MERIDIAN —     Southeast Elementary School's Art Quest participated in The Dream Rocket, a global collaborative project that involves wrapping the Saturn V standing replica with an 8,000 panel quilt.

Each panel is being produced by individuals or groups throughout the world to express their dream. The panels, when stitched together, represent the dreams of today and the power of collaboration. The project will receive international attention. During May and June 2011 (60 days), the quilt will completely wrap the 363-foot vertical Saturn V Rocket that stands in front of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Jennifer Marsh G’08 is engaging tens of thousands of students, schools, teachers, Girl Scout troops and individuals from across the world in the Dream Rocket project, with the goal to challenge young generations to “Dare to Dream” through arts and education. Using themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology and space, Marsh is organizing Dream Rocket participants from 100 countries and 50 states to create a 32,000-square-foot quilt that will completely wrap a 37-story, Saturn V moon rocket replica at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Two years ago, Jennifer Marsh, then a Syracuse University graduate student in art, covered every square inch of an abandoned Colvin Street gas station in colorful quilts. Marsh has since founded the International Fiber Collaborative, a nonprofit working to create projects that combine art and education, in Huntsville, Ala., where she now lives.

Marsh didn't have to look far for inspiration for her next project, "The Dream Rocket," as Huntsville is home to a 37-story-tall Saturn V space rocket replica.

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- A non-profit group is vying for a $50,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project to wrap the Saturn V replica with a massive quilt with panels made by students, teachers and individuals from all 50 states and 100 countries.

The grant would help the creators of the collaborative art project, dubbed "The Dream Rocket," give away 2,500 spots on the quilt to people around the world who can't afford the participation fee.

By Trang Do

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - An ambitious project is underway to cover Huntsville's iconic Saturn V rocket replica with thousands of pieces of artwork, but the group needs your help to make it happen.

The project has been in development for over a year now.

It's a global effort to unify children worldwide through art.

English learning students from Sumeg, Hungary participating in the Dream Rocket

Dream Rocket Project – off blast in Sümeg :)

Kisfaludy Sándor Grammar School is the one and only school in Hungary which can be proud of having creative students who readily worked together in order to create something new and thus express their understanding of the world. These students were taken part in the Dream Rocket project, Jennifer Marsh’s initiative, and its aim is to wrap a replica of a space shuttle named Saturn V with panels made by individuals from all over the world.

During the preparation of these panels different materials were used such as cotton, thread and felt pens to make the outlook of these projects more impressive and permanent. But not only are the drawings permanent but also the ideas behind such as love, world peace, friendship and family.

Students were informed about this project and encouraged by Nagy Emilia, who has been a teacher of English in our school for three years now. She got this idea from Priscilla Horvath whose special help and guidance did contribute to our success and without her voluntary work and constant assistance these panels would not come into being.

About Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama

Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama is a United Way community partner and serves more than 14,000 girls and an additional 5,000 in special programs across 36 counties, ages 5-17, who are developing crucial life skills that help them grow courageous and strong so they can make wise choice

s in today’s world and beyond. For more information, call 800-734-4541 or log on to www.girlscoutsnca.org

Welcome the Westmoreland New York Girl Scout Troop 487 for signing up today to be a part of this inspiring and global project!

A fantastic video by the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts