Our first MAJOR in-kind donation.....CAN STORAGE!

We are happy to report that our landlord at 1412 Van Ness Avenue, Van Ness Avenue Partnership, has graciously agreed to lend us the garage space in our office building to store our cans and build a mock-up of our sculpture in the end of May. This in-kind donation is equivalent to a Partnership sponsorship of $750!

If all goes according to plan, our cans will be delivered to the garage before our scheduled mock-up build day on May 21, 2011, exactly one month before the competition at the Metreon.

On May 21, we plan to spend the day testing the construction methods we’ve developed to build the SFMOMA and heart art, using the allowable materials in our CANstruction rule book. We are currently seeking in-kind donations for building materials, including ¼” plywood, double-sided foam tape, double stick tape, heavy-duty wire, and nylon string. If you are interested in donating any of these items, please contact us!

Thanks again to the Van Ness Avenue Partnership. Not only will we have secure storage for our thousands of cans, but we'll also be able to test the constructability of our design, and work out any kinks before build day on June 21, 2011.

Stay tuned!