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CELC’s CANstruction Project Supports Food Bank

The Connecticut Experiential Learning Center (CELC) was recently awarded Honorable Mention for its inventive construction in the CANstruction 2015 event sponsored by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. CELC was one of six participating schools, along with teams of architects from around the state, that created enormous CANstructures made out of about 15,000 total cans of food. Each structure had a message relating to hunger. CELC’s theme was “There’s Plenty to Go Around,” and the design was in the shape of a pie made of cans. All of the cans were donated to the Connecticut Food Bank and CT Food Share.

In CELC’s design, the pie had one slice taken out to represent the percentage of people who are food insecure in the United States and another slice to represent the amount of food wasted in the United States. CELC’s display included an informative sign with practical tips about how to avoid food waste. Along with the 2,000 cans used, CELC also raised enough from sponsorships to donate an additional $2,600 to CT Food Bank.