Cranes of Hope

Fresenius Kabi team members collaborate on a project of hope, healing, and love.

The Fresenius Kabi Alliance of Asian and Pacific Islanders Employee Impact Group (AAPI EIG) recently collaborated to create "senbazuru," which translates to 1,000 cranes in Japanese. These cranes symbolize hope, healing and love, resonating with the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Cancer Survivorship Center's mission to provide comprehensive support for patients, family members and caregivers throughout their journey. 

“As a healthcare company, our purpose is to develop medicines and technologies that serve patients,” said Saleem Farooqui, Executive Vice President at Fresenius Kabi and co-executive sponsor of the company’s AAPI EIG. “At the same time, we are all patients or caregivers ourselves and we know that inspiration and hope are sometimes needed for a patient’s journey. We want these beautiful cranes to play a role in inspiring and providing hope for those patients.” 

In addition to the artwork, Fresenius Kabi donated $15,000 toward supporting programing at the center, plus an additional $10,000 commitment over the next two years.