American Express Canada announced the winners of the Room For Thought contest today! We can’t wait to check out the amazing ideas that will be brought to life at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts this November. Without further ado the winners are:

Music: Ghost II

Andrew Huang, from Toronto, will be working with Emily Haines, lead singer of Metric to create an installation called Ghost II that will allow members of the public to interact with music through technology and a variety of instruments.

Community: Survivor Garden

Lisa Shanker, from Thornhill, Ont., will be working with Marc and Craig Kielburger of Free the Children to create a Survivor Garden for people recovering from cancer and other serious illnesses.

Travel and Adventure: Second Chance Travel Co-op

Evan Malach, from Vaughn, Ont., will be working with Survivorman Les Stroud to give youth who have overcome significant hardships and survived the chance to travel the world with his idea, Second Chance Travel Co-op

The Room for Thought venue is free to enter and will be open from November 8^th to November 22^nd, and each winning idea will be showcased for three days. For more info visit: http://www.facebook.com/AmericanExpressCanada

Tags: American Express Canada, Andrew Huang, Evan Malach, Lisa Shanker, Room For Thought, Winners

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