Grassi & Co. Addresses Hunger Situation on Long Island by Participating in Canstruction 2011

Sept. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Jericho, NY – Grassi & Co., in partnership with construction consultants Lovett Silverman, has assembled a team to participate in this year’s Canstruction event which runs the last week of October into the first week in November.  Canstruction is a charity event where teams of professions in the design and construction industry come together to build structures out of canned food, with the cans ultimately donated to charity to combat hunger.  

An estimated 283,000 Long Island residents, including nearly 110,000 children and almost 39,000 seniors face hunger on a daily basis.  Canstruction was started by the Society of Design Administration and organized locally by SMPS Long Island to design and build giant self-supporting structures made entirely of canned food and has become an incredibly popular event throughout the last several years.  

“It’s nice to be able to contribute to such a great cause in such a fun, creative way, says Rob Brewer, CPA, Partner and Architecture & Engineering Practice Leader at Grassi & Co., and this year’s team captain for the event.  “With one year under our belts, we are going to build an even bigger and better creation than last year!”

“We’re excited to be working with people from Grassi & Co. on this important project,” said John Lovett, President of Lovett Silverman.  “This is such a personal issue and to be able to address it in this fun, creative way is a great thing.”

Following are the key dates for the competition, which will be held at RXR Place in Uniondale:

•   Wednesday, October 26th – Team Structure Build-out
•   Thursday, October 27th – Exhibit Opening Cocktail Reception
•   October 28th – November10th – Exhibit Open to the public

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Grassi & Co. is a premier professional service organization specializing in accounting, auditing, tax, technology, and business consulting services. With offices on Long Island and in New York City, the firm is a dominant presence in the NY Metro Area. Grassi & Co. has been ranked as the 5th largest firm on Long Island by Long Island Business News and the 23rd largest firm in the New York Metropolitan area by Crain’s New York Business. Grassi & Co. specializes in professional services for the Construction, Not-for-Profit, Manufacturing & Distribution, Architecture & Engineering, Real Estate, and Healthcare industries.