It’s a battle of canned sculptures as 11 participants will compete to see which group of artists has what it takes to win the gold can trophy.
Connections Food and Resource Center is hosting a Grand Can sculpture competition to help raise money for hungry people in need.
“Friday, April 1, we are having our Grand Can sculpture competition. We have 11 teams who are doing food drives right now and fundraisers to purchase food for our hungry Oklahomans. Next Wednesday and Thursday, they will come to our warehouse and build sculptures using our canned food. We are inviting everyone to come out and vote by donation for their favorite sculpture,” CFRC Executive Director Lori Flansburg said. “For every dollar the teams get in their bucket it will get them two points. For every Facebook like it will get them one point. Other ways to score include most pounds of food, structural ingenuity, best meal and best use of labels. Whoever has the most points out of those categories wins the competition.”
Due to COVID-19, CFRH was not able to host the competition, but two years later it is back and better than ever.
“This is our third year to do the project. In 2020 and 2021, we weren’t able to do grand can because it was canceled by COVID-19. This year we are back at it and we have 11 contestants. Our teams include the Weatherford 4-H Club and Bluth Medical Associates, they have a team together, The Et Cetera Shop and Hope is Alive put a team together, Clinton Red Tornadoes Washington Elementary, Three Moms and a Machine, Weatherford Kiwanis Club, Lookeba-Sickles Panthers Leadership Class, Pioneer Telephone, Weatherford Rotary Club, Step up Transitional Living Program and Weatherford Public Schools East Elementary and West Elementary,” Flansburg said.
Fundraisers from the competition will be used to feed individuals in the area.
“We serve about 1,500 people per month. We have a lot of helpers and we are super grateful for them, but we still need help because there still are hungry people in our community. This competition is a fundraiser for us and a food drive for us. Every dollar we collect from the people’s choice award will be used to purchase meals from the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma,” Flansburg said.