{"id":5419,"date":"2023-03-08T20:22:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/?page_id=5419"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:42:12","slug":"canstruction-for-nny","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/programs\/lead\/canstruction-for-nny\/","title":{"rendered":"Canstruction for Northern New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Youth Philanthropy Council<\/strong> of the <strong>Northern New York Community Foundation<\/strong> invites K-12 and college students and organized student groups in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to participate in a creative and impactful project to help reduce food insecurity across the North Country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Canstruction for Northern New York<\/strong> is a group activity to encourage students to team up and construct a fun, themed structure of donated canned food and other nonperishable food items or hygiene products to support a local food pantry or backpack program of your choice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"--button-border-radius:10px;\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link button has-lg-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Canstruction_Flyer_2025_Digital.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:10px\"><strong>Download a &#8216;Canstruction&#8217; competition flyer to share<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are the winning entries from the 2024 and 2023 Canstruction competitions. Left: <strong>Indian River Central School\u2019s<\/strong> 2024 entry \u201cDiversity\u201d was the \u201cPeople\u2019s Choice Award\u201d winner and also won the \u201cTop Collection Award\u201d with more than 2,600 canned goods and other nonperishable items collected. Middle: <strong>Canton Central\u2019s Banford Elementary School<\/strong> won the 2024 \u201cBest Design Award\u201d for its \u201ccanstruction\u201d of \u201cWe CAN build our ABCs.\u201d Right: <strong>General Brown High School\u2019s<\/strong> 2023 entry \u201cThe Giving Tree\u201d took \u201cPeople\u2019s Choice\u201d and the \u201cTop Collection\u201d awards. Far right: <strong>Stage Notes\u2019 <\/strong>\u201cAn Evening at the Theatre\u201d won the 2023 \u201cBest Design Award.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To enlarge, click on a single image in the gallery.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NNYCF_IndianRiverCentral_041924-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1527\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7277\" src=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NNYCF_IndianRiverCentral_041924-scaled-1-1527x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NNYCF_IndianRiverCentral_041924-scaled-1-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NNYCF_IndianRiverCentral_041924-scaled-1-900x604.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NNYCF_IndianRiverCentral_041924-scaled-1-1527x1024.jpg 1527w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NNYCF_IndianRiverCentral_041924-scaled-1-1536x1030.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NNYCF_IndianRiverCentral_041924-scaled-1-2048x1374.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1527px) 100vw, 1527px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Canton_StudentPhoto051024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1411\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7278\" src=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Canton_StudentPhoto051024-1411x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Canton_StudentPhoto051024-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Canton_StudentPhoto051024-900x653.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Canton_StudentPhoto051024-1411x1024.jpg 1411w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Canton_StudentPhoto051024-1536x1115.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Canton_StudentPhoto051024-2048x1486.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1411px) 100vw, 1411px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/General_Brown.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"7279\" src=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/General_Brown.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/General_Brown-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/General_Brown.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stage_Notes.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1129\" height=\"931\" data-id=\"7280\" src=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stage_Notes.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stage_Notes-768x633.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stage_Notes-900x742.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stage_Notes.jpeg 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why is Canstruction for Northern New York important?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is an excellent opportunity to support local residents with essential needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canstruction instills philanthropic values in students who want to give back.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The competition builds school spirit around a difference-making project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students compete to win grant awards for another nonprofit they care about most.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the rules?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registration is open through <strong>Friday, February 27<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All projects must be submitted by <strong>Thursday, April 2<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A sample project calendar is included in the Canstruction guidelines, which may be downloaded below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to select a local food pantry or backpack program to receive team donations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"--button-border-radius:10px;\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link button has-lg-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Canstruction_guidelines_2025.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:10px\"><strong>Download the 2025 &#8216;Canstruction&#8217; guidelines<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Yes, there are awards, too!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three <strong>$500 grant awards<\/strong> will be decided in the following categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Top Collection Award (most items donated\/collected)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Design Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People\u2019s Choice Award (Online vote)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each winning team will then distribute its $500 grant award to a local nonprofit organization \u2014 federally classified 501(c)3 \u2014 serving Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties. Contact <strong>Emily Pfeil<\/strong>, Community Foundation philanthropy associate, <a href=\"http:\/\/@emily@nnycf.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"@emily@nnycf.org\">at <strong>emily@nnycf.org<\/strong><\/a> to learn more. Good luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Register for the 2026 competition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click the button below to complete a registration form for the 2025 Canstruction competition. Registration closes at <strong>5 p.m., Friday, February 28<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"--button-border-radius:10px;\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link button has-lg-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeVq7ECfE5qrW-n0UHVPUDGbYdsN6t_DuVw2-zmRrzHFKhHoA\/viewform\" style=\"border-radius:10px\"><strong>Register for the 2025 &#8216;Canstruction&#8217; competition<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation invites K-12 and college students and organized student groups in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to participate in a creative and impactful project to help reduce food insecurity across the North Country. 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