In 2011, Blacksburg Fork and Cork debuted Can Do!, a canned food sculpture competition and food drive benefiting local food pantries and hunger relief programs. We’re happy to bring back this exciting fundraiser for the second year in a row!
What is Can Do?
Teams of co-workers, club and church members, friends, and families will collect canned goods used to create unique sculptures. The sky is the limit when it comes to what you can create with cans! Sculptures will be judged in a variety of categories including People’s Choice, Best Use of Labels, Most Cans Collected, and more.
How can I participate?
While the deadline to submit a team has passed, you can still contribute to the cause by bringing canned food, juice boxes, or other non-perishable food items to the festival. By making a donation, you will receive the right to vote for your favorite sculpture at the festival!
2012 Teams:
- Dairy Club at Virginia Tech
- “Feeders of Faith” from Fieldstone United Methodist Church
- “Holi-CAN Inn” from Holiday Inn University
- “Curing CANcer” from Intrexon Corporation
- Rotary Club of Christiansburg-Blacksburg and Rotaract Club of Virginia Tech
- Tuck Chiropractic
All food collected and monetary donations will benefit the following organizations:
- Distributes more than 14 million pounds of food annually.
- Covers 26 counties and 10 cities in southwest Virginia.
- In southwest Virginia there are over 362,747 people classified as at risk of hunger.
- An estimated 120,000 individuals are provided on-site meals or boxed groceries by FASWVA partner agencies each month.
- Serves 6 meals and snacks on the weekends to low-income youth during the school year.
- Nearly 200 school-selected children and youth participate in MBP for the 2011-12 school year.
- MBP has grown 35% since the 2010-11 school year
- 100% juice boxes make up an important part of the Micah’s Backpack program, which sends home over 1,700 juice boxes per month.
The Giving Tree Food Pantry
- Operated by the Fieldstone United Methodist Church every Friday evening from 6-7pm.
- Feeds 250 families a month (over 1,500 people).
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