Events

5th Annual CANstruction Chicago

Event Type: Fundraiser
Date: May 13, 2011 thru  May 31, 2011
Location: 

The Merchandise Mart
First floor
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL

Details: Canstruction is the most unique food charity in the world! Canstruction, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that holds annual design and build competitions to construct fantastic, giant sized, structures made entirely out of canned food. In each city after the structures are built and the winners declared the creations go on view to the general public as giant art exhibits. At the close of the competitions all of the food used in the structures is donated to the local food banks for distribution to community emergency feeding programs. The 5th Annual CANstruction Chicago will take place May 13 to 31, 2011. Take a look at the one-of-a-kind structures on display in the lobby of the Merchandise Mart. Please bring your canned food donation to the Merchandise Mart, 1st floor lobby, and drop it in one of the Greater Chicago Food Depository Food Drive barrels. Approximately 70,000 cans of food from the 15 colossal structures of the 5th annual CANstruction design/build competition will go to feed the hungry in Cook County. Chicago architects, engineers and construction companies will show off their designs and engineering geniuses to aid in the cause to fight hunger. All cans used in the structures benefit the Food Depository. SilverEdge is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of this important event!
More Info: http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=109221