It’s hard to think of a better event for a design firm than one where our team could plan and build a sculpture out of cans, while simultaneously collecting food for a food drive. So we quickly put a team together when we found out about the “United We Can Food Drive & Can Sculpture Contest.”
Our team spent a few hours coming up with a design, and then tested it out in a practice session, to ensure we would have enough time (3 hours) to build it during the event. Colby Co. donated nearly $1100 worth of canned goods, cereal, granola bars, and mac and cheese, and our crew got to work.

“I love an opportunity to be creative, and this was a perfect chance to do that,” said Colby Co. employee Angie Viola. “It was a well organized event by the United Way, a fun event to plan for and participate in the day of the event – the best part is all of our work went to an amazing cause – giving food to our local community, where so many people are in need and struggling with food insecurity.”
In total, our lighthouse was built out of 760 canned goods, 57 boxes of cereal, 13 boxes of granola bars, and 210 boxes of Mac & Cheese. This equates to nearly 900 pounds worth of donated food!

“This event was a blast,” Colby Co. employee Hannah Lilly said. “It was nice working with our team to come up with a unique and challenging design, but more importantly, we were able to donate so much food to those in need. It was also a great reminder of how much fun it can be to volunteer!”
Colby Co. was also excited to win the “Small & Mighty” award at the evening. The award is given to the judge’s choice for best sculpture by a small business (fewer than 100 employees.) Our team is already busy planning up a design for next year!
