"The Most Exciting Food Drive Ever Created"
For thousands in the Magic Valley, each day begins and ends with the anguish of hunger. Canstruction, a charity sponsored by the design and construction industry, is determined to end this suffering.
Canstruction® is a global food drive where creativity meets community impact. Teams design and build impressive sculptures entirely from canned food, which is then donated to Magic Valley food banks-helping working families in need-during a season they have low inventory.
Architects, engineers, designers, contractors and students mentored by these professionals, are challenged to design and build colossal sculptures using canned food as their primary building block. Tape and cardboard serve as nails and cement. The colors and designs on food product labels form the artists' pallet. "Bricks" come in a variety of sizes from the smallest tuna can to the industrial-size tomato can.
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This deliciously inventive charity broke ground in 1992, the brainchild of the Society for Design Administration in association with chapters of the American Institute of Architects and allied professional organizations in the design and construction industry. It is the most exciting food drive ever created.
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45% of the Magic Valley lives in or just above the poverty level. But you can help by engaging your team in a unique team-building experience that inspires innovation!
Canstruction uses one can as a catalyst for change.
One can to represent the building blocks of these massive can-sculptures. One can to prove that every act of kindness makes a difference. Through the generosity of volunteers, celebrity judges and members of the community, Canstruction has contributed millions of pounds of food to community food banks around the world - demonstrating that we can win the fight against hunger. One CAN make a difference. One CAN at a time.
At events held around the world, teams are given just nine hours to defy expectations, logic and gravity as they build fantastic Cansculptures from thousands of cans of food. Driven by the knowledge that their Cansculptures will change lives - by lifting the spirits of those in need, by raising public awareness, and most importantly, by filling the shelves of local food banks - dedicated volunteers in a variety of categories bring their creations to life. During the next week, the super-sized masterpieces are judged in a variety of categories as these unconventional art exhibits are opened to the public, the cost of admission - just one can of food.
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