September is “Hunger Action Month” − an egg-cellent time to promote Canstruction® − a food charity that holds annual design-build competitions worldwide, resulting in fantastic, giant sized, structures made entirely out of canned food. At the close of every competition, all of the food is donated to local food banks.
USA Architects will be making its fifth appearance in the local Canstruction® event. In response to this year’s theme, “World Famous…,” the team will be designing a Fabergé Egg – made famous by the House of Fabergé, a jewelry firm founded in 1842 in Russia known for its elaborate jewel-encrusted eggs which are regarded as artistic masterpieces.
In previous competitions, Team USA, with the help from many donors, collected and donated 12,836 cans of food. The team also took top honors in the Structural Ingenuity, Best Use of Labels, and Overall Honorable Mention award categories.
This year’s creations will be built and prominently displayed as giant art exhibits at the Livingston Mall in Livingston, NJ beginning Friday, November 18th and continuing through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. At the conclusion, the Community Food Bank of New Jersey will distribute the cans to community emergency feeding programs which comes at a critical time for many New Jerseyans this year in the wake of Hurricane Irene and the present harsh economic conditions.
The team is currently seeking charitable donations on behalf of any firm or individual to help purchase the cans to build our World Famous… Fabergé Egg. For your generous contribution, your company logo / name will be on display within the exhibit during what we anticipate to be a bustling holiday shopping week.
For more information, please email Mike at mbryson@usaarchitects.com.
Be egg-ceptional and donate to a great cause.
