Durham Mayor Bill Bell to serve as Honorary Judge at the 2013 Creative Food Drive Event

Durham's own 3rd Annual C.F.D. offers the community a fun filled afternoon to come together for a good cause to feed our community. End Quote

Durham, NC (1888PressRelease) August 10, 2013 - The City of Durham is happy to announce that city Mayor Bill Bell will be participating in this year's C.F.D. {Creative Food Drive} charity festival on Saturday, October 19th, as an honorary judge. C.F.D. has quickly become a charity festival that receives great turnout from Durham citizens and people from surrounding areas.

C.F.D. {Creative Food Drive}, in its third year, is a competition style community festival that has raised over 20,000 pounds of food to date. Local businesses and organizations are challenged to gather non-perishable food items and are given 90 minutes to design and build a sculpture that will compete for the winning trophy in a competition of epic proportions.

The event features live music, food trucks, local beer and a kid's zone, with pumpkin painting and a bouncy castle, will entertain the teams and the community. C.F.D. will be held on Saturday, October 19, 3-7 pm at the American Tobacco. All proceeds benefit Housing for New Hope and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

As an Honorary Judge at C.F.D. {Creative Food Drive}, Mayor Bill Bell will be assessing the design, creativity and uniqueness of each sculpture. With his background in engineering and his passion for Durham community, we know he will be a perfect fit for this event.

C.F.D. is created and organized by local Durham architecture firm MHAworks. MHAworks is a progressive architecture firm with offices in Durham and Greenville, NC. George Hining, Director of Business Development is a key leader behind the event. To learn more about C.F.D., visit their website at www.creativefooddrive.com.

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"We are excited to have Mayor Bell participate in this year's Creative Food Drive event to help us judge the contestant's sculptures and select this year's best in class. We plan to have a strong turnout from the community, as well as local organizations," stated George Hining of MHAworks.

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C.F.D. {Creative Food Drive} https://www.facebook.com/creativefooddrive
Visit their website to see winning sculptures from years past:
www.creativefooddrive.com

ABOUT C.F.D. {Creative Food Drive}:
CFD is a competition style community festival that is geared toward raising food items for the Durham and surrounding community. The event is free to attend and the public is encouraged to come out for a fun-filled afternoon. While being entertained by the fierce competition, we have live music from local bands, your favorite Triangle food trucks, locally breweries and a kid's zone featuring pumpkin painting and a bouncy castle. Bring your lawn chairs and get ready to enjoy a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

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