2015 CANstruction Awards Gala
By WATG
May 10, 2015

The results are in!
Out of eight award categories at the 2015 CANstruction Orange County Awards Gala, Team WATG Irvine and R.D. Olson came away with three awards! The “Lending a Helping Hand… One Can at a Time” Baymax structure was honored with the Structural Ingenuity, Most Cans, and the coveted People’s Choice Award.
Team WATG Irvine and R.D. Olson came away with three awards!

On behalf of the entire CANstruction team, we would like to thank all of our contributors, sponsors, and colleagues for their donation, time, and effort to make this year’s CANstruction entry a successful one! Together, we have donated 11,650 cans and raised over $18,000 for the Orange Country Food Bank! Thank you!

Complete results below:
HONORABLE MENTION – Gregg Maedo + Associates: “The Force Awakens to Fight Hunger” (Total Cans: 3,369)
HONORABLE MENTION – KTGY: “Being the ‘FORCE’ Against Hunger” (4,560)
MOST CANS – WATG & R.D. Olson: “Lending a Helping Hand…One Can at a Time” (Total Cans: 11,650)
BEST MEAL – McCarthy Building Companies: “Food for Friends” (Total Cans: 7,410)
STRUCTURAL INGENUITY – WATG & R.D. Olson: “Lending a Helping Hand…One Can at a Time”



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