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>>CANSTRUCTION IS AN EVENT
WHERE WE BRING TOGETHER
ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS,
CONTRACTORS, ANY DESIGN
PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOLS AND
CHURCHES TO BUILD
STRUCTURES COMPLETELY OUT
OF CAN FOOD.
ALL OF THE CANS THEN STAY UP FOR
A WEEK. ONCE THEY COME DOWN,
THEY GET TAKEN DOWN AND
GIVEN TO SECOND HARVEST
FOOD BANK AS A DONATION.
>>THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE EVENT.
THIS IS THE 20TH
YEAR OF CANSTRUCTION,
WHICH IS VERY EXCITING FOR
US TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE FED
THROUGH THIS EVENT.
THE ONLY WAY THAT WE'RE ABLE
TO HELP FEED PEOPLE HERE
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA THAT ARE IN
NEED IS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY
THAT CENTRAL FLORIDA
IS VERY GIVING AND
WE JUST CAN'T THANK THE
TEAMS HERE AT CANSTRUCTION
AS WELL AS ORLANDO FASHION
SQUARE THAT THEY'VE ALL
PARTNERED UP, TEAMED
TOGETHER, AND ARE HELPING
FEED THE HUNGRY.
>>THE THEME THIS YEAR IS WHAT
MAKES ORLANDO MAGICAL.
WE DID STUFF THE ORLANDO MAGIC
MASCOT. THE ORLANDO MAGIC
IS AN INEGRAL PART OF WHAT
MAKES ORLANDO, ORLANDO AND
THAT THE MAGIC IS THAT
WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE IS
GOING TO SUPPORT HUNDREDS
OF FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE
LOCAL AREA, TRULY A
MAGICAL EXPERIENCE.
>>WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT MADE ORLANDO MAGICAL
AND THE MORE WE THOUGHT
ABOUT IT, THE MORE WE CAME
BACK TO LAUGHTER.
GOOD TIMES, FAMILY TIMES,
ENJOYING THINGS AND WE
WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE MINIONS.
THAT'S MADE US LAUGH,
WE HADE A GOOD TIME
WITH IT, BUT OUR THEME
GOES A LITTLE DEEPER THAN THAT.
OUR MINIONS ARE ACTUALLY
THREE CHILDREN
AND THESE THREE CHILDREN
ARE BUILDING KIDS PACKS TO
GIVE TO OTHER CHILDREN IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA.
>>THE THEME IS THE WIZARD OF OZ
SO WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO
WAS BUILD THE EMERALD CITY
WITH THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
AND THE RUBY RED SHOES TO
SHOW THE MAGIC OF ORLANDO.
WE HAVE ALMOST 3 THOUSAND CANS.
WE'VE RAISED OVER
5 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
>>WELL THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR
WAS ORLANDO CAN BE MAGICAL.
AND ONE OF OUR TEAMMATES,
JOHN RUSSO CAME
UP WITH THE IDEA OF
GIVE KIDS THE WORLD BECAUSE WE
FEEL THAT THE MAGIC LIES
IN GIVING BACK TO OTHER
PEOPLE, SO OUR STRUCTURE
IS THE GIVE KIDS THE WORLD
LOGO AND WE ARE ABLE TO
USE THEIR DESIGN AND
INCORPORATE 2 THOUSAND
DOLLARS EXTRA MONEY
TOWARDS THE GIVE KIDS THE
WORLD IN ADDITION TO OUR
25 HUNDRED CANS THAT
WE'RE GONNA BE DONATING
TO SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK.
>>WELL THIS IS OUR 5TH
YEAR JOINING CANSTRUCTION
AND WHAT WE
PROMOTE WITH GIRL SCOUTS
IS WE TRY TO HAVE GIRLS
TAKE THE LEAD. SO WHAT WE
FINALLY DECIDED ON IS THE
WISHING WELL FOUNTAIN THAT
YOU SEE HERE. THEY ADDED
IN THE GOLD COINS FOR THE
NICE ACCENTS AND THEN THEY
ALSO DECIDED TO HAVE THE
WATER FEATURE MADE OUT OF
THE CELOPHANE.
>>CANSTRUCTION IS JUST A
GREAT EVENT WE LOVE DOING.
IT'S GREAT TEAM BUILDING,
GET TO REALLY FLEX
OUR DESIGN MUSCLES
AND DONATE A LOT OF GREAT
FOOD TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE 2,894 CANS THIS YEAR.
WE CAME UP WITH A SCENE
FROM THE SOCERER'S APPRENTICE.
IT IS MICKEY IN HIS SORCERER
HAT, IN THE CLOUDS,
HOLDING A CASTLE,
A MINIATURE CASTLE.
>>OBVIOUSLY AT THE
END OF THE DAY, THERE'S
A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
DONATIONS OBVIOUSLY WITH
THE CANS AND MONETARY VALUE.
AND ULTIMATELY,
THAT'S THE INTENT OF THE
ENTIRE PROJECT.
WHILE WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN
BUILDING AND LOOKING
AT THESE THINGS, OBVIOUSLY THE
IMPACT FOR THE GREATER
ORLANDO COMMUNITY IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT.
AND THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF
THE BIGGEST SOURCES OF
PRIDE FOR EVERYBODY HERE.
EVERYBODY'S HELPING,
EVERYBODY'S CONTRIBUTING
AND A GREAT PROJECT A SUCCESS.
>>THE REASON WHY WE DO
THIS IN A VERY PUBLIC PLACE,
WE HAVE PEOPLE COME UP
TO US ALL THE TIME
ASKING WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
WHERE DOES THIS FOOD GO?
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY
ABOUT HOW THEY TOO
CAN HELP OR IF THEY'RE IN
NEED OF ASSISTANCE,
WHERE THEY CAN
GO TO GET IT.
>>WE'VE GOT ABOUT 12 TEAMS OUT
HERE COMPETING FOR
NATIONAL AWARDS BUT IN THE
END IT'S ALL ABOUT THE
DONATION OF THE
28 THOUSAND CANS THAT WE'RE
GIVING. IT IS TAKING
SOMETHING AS ORDINARY AS A