pennsylvania STEM Girls Collaborative, an affiliate of one of the most recognized girl-serving organizations in the United States, the National Girls Collaborative Project. Bringing Together groups that are "Committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM).


Folding for Good 
for 
Franklin Regional 

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On April 9, 2014, just before first class at Franklin Regional High School in Western Pennsylvania, a student went on a "slashing spree," stabbing 21 students and a security guard before being subdued. We are folding origami peace cranes for the Franklin Regional Community. 

Campaign Concluded
Thanks everyone!
Final Crane Count: 3,707

Campaign photo archive here

Thanks for contributing to our story in the news
About.com Origami 
Ingomar Middle School, North Allegheny School District, Pittsburgh
Shaler Area School District, Pittsburgh
  • January 18, 2013: Galway City Tribune; Galway, Ireland. Pupils Reach out to Massacre School 
Investigation:Paper Engineering 
A project-based enrichment course developed by Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz is published.



Origami Salami Cincinnati President Nathan Boerner Wins 
the 2014 Origami USA Origami by Children Competition

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Pictured here is Nathan Boerner's original design, Fledge (Pegasus), which earned him a spot among young origami artists recognized by Origami USA in 2014. Nathan's model is based on the character Fledge from The Magician's Nephew. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Boerner's work has been selected for Origami USA honors recognizing young origami artists. Congratulations Nathan Boerner, Origami Salami and Folding for Good, Cincinnati!

Origami Salami Manhattan led by Dylan Lee

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Dylan Lee, a student at The Dalton School, New York City, will lead the Manhattan chapter of Origami Salami. Dylan has already taught origami classes and has attended the Origami USA convention for 3 years. 

Dylan joined our fold and, one day later, was busy leading the effort at the Dalton School, Manhattan, to Fold for Good for Franklin Regional

Welcome Dylan and friends!

Origami Salami Pittsburgh North led by Alex Negrini

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Alex Negrini will lead the Pittsburgh North chapter of Origami Salami. Alex has been folding for several years, and participated in our initiative, "Operation Sandy Hook: Peace to You" by folding cranes, and also by teaching the crane at our Saturday Sessions at Carnegie Science Center during our October 2013 exhibit, Folding for Good: Art meets Science. Currently, Alex is coordinating an effort at his school to Fold for Good for Franklin Regional
Welcome, Alex!

Read more about Alex here and here


Origami Salami Budapest led by Zsofia and Dorka

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The fourteenth chapter of Origami Salami and Folding for Good will be led by  Zsofia Baranyai of Budapest, Hungary. Says Zsofia, "I've been folding since I was a little kid. My mom used to take me to the Origami Club at Budapest along with my older brother. There I discovered how wonderful things we can make out of one single sheet of paper. This year, for the 5th time already, I took part in the Hungarian Origami Convention, where a lot of fans of origami come from all around the world. I really enjoy these meetings, because through origami I can make friends and learn about other people's culture. In my free time I love to fold."

Zsofia will be assisted by Origami Salami Junior Youth Leader Dorka E. also of Budapest. Dorka is an avid origamist and was one of the very first youth to participate in our Operation Sandy Hook initiative.

Origami Salami and Folding for Good 14 are supported by Magyar Origami Kor--the Hungarian Origami Society, whose President, Mariann Villanyi, and member Gabor Eszacki, will oversee and mentor this wonderful new youth group who Do Good with folding. 

DogtoberFEST
A CARMAA Inc. Production!
October 5, 2013

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This year, our event is October 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Admission is free for the general public.

Calista is donating hundreds of dog and cat origamis to benefit the animals. 
Hope all young scientists in attendance like them. 



"Meet Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz"
Global #GTChat Powered by TAGT 
"The pulse of the gifted community..." 
on Twitter
June 21, 2013

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OS Founder and CEO Calista is the first teen guest on weekly, global #gtchat, powered by Texas Assn for Gifted & Talented. Join Calista and host Lisa Conrad to chat about the state of gifted education today, how to survive and thrive outside the box, and why Folding for Good matters!



Ben Labuzzetta, President
Origami Salami Coulee Region, WI 

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A warm welcome to Ben Labuzzetta, President, Origami Salami Coulee Region, WI! 

Ben has been folding for several years and is keenly interested in math, and in Folding for Good in his community. He has already 
led a community origami project which has made a big difference to a classmate. Stay tuned for more information about Ben's Folding for Good initiatives in Wisconsin. Welcome Ben!






Martin "Marty" Almoite, President 
Origami Salami Makati City, The Philippines 

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Welcome to our fold, Marty Almoite! 

Marty, also known to students and friends as "the origami boy," organizes and teaches folding classes in the summer at various locations in his community and is very active in other origami clubs in the Philippines. He has exhibited his origami work at several public exhibitions and won an award in a talent show when he demonstrated the magic of origami. Marty has appeared on the popular, "Good Morning Show" teaching the television audience how to fold an origami peace crane. 

Due to continuing interest and requests, 
"Operation Sandy Hook: Peace to You" 
will continue with our global mail-in campaign 
until June 30, 2013

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Mail yours to:
Origami Salami
P.O. Box 1324
Wexford, PA
USA 15090-1324
Current logged-in count: 10,121
Stay tuned for continuing news about the direction of this project and about the awesome folders who have and are continuing to make it shine! The more who fold for a wish, the more powerful it becomes!





EJ DeGuzman, President 
Origami Salami Kissimmee, FL 

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When EJ got a new origami book and papers for Christmas, he set straight to work folding cranes for Operation Sandy Hook. Then, he inspired friends in the Philippines to fold too. Result? EJ led his network in Philippines to fold 269 cranes! 

Welcome to our fold EJ!



"Pupils Reach Out to Massacre School"
January 18, 2013

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The Galway City Tribune ran a feature story about the pupils at Scoil Bhríde, Shantalla, who folded origami cranes for Operation Sandy Hook! 

This is Bella O'Connor displaying two of the crisp cranes produced. Each bird contains a personal, handwritten message from the student origamists at Scoil Bhride!




Folding for Good Ongoing Global Project
Operation Sandy Hook: Peace to You
Initiated: December 14, 2012

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On December 14, 2013, in Newtown, Connecticut, USA, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and murdered 20 school children and 6 adult teachers and staff. 

In response, Origami Salami invited the folders of the world to join together in folding origami peace cranes for the schoolchildren of the Sandy Hook Elementary School, the families of all victims of this tragedy, and the community of Newtown, Connecticut, USA. Response from our global community of “friends” has been overwhelmingly supportive. Friends want to show support for those affected, express sympathy, and express solidarity in support of peace for all people. 

“Operation Sandy Hook: Peace to You” is collecting origami peace cranes at a central location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and rented a Post Office Box for receipt of parcels. The initial goal of collecting a few hundred cranes was adjusted upward from 100, to 1,000, then to the current goal of 5,000 cranes. 

Global participation in Operation Sandy Hook: Peace to You includes...

Origami Salami’s Folding for Good Philosophy 
Featured in Downloadable Poster from
Math-Explosion.com
December 2, 2012

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Poster featuring Origami Salami was assembled and published by Nicholas Johnson, who is the math teacher behind Math-Explosion.com.
Mr. Johnson wrote:
When I was doing this montage, I came to understand more about your philosophy  of putting others before yourself. Some sites do themselves a disservice by wanting to post only their own things, as a consequence the whole idea and benefit of synergy is lost. I have learned to appreciate origami in a whole new way because of the variety of artists you share. Keep up the good work.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Annual Gala
“Passport to Forever, Asia”
Fold and Donate 50 Eastern Dragon Centerpieces for
Dinner Table Auction
November 3, 2012

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Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz, Origami Salami, Pittsburgh, and award-winning, young origami artist Nathan Boerner, Origami Salami Cincinnati, join forces to fold 50 Eastern Dragons to donate as cool centerpieces for the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Gala, "Passport to Forever Asia," benefiting International Adoption Programs there. Each dragon, folded from duo black/red origami papers purchased from a shop in Japan, was table-auctioned at the event. Every one of those dragons took over 153 folding steps to create! Proceeds from our Origami Dragon Centerpieces topped $1,300!  

Nathan also folded 18 traditional cranes from gold metallic paper, decorated a table-top tree, and posted for silent auction in the Great Hall at our exhibit table. Winning bid: $130!

See our catchy table set-up, event photos, and a chronology of the Dragon refining process in our 33 photo archive album on Facebook.

Kids Are Heroes
Fifth Anniversary National Celebration
Frederick, MD
October 27, 2012

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Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz tables, folds for Good with the crowd and presents lunchtime summary of the Folding for Good mission at the gala 5th Anniversary celebration of Kids are Heroes in Frederick, MD. 
Dinner, dancing, devising new ways to make the world a better place.

Event archive of 54 photos found in our Facebook archive. 

"Math Meets Art in Origami"
Weekend Scholar Workshop
C-MITES
Carnegie Mellon University
Wean Hall
Pittsburgh, PA
September 30, 2012

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Calista returns to C-MITES, but not as a student this time!

Calista Folds for Good as a Teaching Assistant at C-MITES, where people find cool classes for bright kids in Pittsburgh. Dr. Ann Shoplik was on hand to set up my interactive module, ”Investigation: Paper Engineering,” and our group of focused and talented 8th grade folders produced several advanced models. I tabled in the hallway because parents are interested too!

Find our 13 photo event archive on Facebook    

OS Cincinnati President Nathan Boerner Takes Top Origami USA Honors for Sixth Consecutive Year with Original Design “Alpaca”

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Nathan Boerner, President, Origami Cincinnati has taken top honors in the annual Origami by Children competition sponsored by Origami USA for the sixth consecutive year. This collection of outstanding origami models by artists under the age of 18 debuts at the Origami USA Annual convention, then travels the United States for exhibit display in museums, libraries, schools, and other public places. Nathan’s 2012 winning model, Alpaca, is an original design.

Find photos of Nathan’s winning models, plus others of his models, in his Origami Salami Facebook photo archive. 

Nathan’s winning models are posted to the official Origami USA Galleries as follows:



2007
Falcon
Design by Duy Nguyen

2008
Lily
Traditional

2009
Northern Cardinal
Design by Michael LaFosse 

2010
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Design by Michael LaFosse

2011
Songbird 2
Design by Robert J. Lang

2012
Alpaca
Design by Nathan Boerner

Folding for Good lands in the Robert Morris University Blogosphere
July 20, 2012

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Curiosity and Mars Science Laboratory 
Incorporate Folding Science
Invited Blogger Calista logs on about the folding science at work in the Mars Rover
on STEM Planet
September 30, 2012


Computer programmers' origami robotics in the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, function so well that Curiosity's mission on Mars has been extended by a few more years! Did you think the parachute was just stuffed into the module? Nope. That was precisely plotted, computer generated, folding science at work! 

Full post reproduced here.



Folding with NASA:
The James Webb Space Telescope
By Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz
June 4, 2012

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will have a huge mirror and sunshade that are folded up for compact space travel!

    Support struts that hold the secondary mirror precisely in position to reflect light from the primary mirror to onboard science instruments are also folded for launch, and then unfold in space.

     Try a little paper model making---which involves lots of folding---to visualize how all this is going to work.Makes a pretty nice science project too. And all of the instructions are free, courtesy of NASA Education.

 I hand folded 10 paper models/structures as a participant in the 2011-12 NASA Online Learning Community (OLC). It was interesting to compare how each was netted and tabbed differently. 

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All but the solar sails of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are folded from card stock---I had this light green readily available and used it. Instructions for these, and others, are available from NASA Education, online, for free.

Find my album archive of 10 photos on Facebook. 

PITA Funded Engineering Camp Alum Advocates for STEM
March 10, 2011

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Spring 2011 Newsletter, see p.5

 Fourteen-year old 
Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz’s
commitment to Science, Technology, 
Engineering, and
Science (S.T.E.M.) is passionate.



Investigation: Paper Engineering
January 28, 2011

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Calista is a contract developer for a national curriculum provider; folding science showcased for middle school market.

We shot 13 videos in one day for the digital mini-course which I am authoring. Script writing under pressure was easier than I thought it would be! Teleprompter a must. 

Find a photo gallery of the “on camera” event on Facebook.