August 9, 2017
Giant Sculptures Made of Healthy Food Encourage Food Bank Donations
SALT LAKE COUNTY—Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) and Salt Lake City Public Library announced today a community display and food drive focused on healthy food items for the Utah Food Bank. The public display period runs through August 11 at the Main Library.
Teams from six
local health care–related businesses will build giant sculptures using healthy
canned, bagged, and boxed foods. A Food Design panel will judge the sculptures
for their design and use of healthy foods, and at the conclusion of the display
period, the teams will donate all food used in their sculptures to the Utah
Food Bank.
The public is invited to view the sculptures and to bring their own healthy food items to donate. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the “People’s Choice” award category.
“Hungry people
in need deserve healthy food options—in fact, they are often the members of our
community who are most in need of nutritious, healthy foods,” said Leslie Chan,
SLCoHD dietitian. “When someone only has the opportunity to eat one meal a day,
it needs to be healthy and packed full of nutrition.”
What:
Food Design
Where:
Salt Lake City Public Library
210
East 400 South
Salt Lake City
When:
Public display period: August 8–11 (during library operating
hours)
Judging and award presentation:Thursday, August 10, 11:30 a.m.
Interviews with teams, judges, SLCoHD, and Utah Food Bank
available after awards presentation
Who:
Design Teams: SelectHealth, Molina Healthcare, Exodus
Healthcare Network, University of Utah HealthCare, University of Utah Health
Plans and Health Choice Utah
Special Thanks: Perry Homes, Clyde
Companies, Architectural Nexus and UDOT
Judges: Salt Lake County Deputy Mayor Erin
Litvack, KODJ 94.1 FM DJ Randy Rose and Utah Food Bank Food Drive Specialist
Julie Adams Chatterley
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