 Three area architectural teams will use donated food items to create
the sculptures in the atrium area of the presidential library, where
they may be viewed daily free of charge. The event benefits Central
Illinois Foodbank. Schools, groups and individuals are encouraged to
bring canned food as a donation on the day they view the designs,
and people who make a donation receive a dollar off their admission
to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.The Canstruction goal
will be to collect 35,000 pounds of food in an effort to help feed
100 local families for an entire month.
The presidential library is challenging all schools to
participate in their own food drives, with the top school receiving
a special Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial assembly presented at the
school by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. To
register or to receive more information, contact Kristy Gilmore
217-522-4022 or visit
www.centralilfoodbank.org.
The Canstruction event is sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum, AIA Illinois, News Channel 20,
ABE-FM 93.9 and the State Journal-Register Newspapers in Education
program.
Canstruction, a foundation of the Society for Design
Administration, is a design-build competition currently conducted in
cities throughout North America. Teams of architects, engineers and
students mentored by these professionals compete to design and build
giant structures made entirely from full cans of food. The results
are displayed to the public as magnificent sculpture exhibits in
each city where there is a competition.
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At the close of the exhibitions, all of the canned food used in the
structures is donated to local food banks for distribution to
emergency feeding programs, including pantries, soup kitchens, and
elderly and day care centers. Since its inception, 10 million pounds
of food has been donated to aid in the fight against hunger.
Professional design and construction industry associations that
have partnered with the Society for Design Administration in
organizing local competitions are the American Institute of
Architects, the Society for Marketing Professional Services and the
International Interior Design Association. Visit
www.canstruction.org for
more information.
[Text from
Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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