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CANstruction Gives You Wings!

First, thank you so much for visiting the SmithGroup // The Boldt Company’s GoFundMe page!

For the second year in a row, SmithGroup and The Boldt Company are teaming up to participate in Canstruction Chicago, a design/build event which benefits the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD). Teams comprised of professionals from the AEC industry fundraise for, design, and build structures composed of non-perishable food items. These “Cansculptures” are housed in the first floor of the Merchandise Mart and are on display to the public as a giant art exhibition. The “Cansculptures” are judged in various categories by a celebrity chef and prominent members of the AEC industry. Canstruction Chicago culminates in an awards presentation and cocktail party at the Merchandise Mart.

This year, our “Cansculpture” will be a colorful, two-sided Butterfly. In order to do this, we need your help!

Our goal is to raise $5,000, which covers the cost of canned food that all gets donated to the GCFD to build our structure, and other related expenses (in order to hold the structure up).  As a huge thank you for your donation, we will add your name to our “special thanks” sign that will sit next to our structure while on display inside a main entrance of the iconic Merchandise Mart, October 10th - November 4th. 

We welcome any donation, big or small, we’ve created a few options for you if you’d like:

Bronze Sponsor: $20 | Donors will be recognized by name on our signage.

Silver Sponsor: $100 | Donors will be recognized with a small logo on our signage.

Gold Sponsor: $250 | Donors will be recognized with a large logo on our signage.

Platinum Sponsor: $500 | Donors will be recognized with a large logo on our signage and a logo on our team's t-shirts on Build Night. ALL $500 DONATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 13 TO BE INCLUDED ON THE TSHIRT- DONATIONS AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE INCLUDED ON THE POSTER ONLY.

 
In 2018, Canstruction Chicago collected over 138,000 lbs of non-perishable items for the Food Depository’s network of 700 soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and programs throughout Cook County. This will help provide over 230,000 meals for the 1 in 8 men, women and children whom the Food Depository serve annually. Canstruction Chicago is the Food Depository’s largest one-day food drive event of the year. You can find out more about Canstruction Chicago here: https://canstructionchicago.org/ 

 
Every $1 donated funds 3 meals!



Thank you for being our partner in this adventure!

SmithGroup // The Boldt Company
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  • Laura Holman
    • $100 
    • 4 yrs
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SmithGroup Chicago
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Chicago, IL
Tory Givinsky
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