The 2nd Annual Keene NH Canstruction® hunger awareness-sculpture competition is set for the November 6th through November 13th. Teams are designing and building giant sculptures made of canned foods. Teams collaborate on design, build creative sculptures and compete for awards while bringing hunger awareness to the foreground. The competition is set for one week and is open to the public November 6th through the 13th in the Keene State College, Lloyd P. Young Student Center Atrium. Teams will construct their sculptures on Sunday, November 6th   Judging will take place on Monday, November 7th   Builds are open to the public Nov. 6th – 13th Awards will be presented at a special Gala on Tuesday, November 8th beginning at 6PM

2-3 sculptures will reside at Keene State College while others will be located throughout the City of Keene at the following places:

Pocketful of Rye, Main St., Keene

Market Basket, Route 10, Swanzey

Keene State College Student Center

A Non-eligible Canstruction will be built at – The Pawn Shop, Main St., Keene

The public is welcome to view at no charge, although the donation of a can of food per person is suggested. The Community Kitchen Inc. is hosting this event with co-sponsor Daniel V. Scully, Architects, and Keene State College. All food collected from this event will be distributed proportionately to members of The Monadnock Food Coalition during the holidays.
 

Canstruction® is the most unique food charity in the world! Canstruction® Inc. is a foundation of the Society for Design Administration and a registered 501(c)(3) 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/coalitions for distribution to community emergency feeding programs.

Canstruction® was founded in 1992 by Cheri Melillo and has since raised millions of pounds of food for food banks in participating cities across the world. With more than 140 cities and over 30,000 volunteers participating in Canstruction® competitions, Canstruction® has grown to become one of the largest food drives for food bank donations in the world.  Photos: www.canstruction.com

WHAT IS Canstruction®?  Canstruction® is the most unique food charity in the world!

A foundation of the Society for Design Administration (SDA), Canstruction® is a Trademarked design/build competition currently held in cities throughout North America Australia and cities from around the world will soon be participating. Teams of architects, engineers, and students mentored by these professionals, compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food. It takes 8-12 weeks and thousands of cans of food to create a structure.

The results are displayed to the public as magnificent sculpture exhibits in each city where a competition is held. The public is invited to donate canned food at the time of the exhibition. At the close of the exhibitions all of the canned food used in the structures is donated to local food banks (in this case, to The Community Kitchen) for distribution for emergency feeding programs. The exhibit may be displayed from a few days to two weeks, whatever fits into the KSC calendar.

Since 1992, Canstruction has contributed over 15 million pounds of food to community food banks demonstrating that we can win the fight against hunger.

Design and Construction Industry professional associations that have partnered with the SDA in organizing local competitions include the American Institute of Architects, the Society for Marketing Professional Services and the International Interior Design Association.

The closest event currently held to the south is Boston, MA; to the north, Burlington VT. This exciting competition to aid in the fight against hunger could be the crown jewel event of the Monadnock Region. The Community Kitchen and Daniel V. Scully, Architects, feel that Keene State College is an excellent choice as partner in this venture. KSC is centrally located, has an eager volunteer base and offers a perfect venue for the sculptures in the L.P. Young Student Center Atrium.