Canstruction Fort Wayne 2016 a Success!
Canstruction 2016 was a great success. From April 16th to April 24th, the Glenbrook Square Mall hosted 14 teams competing and building canned food structures for this year’s theme, “Cartoons.” From Ninja Turtles to Minions, and Scooby Doo to Peanuts, structures were displayed to hundreds of thousands of spectators who voted for their favorite designs. We welcomed four judges, Bill Hoover, COO of Community Harvest, Robbie Mack, Brand Manager for HOT 107.9, Michelle Ferro, Miss Three Rivers Festival, and Rhys Jones, Mechanical Engineer with Multimatic Indiana.
2016 Stats
- 14 Teams
- Theme: Cartoons
- Total Number of Cans Collected: 78,515
- Total Pounds of Food Collected: 75,602
Pounds from previous years:
- 2016 = 75,602
- 2015 = 71,747
- 2014 = 75,500
- 2013 = 62,848
- 2012 = 69,405
- 2011 = 75,532
- 2010 = 98,658
- 2009 = 94,493
- 2008 = 56,161
Fourteen Teams – School Names and Theme
- Blackhawk Christian- Minions
- Blackhawk Christian- Monster’s Inc.
- Canterbury- Snoopy
- Carroll- Finding Nemo
- Central Noble- Mickey Mouse
- Concordia Lutheran- Winnie the Pooh
- DeKalb- Spongebob
- Eastside- Toy Story
- New Haven- Scooby Doo
- Northrop- Phineas and Ferb
- Northside- Transformers
- St. Elizabeth- Veggie Tales
- Towles New Tech Academy- Smurfs
- New Tech Academy @ Wayne- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2016 Canstruction Sponsors:
- Strahm Building Solutions
- Heartland REMC
- Brotherhood Mutual
- Engineering Resources
- Felderman Design-Build
- Five Star Distributing
- Salus Research
- AT&T Pioneers
- Therma Tru Doors
- Primary Engineering
- Glenbrook Square Mall
- JAT of Fort Wayne
- St. Patrick’s Catholic Church- Arcola
2016 Canstruction Fort Wayne Winners:
- Most Cans (Collected)- Central Noble High School
- Most Cans (Structure)- Jeff H Towles Intermediate School
- Best Use of Theme- Blackhawk Christian School (Minions)
- Structural Ingenuity- Eastside Junior-Senior High School
- Juror’s Favorite- New Tech Academy @ Wayne High School
- Best Use of Labels- Central Noble High School
- Best Meal- Northrop High School
- 1st Honorable Mention- New Haven High School
- 2nd Honorable Mention- Jeff H Towles Intermediate School
- People’s Choice Award- New Tech Academy @ Wayne High School
