Hey guys, I saw this while I was watching Unwrapped: Canned Foods on the Food Network the other night and I thought it was really unique and interesting. There is an food charity organization called Canstruction that organizes competitions between architects, engineers, and students all across America and in a few other countries around the world. The competitors must build a huge structure made entirely out of canned foods and can only use glue, tape, and rubber bands (nothing permanent) to keep them together. After the competition the thousands and thousands of cans used in the construction are donated to local food banks to distribute to the needy. Here's a link to their website; check out some pictures of the impressive structures built in past competitions, they're really fun! Let me know what you think,
Linna
http://www.canstruction.org/index.php?option=com_expose&Itemid=29
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this is really awesome. not only does this drive incorporate really interactive/fun/artistic elements, but i'm sure that it raises quite a bit of food for people in need. i think this is a really ingenious way to get people to participate in doing something good for the community--in a fun way, too.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! There was an event like this for Greek Week at DU where each house had to collect as many cans as possible and then build a structure out of them. These ones are on a much bigger scale! And the builders are way more talented obviously, but it is a really interesting and creative concept.
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