ONE MORE MONTH!

The Feinstein challenge has only one more month left!

Alan Shawn Feinstein donates $1 million dollars to selected food fighting agencies across the nation. The more donations these food agencies receive during the months of March and April the higher percentage of the $1 million they receive. All food donations will be used locally. So, please help out TWICE by sending in your donations this month!

Thanks for all you do!

Please send financial contributions to RIFA, P.O. Box 2301, Jackson, TN 38302 by April 30. Deliver canned food items to 219 North Highland Avenue in downtown Jackson anytime Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 3:30pm. For more information, call 427-7963 or visit the RIFA website at
www.rifajackson.org.

Canstruction 2011 Conclusion and Awards

Canstruction 2011 has finally come to a conclusion. The cans have been collected (roughly 20,000lbs!), awards given, and people in need will soon benefit from the generous donations given by our teams. RIFA would first of all like to thank all of the teams who were involved in Canstruction this year. They worked very hard and gave much of their time away to help make this years Canstruction one of the most successful for RIFA.

Last Tuesday(10/25) the Canstruction Awards Luncheon was held at Jackson First United Methodist. The awards given were as follows:

Honorable Mentions: Englewood Baptist Church, Gerdau, and West TN Healthcare

Juror’s Favorite- Jackson Energy Authority

Best Meal-Regional Hospital and Vaughan Architects

Structural Ingenuity-Fellowship Baptist Church

Best Use Of Labels-First Christian Church Youth Group

**Best of Show**-Regional Hospital and Vaughan Architects

 

 

 

***Check out the older Canstruction Post to view the winning structures!

Jackson Energy Authority Canstruction Entry

Jackson Energy Authority

First Christian Church Youth Group

First Christian Church Youth Group

Fellowship Bible Church Canstruction Creation

Fellowship Bible Church

Englewood Baptist Church Canstruction Creation

Englewood Baptist Church’s Structure

Canstruction Structures Up in Mall

The structures for the 2011 Canstruction competition were assembled last night in the Old Hickory Mall.      Seven teams spent yesterday transporting their cans and then constructing their structures during yesterdays build out. The participants this year were: Englewood Baptist Church, Fellowship Bible Church, First Christian Church Youth Group, Gerdau, Jackson Energy Authority, Regional Hospital of Jackson and Vaughan Associates Architects, and West TN Healthcare.

If you have not already come and see the structures before they are taken apart on Friday October 28th. These teams have worked very hard over the past few months. It takes a good amount of preparation, work, and money to build a structure. The teams are responsible for making a design for their project. They then have to collect the cans required to make that structure. Finally, they have only a handful of hours to assemble their structures at the mall. So, go by and admire their hard work and great structures!

All the food collected goes to RIFA and from there it will be distributed in several different ways to feed those who are hungry in the community. Thanks to all the teams involved. A special thanks to the Old Hickory Mall for allowing RIFA to use their facilities.

Stay tuned all seven structures will be posted between now and next Tuesday. This will allow you to see them all if you are not able to go to the mall. The awards will be announced on October 25th!

USJ/Trinity Food Drive Results!

Trinity Christian Academy and the University School of Jackson recently completed a joint food drive for RIFA this last week. The two schools decided to have a food drive competition against one another in order to benefit RIFA, thus impacting to community.

When organizers from both schools and RIFA met together to organize the event a month ago it was concluded that 4000 to 5000 lbs would be a successful food drive.

The food drive ended Thursday at 6pm and the food was picked up on Friday morning. The total amount collected was not what was originally hoped (4-5k), but “16,000″ lbs!!! Our jaws are dropped at RIFA and we are incredibally thankful to God and the schools for these results. The food will go a long way in feeding the hungry in Jackson and surrounding areas.

USJ was announced as the winner of the First Annual Bruin-Lion RIFA Cup. We expect another great food drive next year. Who will win? Tune in next year…

Contest: Name our After School Program! Old Country Store Prize!

RIFA will soon be starting a After School Club  in the Lambuth area. We are in need of a name for this new After School Club! Please comment or tweet some ideas for the new club! We really do need some help with this, so please suggest some ideas. This will be RIFA’s first online contest. If an idea is chosen from the entries the winner will receive an Old Country Store gift certificate!!!!!!! So please comment and tweet! Also share this with all of your friends! Deadline for Entries is July 20th!