CanStruct

Can-Struction for Wake Relief!

In 2010, with an estimated 919,938 people in Wake County, over 84, 634 (9.2%) were considered to be under the poverty level. As unemployment rates rise, this number can only be going up. Wake Relief is a food pantry at St. Savior’s Center in downtown Raleigh who counts on us to bring cans to stock their pantry for the holidays.

This year, Key Club, along with Ms. Cardillo’s Art Ideas and Art Foundations classes will be working together to construct larger-than-life-sized sculptures out of the cans we collect for this year’s food drive. We’re continuing a nationwide effort to raise awareness for hunger by making art out of cans.

We’re starting this week to collect specific cans to build our dream sculptures and we will have our usual advisory competition. The color-coded cans needed to make our sculptures will be worth more points in the competition. Together, let’s help feed Wake County for Thanksgiving!

Cans for 5 points:

15 oz. Libby's Mandarin Oranges, or other
Fruit in golden can

28 oz. Bush's Baked Beans - Honey flavored, in orange can

5 oz. Bumble Bee Tuna
in white can

The brands are important to be able to stack cans, BUT, if there is a store brand that is the same dominant color and exact size, you could substitute.

All cans are welcome! Cans for the art are due on Thursday, October 27th, to Richards Hall and the required cans get 5 points until that day. Other cans will be collected between Oct. 27-Nov. 17th in Rhonda’s Cafe and advisories can get 1 point for those cans. For the competition, please count your total advisory cans, and email totals to margaretedwards @ravenscroft.org by Nov. 17 so your advisory can win a free pizza lunch, one per grade!


We’re saving our can-struction design for the opening in the gallery, but here are a few examples of structures we like, to get you excited!


http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2010/04/Brilliant-Food-Sculptures-07.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/4103175568_960dfee928_z.jpg

http://walyou.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mr-potato-head-soup-cans-art.jpg

Printable flier here!  

Dates:

Monday Oct 17-Announcement to begin can Drive and introduce Canstruction
Wed. Oct. 19 – morning meeting - Advisories discuss cans and/or money collection
Thurs Oct 20th- Advisory Lunch - collect cans/money to support drive
Monday Oct. 24th Announcement last week for the drive
Oct. 27th – all Can-Struct ART cans delivered to Richards hall by 3:45.   9:35 and Advisory lunch for Fr/Soph will be times to get together and deliver.  Advisors email points to Margaret Edwards margaretedwards@ravenscroft.org

After this date, other cans will go to a box in Rhonda's cafe at the back wall. 

Friday Oct. 28 KEY CLUB SORTS Cans  for sculptures 

Oct. 17-20 – Art Classes designing and planning, with build-leaders for each section

Monday, Oct. 31  Deliver cans to Art Gallery for 1st Sculpture  Art Class Period 1+2
Deliver cans to Lower School for 2nd Sculpture Art class Period 7
Deliver cans to Rhondas For 3rd Sculpture Art Class Period 8
Key Club helps delivery when they can

Tuesday Nov. 1 CANSTRUCT-Gallery ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Wednesday Nov. 2 CANSTRUCT-Gallery ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Thursday Nov. 3 - Teacher Workday - but could have volunteers come in to CANSTRUCT in Gallery  ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Friday Nov. 4th Begin CANSTRUCT at Lower School Lobby ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club

Monday Nov. 7th  CANSTRUCT at Lower School Lobby ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Tuesday Nov. 8th CANSTRUCT Lower School ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club

If Time and Cans:
Wednesday Nov. 9th Begin CANSTRUCTION at Rhondas ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Thursday Nov. 10th CANTRUCTION at Rhiondas ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club

Friday Nov. 11th 3 CANSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE AND ON VIEW (Morning Announcement)

Monday Nov. 14-On View
Tuesday Nov. 15th-On View

Wednesday Nov. 16th Sculptures down FIRST TRIP to Wake Relief for Delivery
Thursday Nov. 17 Sculptures down SECOND Trip to Wake Relief for Delivery

Friday Nov. 18th PROJECT COMPLETE - Wake Relief Distributes food!