"Canstruction" Event Will Build Engineering Skills and Fight Hunger
For release: March 21, 2011
For press information, contact Dr. Stephanie Ivey, 901-678-3286

On Friday, March 25, the 2011 Memphis Canstruction® Competition will be held at the Herff College of Engineering.  Canstruction® combines the competitive spirit of a design/build competition with a unique way to help feed hungry people. Competing teams showcase their talents by designing sculptures made entirely out of canned foods.

Our event has been organized by the West TN Branch ASCE Younger Member Group, and includes teams composed of local high school students, so that the event also serves as an outreach activity to make students more aware of career opportunities in civil engineering.  We will have approximately 125 students and teachers from local high schools participating in this event.

The competition takes place Friday morning, and the CANstructures will remain on display in the lobby of the EA building through next Wednesday.    All of the food will be donated to the Mid-South Food Bank at the conclusion of the exhibit.  Please drop by and take a look when you have time- the students have worked very hard, and are really excited about the event!  Since 2007, this competition has raised more than 50,000 pounds of food for the Mid-South Food Bank, which is equivalent to over 40,000 meals for people in need in the area.

Details are available from Dr. Stephanie Ivey at 901-678-3286 or ssalyers@memphis.edu