Sunday, August 30, 2009: Award Ceremony
Pearlridge Uptown

Join the American Institute of Architects, (AIA) Honolulu Chapter at this year’s annual Canstruction® competition “Celebrating 50 years of Statehood; Hawaii then and now!” Local teams comprised of design and construction industry professionals will build giant three-dimensional structures entirely from cans of food. Nine teams will compete for the following awards: Juror’s Favorite, Structural Ingenuity, Best Use of Labels, Best Meal and Most Pounds Donated. Event sponsors, Pearlridge Center and AIA Honolulu are joined by C & S Wholesale Grocers, HonBlue, Makana Communications and Kraft Foods in Hawaii to make this event possible.    We need your vote! Visit Pearlridge Center, Uptown from August 15-August 30 and vote for your favorite structures. One can equals one vote, so vote as often as you can. The structure with the most votes will win the “People’s Choice Award” and will be announced on August 30. All foods used to build the structures and all cans used to vote will be donated to the Hawaii Foodbank. Last year, Canstruction® collected 48,775 pounds of food to help feed Hawaii’s hungry!   New this year to Canstruction®, Kraft Foods will host Mac-Struction on August 22, 2009. Members of the Keiki Club between the ages of 6 – 12 will be asked to put their creative skills to the test and build a structure using 50 boxes of KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese. One lucky participant will receive their very own Cheesasaurus Rex Birthday Party! You CAN make a difference!    For more information contact AIA Honolulu: 545-4242 or visit http://www.aiahonolulu.org