Call for Entries
You Can Be the Hero of the Story!
Step into the enchanting world of folktales, fables, and fairy tales—where good triumphs over evil, kindness conquers hunger, and every story feeds hope for a well-fed world. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this “Cantastic Tale”.
Register your Canstruction team today and turn your ideas into impact! Join forces with your coworkers, clients, and partners to build a structure that inspires and engages our community to end hunger and help our neighbors thrive.
Ready to build a fairy tale ending to hunger? The next chapter starts with you. Register Now!
Teams Schedule 2025
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Team Size & Responsibility - Any number of people can assist in the design and planning of the structure. However, on the day of the build, 15 people maximum may attend the build. Only 5 people will be permitted to build at one time. Teams may swap out members working on the building of the structure. Others may assist in organizing cans, cutting foamcore, and other materials, etc… Teams must observe safety precautions to prevent personal injury and property damage.
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Structure idea (only text description needed)
Structure mission statement (75 words or less)
Sketch of structure
Dimensions of structure
Make Food Orders
Structure requests (best along a wall, best viewed from above, need an electrical outlet, etc.)
Total Can/Package Count
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24” x 36” Size (landscape or portrait)
2” x 2” Minimum sponsor logos (Click on here to download)
25MB Maximum file size
PDF File format
Incorporate sculpture theme/ title
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The BIG Build Day Event will be at Dezerland Park:
5250 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
Dezerland Action Park Orlando is nearly the size of 15 football fields, making it Florida’s largest indoor attraction with over 850,000 square feet of family entertainment options.
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Come celebrate the success of Canstruction, see all the structures, and find out who won which awards for the competition!
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The cansculptures will be disassembled by the teams and donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.
What is Canstruction?
Canstruction is an international hunger relief charity that raises millions of pounds of food each year for local food banks. Every year, Canstruction Chapters host competitions citywide where teams create CanArt® to compete for awards in the following categories:
Best Meal
Structural Ingenuity
Best Original Design
Most Cans
Best Use of Labels
People’s Choice
Winners from each local competition then go on to compete internationally in these categories. To learn more, visit Canstruction Global Headquarters.
Orlando’s CanArt Highlights
Canstruction Orlando’s Story
The Orlando Chapter
In 1994 Amy Killgallon of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida heard about an unusual type of Food Drive called Canstruction©. Seems that someone got the idea that it could be fun to have a competition with teams building structures using cans of food. Then when competition was completed, the food would go to area food banks. And this strange Food Drive was happening in several cities in the United States. So, Amy held the first Canstruction event in Orlando at Altamonte Mall with 5 teams participating.
The primary goals are to raise awareness of hunger problems in our community, raise volunteerism camaraderie, and raise food donations for The Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. The event usually takes place in the Fall to help the Food Bank prepare for serving food during the busy holiday season. Two unique things we do: 1) Develop a theme each year to inspire participation and inspire a cohesive look to the sculptures, and 2) Have signage based on the theme as part of the competition. It is always interesting to see how the teams interpret the theme differently each year. Once complete, the sculptures remain on display usually for 2 weeks. During that time, the public can vote for the “People’s Choice” sculpture, and our jury judges all of the sculptures. We then celebrate the teams with an Awards Celebration with local and national awards.
So, you see, Canstruction© Orlando is a competition, but it is a food drive to benefit Central Florida at its heart. This highly visible and unique food drive helps bring attention to the hunger issue and, as a bonus, everyone who participates becomes part of the solution!
Thanks to our 2025 Sponsors
We don’t need much, but we rely on our sponsors to help us create the competition each year. Whatever we don’t use, we pass on to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Your dollars or in-kind gifts mean a lot!
If you are interested in sponsoring, this year’s Canstruction, please give us a shout! OrlandoCANstruction@gmail.com
We can’t thank you enough!