March 13, 2017 at 3:43 p.m.
Stacking for the food pantry
CANtastic teams conjure up canned creations
Stacking for the food pantry
By Kayla Thomason-
The theme this year is "Hunger is No Fairy Tale" and the creations on display include "Rapunzel's Tower" by United Methodist Youth Fellowship (Rhinelander First United Methodist Church), "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by Nicolet Wizards (Nicolet National Bank), "Follow the Yellow Brick Road to End Hunger" by Team Peeps (Peoples State Bank), "Shrek Out Hunger" by Team PeliCAN (Pelican Elementary School), "Leprechaun Pride 'Making Hunger Disappear'" by Pirates of the Canned Beans (NCSS), "Sebastian the Crab" by "Sea" hunger out! (Park City Credit Union), and "Jack and the Beanstalk 'Taking a Giant Stomp on Hunger!'" by Jacci and the Beanstalks (Ascension/
Ministry Health Care).
Stacy Timm, personal banker at Peoples State Bank - and member of Team Peeps - enjoyed the building process.
"We were just shooting it (ideas) around and it was one of those things where well 'Let's do the 'Wizard of Oz' because everybody loves the 'Wizard of Oz' and following the Yellow Brick Road to get to what you want and your wishes to come true," she said of their decision.
This is the second year Peoples State Bank has participated in CANtastic. Timm said she thinks it's a wonderful way to help the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry.
"I think it's awesome, I think it's an awesome way to do it, I think it's great to see the kids involved in it and I think it's a good idea," she said. "It keeps it fun rather than just throwing a can in a box."
She hopes CANtastic keeps going and more groups get involved.
Lindsey Kennedy, precertification specialist with Ascension/Ministry Health Care, and her group wanted to create a tall display.
"We wanted to do something with height so we thought the beanstalk," she said.
Her group had thought of doing Rapunzel, but saw another group was doing it and changed their minds.
They used netting and wrapped and tied cans into it, like a string of sausage, to give it a veined look. "White Cloud" toilet paper and marshmallows made the clouds at the top of the beanstalk.
Kennedy said this is the most elaborate design they have created.
"I think it's really fun, I like the creativity of it and it goes to a good cause too," she said, adding she was also impressed with the other groups' creations too.
"I think the competition is really good this year," she said.
"They are getting more elaborate each year," RAFP volunteer Bill Vancos said of the designs. "We started seven years ago and as you see when you walk around here some of them are really pretty fancy."
Many of the groups have participated in the past, and he appreciates the continued support.
"It's great, that's what we count on and there will be a lot of cans donated," he said.
Vancos encourages people to come and see the displays and vote on their favorites. People can vote by dropping a non-perishable good into the tote in front of the design of their choice.
The awards ceremony will be at 9 a.m. March 25, where the winners of the "Most Cans Used," "Judge's Favorite" and "People's Choice" will be announced.
Kayla Breese may be reached at [email protected].
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