CANstruction Builds Up the Food Pantry
Emily Chesser
Issue date: 12/4/08 Section: News
At the entrance of Bechtel Hall stood a little display of canned goods, no higher than a passerby's knee. The cans were arranged in the shape of a sturdy boxing ring. Although the boxing ring was small, it was mighty. Indeed, it did represent a fight, a fight against hunger.
The Ambrosians for Peace and Justice Society challenged the residence halls to collect as many canned goods as they could by participating in an event called canstruction.
"Canstruction is just a way to get students involved in donating cans to soup kitchens," Maggie Buss, President of Ambrosians for Peace and Justice, said. "It makes it more fun to donate and collect by having competitions between residence halls."
Canstruction is an event that takes place in each resident hall. Students who have extra canned or packaged food, such as Ramen Noodles, soup or corn, that they won't be eating have the opportunity to donate the cans to the cause. All of the cans that are accumulated are constructed into a certain type of shape or design. Hence, the clever name "canstruction".
"Students did a really wonderful job of donating this year," Stella O'Rourke of the SAU Campus Ministry, said. "Students involved in Ambrosians for Peace and Justice did a lot of the work with getting others involved as well."
The reward for collecting goods for the food shelters goes beyond a gold medal. It's a moral victory, more or less.
"There really isn't a reward for the winning residence hall," Buss said. "It's just a matter of pride for the students, and knowing that you'll be helping someone who is hungry."
This year, many the canstruction designs were shaped in the letters of each of the residence halls. Cosgrove spelled out their name, Davis spelled theirs and so forth. Bechtel decided to be a little different and constructed their cans into a boxing ring.
"We got a good amount of food this year, but I think we could have gotten more," Buss added. "I don't think canstruction was advertised as well as we hoped,"
The Ambrosians for Peace and Justice Society challenged the residence halls to collect as many canned goods as they could by participating in an event called canstruction.
"Canstruction is just a way to get students involved in donating cans to soup kitchens," Maggie Buss, President of Ambrosians for Peace and Justice, said. "It makes it more fun to donate and collect by having competitions between residence halls."
Canstruction is an event that takes place in each resident hall. Students who have extra canned or packaged food, such as Ramen Noodles, soup or corn, that they won't be eating have the opportunity to donate the cans to the cause. All of the cans that are accumulated are constructed into a certain type of shape or design. Hence, the clever name "canstruction".
"Students did a really wonderful job of donating this year," Stella O'Rourke of the SAU Campus Ministry, said. "Students involved in Ambrosians for Peace and Justice did a lot of the work with getting others involved as well."
The reward for collecting goods for the food shelters goes beyond a gold medal. It's a moral victory, more or less.
"There really isn't a reward for the winning residence hall," Buss said. "It's just a matter of pride for the students, and knowing that you'll be helping someone who is hungry."
This year, many the canstruction designs were shaped in the letters of each of the residence halls. Cosgrove spelled out their name, Davis spelled theirs and so forth. Bechtel decided to be a little different and constructed their cans into a boxing ring.
"We got a good amount of food this year, but I think we could have gotten more," Buss added. "I don't think canstruction was advertised as well as we hoped,"
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