P.O. Box 2301
Jackson, TN 38302
731.427.7963
731.427.3663 (fax)
www.rifajackson.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lindsay Dawkins
731.427.7963
[email protected]
DESIGN/BUILD COMPETITION TO HELP END HUNGER
JACKSON, TN – September 26, 2012 – Seven teams of local architects, engineers and
designers will compete in the eighth annual Canstruction competition. The structures will be
built at the Old Hickory Mall on Tuesday, October 2nd and will be on display through October
11th.
Canstruction is a design/build competition with a unique way to help feed the hungry.
Competing teams showcase their talents by designing giant sculptures made entirely out of
canned foods.
At the close of the exhibition, all of the food used in the structures is donated to the Regional
Inter-Faith Association (RIFA) Food Bank to distribute to other nonprofits in the JacksonMadison County area that serve individuals, food pantries and shelters.
The participating teams are Bodine Aluminum, Fellowship Bible Church, First Christian Youth
Group, Gerdau, Jackson Energy Authority, Regional Hospital of Jackson & Vaughn
Associates Architects and Sacred Heart of Jesus High School.
Sponsors include: Lead sponsor, Tennaulum; Gold Sponsor, Raymond James | Morgan
Keegan; Silver Sponsors, Barger Construction and First South Bank.
About RIFA
RIFA is a Christian non-profit organization that feeds, clothes and trains people in need by
combining life-changing resources from area churches, businesses and individuals to show
Christ’s love in action every day of the year. In 1976, local churches and community leaders
came together to discuss the growing poverty levels in Jackson, Tennessee. The problem:
each individual church and civic organization did not have the resources to effectively provide
relief for those in need. To coordinate a untied effort, they formed a separate agency to help:
the Regional Inter-faith Association (RIFA). For more information, visit www.rifajackson.org.
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