CANstruction Returns to Icon Park During Hunger Action Month

CANSTRUCTION^® RETURNS TO ICON PARK DURING HUNGER ACTION MONTH

Local Architects & Engineers Design Creative Canned Food Displays to Benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida’s Hunger Relief Efforts

WHAT: 

Ready, set, build! Canstruction^® is back again this year to help raise awareness about hunger while providing resources to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida for relief efforts. Canstruction^® will coincide with Hunger Action Month, a national campaign designed to raise awareness about hunger in America and inspire action nationwide.

This year, five (5) teams of local architecture and engineering firms will design canned food displays around the theme of the Olympic games, “Everyone CAN win – Lighting the way to no hunger!”. On Saturday, September 21, members of each team will build their concepts within an 8x8x8-foot space at ICON Park. The community is invited to watch the designs take shape.

Displays will be “de-canstructed” on Sunday, September 29, and the nonperishable items will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank for distribution to its network of more than 750 nonprofit feeding partners across Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole, Brevard, Marion and Volusia counties.

The competition is sponsored by ICON Park.

WHEN: 

Build day: Saturday, September 21

Best media time: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

De-canstruction day: Sunday, September 29

Best media time: 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

WHERE: 

The Wheelhouse at ICON Park

8371 International Drive

Orlando, Fla. 32819

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.canstruction-orlando.org.

About Canstruction®

Canstruction is an international hunger relief charity that raises millions of pounds of food each year for local food banks. Every year, Canstruction chapters have competitions citywide where teams create CanArt® to compete for awards in the following categories: Best Meal, Structural Ingenuity, Best Original Design, Most Cans, Best Use of Labels, and People’s Choice awards. Winners from each local competition then go on to compete internationally in these categories.

Visit www.canstruction-orlando.org to learn more. Follow Canstruction® on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/CanstructionOrlando.

About ICON Park

The 20-acre, open-air entertainment destination is gate-free, offers free parking, and features plenty of fun adventures for the whole family. Located in the heart of the Orlando Entertainment District, ICON Park offers more than 50 amazing restaurants, funky bars, boutique shops, and can’t-miss attractions, all anchored by The Wheel, a jaw-dropping observation wheel that soars 400 feet – 40 stories – in the air. Visit other attractions including SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium, Madame Tussauds Orlando and Museum of Illusions Orlando. ICON Park also offers a diverse mix of restaurants for lunch, dinner and late-night bites that satisfy a wide variety of flavors and cuisine. Find a unique collection of shopping and dining kiosks and explore each location as you stroll under the festoon lights along the brick promenade. ICON Park is at the center of the International Drive Resort Area and is conveniently located near I-4, Universal Boulevard and the Beachline. To learn more about ICON Park, visit: https://iconparkorlando.com.

About Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida (SHFBCF)

SHFBCF is a member of Feeding America – the largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States. SHFBCF secures and distributes food and grocery products to more than 750 local nonprofit feeding partners throughout Central Florida. With the help of food and financial donors, volunteers and a caring, committed community, the food bank distributes 300,000 meals every day to a seven-county service area, which includes Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia. Feeding neighbors facing hunger is only the beginning. By investing in job training programs, advocating for access to nutritious foods, and inspiring our community to get involved, SHFBCF is leaning into the root causes of hunger and helping our neighbors thrive. With support from the Central Florida community, Second Harvest Food Bank is feeding inspiration, change, achievement, health — and families facing hunger. To learn more about SHFBCF, visit www.FeedHopeNow.org.

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