For their October 9th Homecoming events, students at Colorado State University took time out of tailgating to devote themselves to “CANstruction,” the largest one-day food drive in northern Colorado. The event, sponsored by SLICE—Student Leadership, Involvement, and Community—had students build large works of art with cans of food. The event is part of the longer term Cans Around the Oval food drive, with proceeds going to the increasingly utilized Larimer County food bank.

The event this year took place at CSU’s homecoming festival Friday. Students used donated canned food items to build “visual representations” of the amount of food raised.

"It's really fun to go out and see what these teams are building," said Matt Garamone, a junior technical journalism major. "Some of the structures are amazing and it's great to see all the hard work put into them. And for a good cause, too."

Fifteen student teams built their constructions into hunger-related topics while incorporating the homecoming theme, “Celebrating the Past; Building the Future.”

Participants invited friends, family, and alumni to vote for their can art with cash donations. Structures were judged on their creativity and the amount of money they raised.

Last year, CANstruction raised over 10,000 pounds of food.

A similar CANstruction event will take place at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston on October 19th, and the Society for Design Administration will run other events in New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Dallas.


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