ADVISORY/ Mayor Menino to Present Awards to Boston's Architectural Community for the Best CANSTRUCTION Sculptures; Thousands of Pounds of Food Donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 9)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:   Awards for the best CANSTRUCTION(R) sculptures will be
        presented on Thursday at the Museum of Science in Boston. For
        the past three weeks, visitors to the Museum and South Station
        have been able to enjoy first-hand, sculptures that were
        created out of canned and packaged food that were designed by
        seventeen of Boston's finest architecture and design firms.

        Sculptures included replicas of The Grinch, the Citgo Sign, a
        Boston Lobster, a Red Sox hat, an Octopus and many more. The
        sculptures were judged by a panel including John Wilson of
        Payette Associates, Len Cubellis of Cubellis Associates, Mark
        Maloney of The Boston Redevelopment Authority, Catherine
        D'Amato of The Greater Boston Food Bank, Steven Krupski of
        Stop & Shop and E. Verner Johnson of E. Verner Johnson
        Associates. Winners will be announced in various categories
        such as Best Use of Labels, Structural Ingenuity, Friend of
        the Food Bank (Best Meal), Juror's Favorite, Spirit of Boston,
        Best Kid's Meal and 2 honorable mentions.

        CANSTRUCTION(R) a project for the architectural and design
        community to CANstruct a world without hunger was on display
        since October 23. During the three week effort, visitors to
        the Museum of Science and South Station were encouraged to
        bring cans of food as part of Mayor Menino's Can Share Food
        Drive, which ran concurrently with CANSTRUCTION(R). All of the
        food from the sculptures and the Food Drive will be donated to
        The Greater Boston Food Bank.

WHERE:  Museum of Science, Stearns Gallery
        Boston, MA

WHEN:   Thursday, November 9, 2000 at 5:30 p.m.

CONTACT: For additional information visit www.mos.org. To arrange
         media interviews, please contact Amy Riemer at
         978/475-4441 or via cell at 978/502-4895.