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Virtual Pinwheel Day

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

It’s long been an annual rite of Spring at Haverford: those sparkling, spinning pinwheels decorating Founders Green and spreading joy on the first warm, sunny day of the season.

This year, an actual physical Pinwheel Day wasn’t possible, but #VirtualPinwheelDay became an opportunity for Haverfordians around the world to celebrate together.

To aid in that celebration, the College mailed out make-your-own pinwheel kits to current and prospective students, alumni who graduated in the last 15 years, as well as faculty, and invited the recipients to display their creations, snap pictures, and post them on social media. A website also offered “Pinwheel Day Goodies,” including GIFS and stickers that could be used on posts and texts, downloadable pinwheel templates, Pinwheel Day backgrounds for virtual meetings, and coloring pages both for kids and the young at heart. Almost 200 people used the official #VirtualPinwheelDay Twitter hashtag, and others showed off their Pinwheel Day spirit on Instagram and Facebook.

A Philadelphia Inquirer article about the event noted that it even drew participants with no Haverford connection. Tweeted one of them: “This is my FAVORITE holiday that I’ve appropriated from a college that I have never attended. Happy Pinwheel Day, y’all!” —Eils Lotozo

Nearly 200 photos were posted on social media by #VirtualPinwheelDay participants.

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