22nd Annual Canstruction® Begins March 19

Design and Build Competition Challenges Architects and Engineers to Defy Gravity, Collect Canned Goods for the Foodbank

Norfolk, VA – March 7, 2023 – This year’s annual Canstruction® Design and Build Competition is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. on March 19 at Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach. Canstruction® is a unique charity art exhibition and event in which architectural and engineering firms compete to see who can best defy the laws of gravity by creating elaborate structures out of canned food.

Each team will have eight hours to build their structures. They will be judged, and honors announced at an awards ceremony scheduled for Tuesday March 21 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

These creations will remain on public display at the mall until March 26, upon which time the structures will be dismantled, and the food donated to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. Individuals may contribute monetary donations to the 22nd Annual Canstruction® Design and Build Competition by visiting.  https://justgiving.com/campaign/Canstruction2023.

For more information, please contact Senior Director of Communications David Brandt at 757-644-5860 or dbrandt@foodbankonline.org. 

About the Foodbank

For more than 40 years, the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore has provided more than 360 million meals to those in our community who face hunger. Through our programs, facilities, and large network of community partners, we work to eliminate hunger daily. Our understanding of the need for a long-term solution has led to the creation of a refreshed strategic plan aimed at moving Hampton Roads closer to achieving the mission of eliminating hunger for those we serve—not only for the day, or for the week, but for a lifetime. For up-to-date information on the Foodbank, visit www.foodbankonline.org, Facebook, or Twitter.

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