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ELLISON FINDS LULL SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER “EXCEPTIONAL”
Die-Cut Manufacturer Gives Annual Award to Innovative Project
that Utilizes School Chain-Link Fencing
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LAKE FOREST, Calif. (June 7th, 2006) – Ellison, the world's leading manufacturer of award-winning hand-operated die-cutting equipment, announced that Lull Special Education Center in Encino, California is the winner of its 2007 Ellison Exceptional Award. The award, which carries a $5,000 grant, is bestowed each year by Ellison to a unique program in the educational community that involves people working for the betterment of students and/or the community and uses Ellison equipment as part of the program.
“Parent volunteers, Elizabeth and David Criss, and the Lull Special Education Center team constructed the ‘Chain Link Wonders’ project, for which students made numerous shapes in various colors while learning lessons on these concepts,” said Cheryl Skeie, vice president of Ellison. “One of our core objectives is to empower educators to utilize Ellison products in an engaging way that positively impacts the education of students.”
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Lull Special Education Center serves approximately 150 students from ages 3 to 22, with a variety of disabilities, including autism, hearing and visual impairments and significant developmental delays. Some of the students face multiple challenges. By combining a variety of Ellison die-cut shapes, the ‘Chain-Link Wonders’ project transformed the school’s chain-link fence into a colorful display of fish, butterflies, the alphabet and even a 24 foot-long dragon.
The project utilized Ellison’s Prestige® machine and die-cut shapes, including the eight-inch Circus Alphabet Set, Ovals, Baby Footprints, Shields and Masks, among others. School Principal, Pauline Furman, was presented the $5,000 grant by Rosanne Anderson from Ellison. Lull Special Education Center will be featured in Ellison’s 2007-2008 Education Catalog.
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Project Details
- 4' x 8' sheets of white styrene plastic were cut into strips, sized to fit through the Ellison machines.
- Students painted the strips in a rainbow of colors and patterns.
- Students and staff cut the plastic into a variety of shapes using an Ellison Prestige machine and a variety of dies including, XL and LG Badge; XL Basic Beginnings Mask; XL and LG Butterfly #1; XL and LG Clouds; XL and LG Fish #2; LG Feet; XL and LG Footprint, Baby; XL and LG Oval; XL Visor; and 8" Circus Letters.
- Volunteers touched up the shapes with gold paint pens.
- Pieces were arranged and combined to create the fish, butterflies and dragon, then fastened to the chain link fence using nylon zip ties and/or wire.
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About the Ellison Brand
Since the 1970s, Ellison® die-cutting systems have saved crafters and educators alike countless hours of time and relieved them from aching hands. The creative ingenuity of LaDorna and Bob Eichenberg has evolved from the Original Ellison LetterMachine®, the first-ever hand-operated die-cutting machine to the current Ellison product line, which includes the Prestige® Pro, Prestige SpaceSaver™, Prestige Select and AllStar™ die-cutting machines. Today, Ellison products are found in more than 80 percent of schools nationwide and are available for consumer use in scrapbook, stationery and craft stores around the world. More information can be found at Ellison.com.
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