January 16, 2009Raleigh, NC (1/16/09) — Canstruction, a national competition established by the Society for Design Administration, makes its 10 appearance in Raleigh at Marbles Kids Museum. This unique food charity involves teams of architects, engineers and students designing and building giant structures entirely out of canned and packaged foods that are donated locally at the end of the exhibition. For the past nine years, this local competition has generated 232,000 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. This year’s local theme is Garden of Eatin’ where teams were asked to design their structures around the ideas of fruits and veggies, fitting with Marble’s focus on healthy active kids and families.
The Can Opener this Saturday, January 17 from 9:00am to 5:00pm, will kickoff the run of Canstruction 2009: Garden of Eatin' at Marbles Kids Museum through February 22. Visitors can explore these giant veggies andgardens, which display the creativity, ingenuity and "fruits" of labor by each of the design teams.
Opening day activities will include:
· Fruity Fashions Dress Up - express your healthy self
· Mission Nutrition - a fun food group challenge
· Tin Can Garden - plant a seed in a can, take it home and watch it grow!
· Tasty Tales - enjoy stories of edible adventures
· CAN-do Robots- make robots out of cans, magnets and more
· People's Choice Awards - vote on your favorite structures
· 11:00am-2:00pm: Funtastic Face painting
· 2:00pm-3:00pm: Canstruction Awards Ceremony
Visitors can enjoy one free museum admission for everyfive (5)canned food items brought to the museum Welcome Desk for opening weekend of the exhibit, January 17-18. All food used in building of the amazing structures - plus all food brought in by museum visitors- will be donated to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina to help feed the hungry in our state.
About Marbles Kids Museum
Marbles Kids Museum isa hands-on,minds-onmuseum that inspires imagination, discovery and learning through extraordinary adventures and larger-than-life IMAX® experiences. This family destination offers five themed galleries, daily programs, year round and summer camps, birthday parties, films and special events.The museum focuses on children under 10 and their families. Marbles opened September 29, 2007. For more information, visit www.marbleskidsmuseum.org.
For More Information Contact:
Deidre Albert
Marbles Kids Museum
919.857.1085
dalbert@marbleskidsmuseum.org
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