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Source: Independent Record, Helena, Mont.mini storageNov. 08--Employees at a group of local businesses got creative -- and competitive -- with canned food this week to benefit Helena Food Share.The first "can-struction" competition, organized by American Federal Savings Bank, drew eight entries and collected thousands of cans and other food items for the local food bank.On Thursday, a group of judges traveled around the city, from downtown to the airport, to evaluate each can-structure. Judges included Cathy Burwell of the Helena Chamber of Commerce, Holter Museum Executive Director Caleb Fey and Dan Ritter from the Governor's Office of Community Service.Ann Waickman, director of Helena Food Share, also joined to thank the participants."I'm very eager to see what they've done and thank all the donors," she said.Waickman said her organization served more than 1,600 households in September, one of the highest levels she can remember. That number may well increase in coming months as federal cuts to SNAP benefits took affect last week.Judges on Thursday doled out a handful of awards for creativity, Helena-themed display and best overall entry.Valley Bank earned the title of most creative for its flowing landscape called "River of Plenty." The structure used stacked cereal boxes to make a waterfall and bags of Doritos to form the riverbank. Employee Moreen Swingley even contributed a pair of paintings to the entry.The river 迷你倉f plenty took about two days to create, Vice President Jolene Giarde said."It was a really fun group effort with us and our customers," Amy Schroeck, also an employee with the bank, said.As for the number of items: "We quantified it as 'a lot,'" Schroeck said.At the Montana State Fund, staff turned 1,300 cans into an impressive replica of the Last Chance Tour Train. Mike Worden, a senior HR generalist, assembled the train around custom-made scaffolding.The structure took about 25 hours to build, staff said.But the best display award went to the American Federal team, who created a football field in the bank's lobby area. A perfectly proportioned can-football stands more than seven feet tall in the middle of the field. It was constructed with more than 1,700 cans of tuna and cat food.The cat food will be donated to Pad for Paws marketing officer, Ali Mandell, said.Other participants included Mountain West Bank, New West Health Services, U.S. Bank and Boeing/Helena Regional Airport. Mergenthaler Transport and Storage will be delivering the cans to Food Share.Mandell said the bank hopes to continue and expand the event next year and was glad to be able to give the items to Helena Food Share."They obviously need a lot this time of year," she said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Independent Record (Helena, Mont.) Visit the Independent Record (Helena, Mont.) at .helenair.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉