It starts with one can.

To feed the hungry. To lift the spirit. To change the world.

Canstruction®, a charity committed to ending hunger,

is using ‘one can’ as a catalyst for change.

click to enter a team online or to download a mail-in entry form -- now closed

We are very pleased to announce that nine teams
have built structures for the 2013 event

It has been a record year!

9 teams  ~  28,789 cans donated  ~  $3,388 donated

Thank you to:
Bartholomew County REMC for sponsoring the event & cash donation
Fair Oaks Mall for providing a place & all the man hours
United Way of Bartholomew County for partnering with the event
Paragon Meeting & Events for logistical support throughout the year
Joyce Lucke & Sheena Seger for serving as co-chairs
Kim Showalter & Chad Taylor for serving on the committee
our 9 CAN-tastic teams for your dedication & hard work
and
Everyone who voted online or with cans

Columbus Canstruction's 2013 Trophy Winners

BEST USE OF LABELS CANcastle: Let's Protect Our Community from Hunger Team: Live United 1

BEST MEAL Fighting Off Hunger One Potato at a Time Team: Tater Heads & Tater Tots

STRUCTURAL INGENUITY Blasting Hunger Team: Columbus Sunrise Rotary

HONORABLE MENTION Fight Hunger in a JIF! Team: Starving Artists

JUROR'S FAVORITE One Giant Leap for CANkind Team: Hawcreek Hauling & CANstruction

PEOPLE'S FAVORITE Blasting Hunger Team:  Columbus Sunrise Rotary

Canstruction® is a US-based non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to end hunger through a design/build competition held in cities around the world.

Canstruction® is the foundation of the Society for Design Administration, an affiliate of the American Institute of Architects. Teams of community members—from churches, community organizations, business, schools and even families—mentored by local architects, engineers or construction companies compete to build incredible, edible structures.

The results are stunning sculpture exhibits with a strong message to aid in the fight against hunger. Open to the public, the story of the structure unfolds educating visitors about those less fortunate and how everyone can help make a difference. All the food is donated to local hunger relief organizations for distribution to hungry men, women, and children in the local community. All food stuffs and funds remain in the competition’s city.

 

2013 Event

The 2013 Columbus Canstruction® committee, Fair Oaks Mall and United Way of Bartholomew County invite your organization to support the 5th Annual Columbus Canstruction®. This annual event will take place at Fair Oaks Mall from February 16 to 24, 2013. Proceeds will benefit participating Bartholomew County food banks.

Columbus’ sculpture exhibition will be open to the public in Fair Oaks Mall.

In comparison to much larger cities across the country where similar competitions are held, teams in Columbus are primarily composed of members of community organizations who have at least one engineer or architect. Columbus organizations actively support local food banks and we believe the strong engineering base and affection for architecture that Columbus has makes us the perfect location for a Canstruction® event. Winners of our local competition are submitted to compete on the national level and potentially the international level. Teams are responsible for acquiring the cans and funds needed to build their designs. All food stuffs used in the sculptures and collected in public voting will be passed to our local food banks, along with any monetary donations received.

In addition to the cans used in the construction of the sculptures, the public is encouraged to donate cans at the CAN booth at the mall or through online voting ($1 = one vote) for their favorite sculpture. A People’s Choice Award will be given to the sculpture that receives the most public support.

The excitement is in the building! Think you have what it takes to design and build a structure made of nothing more than canned food, ingenuity, and luck?

 

Get Involved

There are three ways that you can contribute to this worthwhile event:

• as a sponsor of the 2013 event;

• enter a team in the local competition for a shot of going on to the national competition;

• sponsor an existing team so they can build bigger sculptures (more cans!!!).

Get creative, help stop hunger.

 

Canstruction® Team Entry

Participating in Canstruction® requires a large time and monetary commitment. Please be sure that your team members are committed to completing the competition. Registration fees will not be refunded.

Team entries are $25. Payable by check or credit card.

Deadline to enter is December 10, 2012.

Download the 2013 rules & regulations for the competition here

Download the call for team entries here (includes mail in entry form) Entry is now closed

Click here for online team entry, payment with credit card Entry is now closed

Want to see what a build looks like? Click here.

 

Deadlines & Important Event Dates

December 10 team entry deadline

December 18 mandatory organizational meeting for all team captains

January 14 sculpture design due from teams

February 4 signage information due from teams

February 12 final can counts due from teams

February 11-15 teams may deliver cans to Fair Oaks Mall

February 16 sculpture build, 10am to 7pm, Fair Oaks Mall

February 17-24 sculptures on display, all day, Fair Oaks Mall and People’s Choice Award voting

February 24 Awards Ceremony, 5:30pm, Fair Oaks Mall and De-canstruction, 6pm to 10pm, Fair Oaks Mall

 

Thank You to our Sponsors

 

We have several levels of sponsor opportunities. One to fit all budgets. If you would like to become a Canstruction® supporter, please contact Joyce at (812) 376-7468 or click here for a sponsor packet.

For additional questions or information, please contact one of the 2013 Canstruction® Co-Chairs:

Joyce Lucke,joyce@paragonme.net, 812-390-6012

Sheena Seger, sheena.seger@tiem.toyota-industries.com, 812-342-8660

For national information, visit www.canstruction.org

All press releases and press-related items are available to the public and media. Please media inquiries are welcome.

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People’s Choice Award

2013 Voting will open Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Noon. To vote, a $1 donation will be asked. Vote for as many structures and as often as you like. Voting will close Sunday, February 24 at Noon. The People’s Choice Award will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on February 24 at 5:30pm. All voting proceeds will go to the participating food banks.

Supporting Local Food Banks

The food collected through the Canstruction® competition will be distributed between participating Bartholomew County food banks including: