Sculptures

Sculpture name: Pop Goes the Hunger

Designer: Number TEN Architectural Group/Crosier Kilgour and Partners Ltd.

Presenting sponsor: Cunningham Business Interiors Ltd.

Concept: People of all ages have turned the crank on a jack-in-the-box, feeling the anxiety of not knowing when it’s going to pop.  What we often forget is that there are Winnipeggers of all ages who live in anxiety every day, not knowing if or when they may have their next meal.  We’re hoping our jack-in-the-box will inspire viewers to spring into action and do their part to help eliminate hunger.

Team members: Jessica Cram / Robin Lalonde / Jeff Gelmych / Michael Hebert / Ron Basarab / Heather Ferguson / Barb Mah / Vasili Mattheos / Pam LeClerc-Smith / Tom Malkiewicz / Bart Flisak / Haney Louka

Sculpture name: CAN you FEED it?

Designer: Wardrop Engineering Inc.

Presenting sponsor: Red River Exhibition Association and North American Midway Entertainment

Concept: An amusement park can be used to feed your hunger for “Fun and Games.” By creating this display our wish is to stimulate your senses, donate food and money, help curb hunger, and provide opportunity for “Fun and Games” for those in need.

Team members: Rick Haldane-Wilsone / Gerardo Ilas / Jason Peters / Carlos Mota / Wally Jackson / Elmer Thiessen / Bruce Donald

Sculpture name: Sockeye Night in Canada: A Trophy Catch

Designer: Stantec Architecture Ltd. and Manshield Construction Inc.

Presenting sponsor: Lawton Partners.

Concept: This sculpture combines an iconic image integral to Canada’s favourite game, hockey, with one of Canada’s favourite summer activities, fishing (fish also being a healthy food choice).  The cup, an exact replica of the Stanley Cup, is made of sockeye salmon cans floating on a 10' x 10' square of ocean waves.  On top of the sea is an implied large net (and the net relates to both hockey and fishing) ready to scoop up the trophy catch. An appropriate entry from a company that was once known as “Stanley and Associates!”

Team members: Rick Derksen / Michael Banman / Andrew Edge / Robert Garvey / Jacqueline Jasinski / Scott Neish / Lindsay Nesbitt / Myron Pasaluko / John Petersmeyer / Marcus Rarog / Damian Surasky / Siri Kousonavath / Anne Cholakis / Janine Schwaluk / Ken Charleson / Scott Bezak / Dean Leith / Justin Bova / Bill Sharpe

Sculpture name: The Little Engine That Could – I think I CAN

Designer: UMA Engineering Ltd.

Presenting sponsor: Maxim Truck & Trailer

Concept: All goals originate as simple thoughts. Tootle, the little engine that could, had a thought (or goal) and attempted to achieve it through positive thinking and determination. After the thought was conceived and believed, it was achieved. Our thought is to eliminate world hunger. Using Tootle’s motto of “I think I Can”, we believe that it can be achieved.

Team members: Bill Burgess / Keri Cooper / Juan Cortez / Armand Delaurier / Jamie Ellis / Mike Huard / Darryl Joachim / Kyla Kirk / Shaun Klassen / Alana Krishka / Heather Monette / Brad Peterson / Michael Robb / Eymond Toupin

Sculpture name: A "Strike" Against Hunger

Designer: LM Architectural Group (LM-inating hunger)

Presenting sponsor: Great-West Life Assurance Company

Concept: Our sculpture reflects the innocence and playfulness of youth; but there is nothing lighthearted about child hunger. Statistics indicate that one in five children is affected by hunger in Canada. Together we can make a difference, because no child should go to bed hungry.

Team members: Shelly Slobodzian / Nadine Roch / Maria Baumgartner / Matthew Bowering / Andrew Brimble / Terry Danelley / Michael Farion / Doris Friesen / Joseph Giesbrecht / David Kressock / Melanie Mansell / Carson McCance / Jason McDonald / Harvey Rebalkin / Sandra Sasaki / Darrell Sawatzky / Brandon Ungarian

Sculpture name: Name it!

Designer: Acres Manitoba Ltd.

Presenting sponsor: Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company

Concept: This year we are taking a somewhat different approach to tackling the problem of hunger. We are asking the public to assist in naming our sculpture. We have Canstructed a work boot that symbolizes the work that we, as a society must put in to help the many hungry people in our community and around the world. We hope to highlight that hunger is a problem that affects us all and that working towards a solution is everyone’s responsibility.

Team members: Peter Redhead / Bert Jackson / Alex Bilesky / Ted Mayer / Thomas Malone / Melissa Holder / Neil Cook / Ccee Chan / Robert Henderson

Sculpture name: I CAN Take My Home with Me

Designer: Habitat for Humanity and Red River College Civil Engineering Technology Department

Presenting sponsor: The Johnston Group

Concept: A turtle always has a home because he carries it with him,” said five-year-old Ian J. when asked what he thought about having a home during a school discussion on Habitat for Humanity. After learning about Habitat in class, Ian created the Turtle Foundation to help raise awareness about the importance of having a home.

Team members: Linda Peters / Vern Koop / Brian Born / Lynne Rochon / Rick Hiebert / Shari Bielert / Bahman Noruziaan / Neil Chandler / Nathalie Emond / Robert Kwok / Nazeer A. Khan / Tasha Shiaro / Narong Piamsalee

Sculpture name: We CAN All Remember

Designer: SMS Engineering Ltd.

Presenting sponsor: Manitoba Blue Cross

Concept: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CANadian Football League have had a long history of commitment to our community. Past and present players have provided many great football memories and “game day” continues to be a special day for many fans. Winnipeg Harvest is a key part of this commitment and some would call the “tin for the bin” campaign a tradition of Blue Bomber home games. So, it is most appropriate that this tribute of many tins for the bin is only a pass away from the game site, where the memories were created.

Team members: Garry Bolton / Andrew Tunn / Bryan Smith / Colin McLachan / Rob Swaffer / Imre Naphegyi / Alain Proux / Darrell Steinke / Wayne Armstrong / Brian Linner / Stirling Walkes / David Hawkes / Kevin Martell

Manitoba High Schools CANpetition

Sculpture name: EMBRACE

Designer: Murdoch MacKay Collegiate

Presenting sponsor: The Winnipeg Foundation

Concept: Teddy bears symbolize childhood and playtime. They are hugged, carried and act as playmates, but many children embrace their teddy bears for comfort and security in times of stress, to share dreams and become trusted companions. Like teddy bears, local food banks and other organizations provide comfort, security, friendship and more, embracing people in need and creating a caring society. They embrace our community by building a nurturing foundation.

Team members: Andrew Stammers / Crystal Gladu / Carissa Peters / Stephanie de Montmorency / Kevin Celestino / Jessica Primrose / Melissa O’Gorman / Amber Bruce / Yelena Beauchamp / Alyssa Schledwitz / Tristin Murray