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Angry Bird chosen as best can sculpture at annual fundraiser

Juror’s chose Capri Insurance Services sculpture of a character from Angry Birds as best display at the 7th annual Canstruction at Orchard Park Mall.
Image Credit: Central Okanagan Community Food Bank

KELOWNA – There are only two days left for you can see the amazing can sculptures at Orchard Park Mall.

The theme of this year’s Canstruction is games, and includes sculptures of Super Mario, Lego, Angry Birds and many more.

This is the seventh year the local fundraiser has stacked cans to raise money for the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank. Schools, businesses and organizations collected more than 20,000 cans of food for the displays, with donations going to the Food Bank and the Salvation Army.

The competition started Feb. 29 with winners announced yesterday, March 4.

Juror’s chose Capri Insurance Services sculpture of a character from Angry Birds as best display but Kelowna Jaycees-JCI Kelowna won people’s choice. St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School took honourable mention and CEFA Kelowna won for structural ingenuity. Okanagan Adventist Academy won best use of labels and KSS took best meal.

Kelowna Jaycees-JCI Kelowna won people’s choice with their display at Canstruction.
Kelowna Jaycees-JCI Kelowna won people’s choice with their display at Canstruction.
Image Credit: Central Okanagan Community Food Bank

Okanagan Adventist Academy won best use of labels at the 2016 Canstruction.
Okanagan Adventist Academy won best use of labels at the 2016 Canstruction.
Image Credit: Central Okanagan Community Food Bank

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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