Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement

CU students to build canned food sculptures for charity

Competition and public showing to be held Friday

By Brittany Anas
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

University of Colorado students will work in teams to construct elaborate sculptures out of food cans in Carlson Gymnasium during the inaugural Buffalo Can Challenge on Friday.

Fourteen teams and more than 160 students are expected to participate in the daylong event from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. The structures can range in size from a few cans to hundreds of cans, and all construction plans are kept secret prior to the competition.

All teams provide their own canned food to raise awareness about hunger, and the cans will be donated to Boulder Community Food Share following the event, said Joyce Kinde of the Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement, which is sponsoring the contest. CU's Panhellenic sororities already have donated 4,500 cans to the event.

The entire challenge is free and open to the public. Radio 1190 will provide music and a live disc jockey during the construction portion of the competition, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Judging will be from 2 to 3 p.m., and public viewing will be from 3 to 4 p.m.

Co-sponsors of the Buffalo Can Challenge include Safeway, the Volunteer Clearing House and the Rotaract student group.

For more information, visit www.colorado.edu/vch/bucc.

Link to the story:
Click here

In the News » CU students to build canned food sculptures for charity