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Blanket from University Ministry at Dominican University White fleece blanket with blue and black border reading in blue: Embracing all in prayer...from Dominican University: River Forest, Illinois. Card included with picture of building on front and various messages, prayers and signatures inside. Main message in card reads: To the NIU Senate & Executive Board: Dominican University is thinking of you & here for you at this time: Please accept our condolences & support: Warm Regards: Meg Hoppe, DU SGA President. Size: (Blanket) 29" tall by 34.5" long; (Card) 5" tall by 7" wide.
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T-Shirt from EMIY (Encourage Me I'm Young) Red T-shirt reading on front in white: EMIY: Encourage Me I'm Young. Back reads in white: "Encourage Me I'm Young": Have you ever considered [...]. Letter included addressed to Stephanie Miller, Student Affairs, from Calvin T. Mann, Founder of EMIY. Messages of support written on the envelope and letter as well. Size: (T-Shirt) 2XL; (Letter) 8.5" wide by 11" tall.
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Flag from Grand Valley State University Student Senate White vinyl flag with large GVSU symbol in blue and black reading: NIU: GVSU. Various messages, prayers and signatures cover the flag. Two brass ringlets on left edge suggest that this is a flag, though it could be seen as a banner. Size: 36.25" tall by 57" long.
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Care Package from the College of DuPage Items included in care package are as follows:
Item #1: School newspaper - Courier - from February 22, 2008. The headline on the paper reads: NIU grief counseling provided to students. Inside the paper on page 3 is an announcement of the upcoming NIU Day of Remembrance on February 25th, 2008.
Item #2: School newspaper - Courier - from February 29, 2008. The headline on the paper reads: Monday's standing room only memorial allows students, employees time to grieve NIU's loss. Inside paper on page 3 is an article about the DuPage Ribbon & Button Project for NIU Remembrance.
Item #3: Black marble paperweight with gray etching with DuPage logo reading: College of DuPage Foundation.
Item #4: Shiny, dark gray ball-point pen with DuPage logo reading on cap: College of DuPage.
Item #5: White button with crying huskie dog logo reading in black and red: Today we are all Huskies: College of DuPage. Attached to pin is a small black ribbon. Size: 2.25" diameter.
Item #6: Leather journal with feather pen on cover and gold-trim pages. Inside are messages and signatures from the community of the College of DuPage. About half of the pages are filled with hundreds of messages. First page has a poem by William Wordsworth entitled "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood." Size: 7" wide by 9.25" tall.
Item #7: Photographs from the College of DuPage's Day of Remembrance for NIU. Two print-outs of photographs, the rest of which are included in their original size on a CD-R.
Item #8: Program / Transcription of the proceedings of the NIU Day of Remembrance held at the College of DuPage on February 25, 2008. Program is bound together with black ribbon and has a crying huskie dog logo at the top of the front page. Size: 8.5" wide by 11" tall.
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Music CD from Bob Gora & Robert Gora, Jr. CD in orange plastic sleeve reading: A song to remember: We hope these songs touch your heart. Songs on CD include:
1. "I Hope Not" 3:49
2. I'm Right Here 3:46
Letter included with explanation and history of songs reading: "Bobby G": "Our Schools". Letter mentions writing a song after the Columbine shootings.
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Music CDs from the Fifth Grade Students at Littlejohn Elementary School CD-Rs in slim jewel cases. Cover has the following graphics printed on it: two hearts, a pair of hands holding a heart, and a rose. Cover reads: To our NIU Families From the 5th Grade Students at Littlejohn Elementary School. The songs are listed on the cover as follows:
1. We Might Heal (03:19)
2. This Day of Peace (02:06)
3. A World of Music (04:15)
The titles of these songs are written on the discs as well. Letter included explaining that these songs were sung at Littlejohn's All-School Concert, and that "We Might Heal" was sung in remembrance of the victims.
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Paper Link Chain Paper link chain made from red, black and white construction paper. "NIU" has been spelled in black and red at the middle. Size: 124" long.
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Posters from Fairleigh Dickinson University White posters reading: Expression of Sympathy from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Condolence note underneath heading and various messages, prayers and signatures on the posters. Quantity: 2. Size: 17" tall by 24" long.
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Wristbands from the University of Maine Dark blue rubber wristbands reading: UMAINE CARES. Included with item #483 (University of Maine Banner). Size: .5" wide by 2.5" diameter.
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Quilt from Mary Chesnut White quilt with gray pattern reading: Heartbroken. On the quilt are the following decorations: (1) five crosses in snow with each of the five victims names and a small fabric rose sewn onto them; (2) a tree with broken hearts on the branches; (3) a photograph of NIU Campus; (4) a map of northern Illinois with a bullseye on DeKalb; (5) a calendar of the month of February with a red ribbon pinned on the 14th; and (6) two messages of support (one being a Native American proverb). There is also a note sewn on the back explaining the significance of the quilt's creation. Size: 23.5" wide by 29.5" tall.
