CAN-struction contest - food to be given to the poor

[Liberal_in_LA]

CAN-struction at its finest: Space shuttle, windmill and Eiffel Tower painstakingly created in competition using tinned food that will be given to the poor

Sculptures in Vancouver made out of everything from tuna to tomatoes
More than a million full cans have been donated to food banks since 2002
Focus of this year's Canstruction contest was Around the World


Some of the world's best-known buildings and vehicles have been painstakingly recreated, using nothing but canned food.

Volunteers in Vancouver, Canada, used 65,000 full tins of everything from tuna to tomatoes to create sculptures ranging from Florida's Space Shuttle to Dutch windmills.

But they will not stand for long - as the Canstruction event donates all the tins to the poor.

More than a million have been handed to the city's food banks since the contest began in 2002.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2626249/CAN-struction-finest-Space-shuttle-windmill-Eiffel-Tower-painstakingly-created-competition-using-tinned-food-given-poor.html#ixzz31YM7Yf21

[Initech]

1. My company is participating this year!

We didn't contribute last year due to budget restrictions but the year before we contributed something like 3500 cans and built one of the few solid structures in our region.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. that's so cool that your company did that

[Initech]

4. It was pretty fun actually.

A lot of work though - we were there until like 2:00 AM that night. Here's a picture of our entry:

[justhanginon]

2. Great idea and kudos to all who participate.

A lot of work putting them together I am sure but what a good cause and thanks also due to the companies that sponsored the canstructuctions.

[Initech]

6. It is a lot of work.

It's mainly open to design and architecture firms - you can't just exactly say you're going to enter and make a design. You have like a $500 start up fee, and then you have to get stores or distributors to donate cans, you have to come up with a design and have it approved by the Canstruction board, I could go on and on.

[Sissyk]

5. Wonderful idea!

Thanks for sharing this, Liberal_in_LA.

[theHandpuppet]

7. What a great idea!

Thanks for sharing.