Help decorate the World Tree of Hope at Grace Cathedral!

Please also sign up with the Rainbow World Fund at the link sent to your email after signing up below.

The World Tree of Hope is the largest origami holiday tree in the world, standing over 23 feet tall and decorated with over 17,000 origami cranes and stars, each hand folded and inscribed with wishes for the future of the world. The Tree is created as a symbol of global unity and hope, to promote peace, love and humanitarian action. http://www.worldtreeofhope.org/

The decorating dates/times at Grace Cathedral (1100 California St.) are from Nov. 2 to Dec. 1, 2024:

• Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Sunday, Nov. 3 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Thursday, Nov. 7 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Friday, Nov. 8 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Sunday, Nov. 10 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Thursday, Nov. 14 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Friday, Nov. 15 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Sunday, Nov. 17 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Thursday, Nov. 21 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Friday, Nov. 22 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Sunday, Nov. 24 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Friday, Nov. 29 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Saturday, Nov. 30 from 10 AM to 6 PM

• Sunday, Dec. 1 from 12:30 PM to 6 PM

The tree lighting celebration is Monday, December 9, 2024 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM.

We will take the tree down on Saturday, January 4 from 10 AM to 4 PM.

There are a variety of tasks to prepare the origami and to start decorating the branches of the tree (folding, wiring, sorting, and ironing…). There are no special skills needed. You don't need to know how to fold origami to help.

* Although Grace Cathedral graciously hosts the tree by allowing us to display it there, the Tree is created by Rainbow World Fund https://www.rainbowfund.org as a symbol of global unity and universal love, it's purpose is purely humanitarian with the message that we are all one human family. It is open to everyone regardless of belief or non-belief.

Rainbow World Fund’s mission is to promote peace, unity and hope by leading the LGBTQ+ movement to participate in local and humanitarian relief efforts. Founded in 2000, RWF is the world's first, LGBTQ+-based humanitarian aid organization. RWF works to help people affected by natural disasters, hunger, poverty, disease, oppression and war by raising awareness in and funds from the LGBTQ+ community to support relief efforts around the world. https://www.rainbowfund.org