TEAM BUILDS “CANSTRUCTION” STRUCTURES FOR COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School participated in the Community Harvest Food Bank’s “CANstruction” competition. It was one of 13 schools participating this year and was the only Catholic school to do so.
“CANstruction” is an annual program of Community Harvest Food Bank. Participating schools collect canned goods and a team of students and teacher advisors build large structures out of canned goods. The “CANstruction” pieces were on exhibit at Glenbrook Square from April 18 to 26. After the exhibit, all the canned goods were donated to Community Harvest Food Bank in Fort Wayne for their Senior Homebound Program and the Weekend Backpack program that sends food home in children’s backpacks for family meals. In 2014, Fort Wayne was ranked fifth in the nation for the most canned goods donated through this program.
This year, the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School middle school team chose the theme “Candles of Hope.” They built five large “candles” out of canned goods with various symbols on each – an orange ribbon representing hunger and malnutrition, the Christian fish symbol, bread and the Christian cross.
“I am so proud of our students and the hard work they have put into this important project,” said Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School principal Lois Widner. “Not only are they helping our community fight hunger, they are also learning such an important lesson as they build these structures and pass on the message of Christ.”
For Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School, “CANstruction” is a school-wide stewardship project as students from all grades were asked to donate canned goods. “CANstruction” teacher advisors Jodi Jump, Deb Brough, Michelle Voigt and Kristin Spoltman asked interested students to apply to participate in the “CANstruction” project. Ten students were selected and signed commitment forms. The “CANstruction” team practiced putting together the structures first in the school basement. Building the canned good structures is very exacting, as one canned good cannot be out of alignment or else it throws the entire structure off. The Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School team built their structures of canned goods at Glenbrook Square on April 17.
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