Festival of Children’s Canstruction winners
Disneyland’s “If Elephants Can Fly, We CAN End Hunger!” is made with 4,200 cans. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Fluor’s “California Dreamin’ of an End to World Hunger,” made with 4,100 cans, won the Juror’s Favorite award during Canstruction at South Coast Plaza on Friday. The cans of food used to build structures in the mall are then donated to the Orange County Food Bank. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
A detail from “California Dreamin’ of an End to World Hunger” at Canstruction. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
WATG and R.D. Olson Construction’s “Lend A Helping Hand - One Can at a Time” is a ffigure of of Baymax from the movie “Big Hero 6,” made with over 11,600 cans. It won the People’s Choice Award, Structural Ingenuity and Most Cans. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
From left, Michael Chang, Stacy Hoppes and Tim Zhang with WATG and R.D. Olson Construction’s “Lend A Helping Hand - One Can at a Time.” (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Katie Fay and Keyan Khalili with Fluor’s “California Dreamin’ of an End to World Hunger.” (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
McCarthy Building Companies’ “Food for Friends” contains 7,410 cans and won the award for Best Meal. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Jesse Ruiz, bottom left, Jane Shon, back left, Teri Ruiz, Alex Vidarti and Jeff Craven with McCarthy Building Companies’ “Food for Friends.”
[For the record, Sept. 29, 2:35 p.m.: An earlier version of this caption incorrectly spelled Jane Shon’s name.]
(Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)KTGY’s “Being the ‘FORCE’ Against Hunger,” based on a Stormtrooper from “Star Wars,” won an honorable mention. It’s made with 4,560 cans. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
From left, Nick Otto, Jakob Awerkamp and Jason Graney with KTGY’s “Being the ‘FORCE’ Against Hunger.” (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)