Creative canned food display benefits Utah's hungry

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library Tuesday February 9, 2016. Six local health care–related businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the "People's Choice" award category.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library on Tuesday. Six local health careñrelated businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the ìPeopleís Choiceî award category.

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Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library Tuesday February 9, 2016. Six local health care–related businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the "People's Choice" award category. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library Tuesday February 9, 2016. Six local health care–related businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the "People's Choice" award category. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library Tuesday February 9, 2016. Six local health care–related businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the "People's Choice" award category. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library Tuesday February 9, 2016. Six local health care–related businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the "People's Choice" award category. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library on Tuesday. Six local health careñrelated businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the ìPeopleís Choiceî award category. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library Tuesday February 9, 2016. Six local health care–related businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the "People's Choice" award category. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library Tuesday February 9, 2016. Six local health care–related businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the "People's Choice" award category. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library Tuesday February 9, 2016. Six local health care–related businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the "People's Choice" award category. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Food sculptures on display at the Salt Lake City Main Library Tuesday February 9, 2016. Six local health care–related businesses have built giant sculptures using healthy canned, bagged, and boxed foods. The public is invited to view the sculptures between February 8 and 14 during regular library hours. After that time, the food will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Patrons also are encouraged to bring their own healthy food items to donate; for every nonperishable food item donated at The City Library, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines. Visitors may also vote for their favorite Food Design sculpture in the "People's Choice" award category.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· February 12, 2016 5:16 pm

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Food Design 2016 — a series of sculptures made with canned, bagged and boxed foods —is on display through Sunday at the Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City. Teams from six local health-care–related businesses built the sculptures and will donated the food to the Utah Food Bank.

Library visitors are encouraged to donate nonperishable food items, as part of the event. For each item donated, patrons will receive $1 off overdue fines.

On Friday, University of Utah Health Care won the "People's Choice" award with its design in the shape of a basketball. Other design teams are Health Choice Utah, Healthy U, Molina Healthcare, LDS Hospital and SelectHealth.