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LaBella Takes Home Jurors’ Favorite Award at 2026 Capital Region CANstruction Competition

More than 5,500 non-perishable items will be donated to Capital Region food pantries.

Last week, LaBella’s New York offices in Albany, Glens Falls, Ballston Spa, and Poughkeepsie built a towering structure inspired by an Acadia National Park postcard in support of the Capital Region CANstruction Competition.

This year’s theme was The Great AmeriCAN Roadtrip—inviting teams to celebrate America’s 250th birthday by embracing the classic AmeriCAN road trip experience.

Built in eight hours using canned vegetables, dried beans, rice, and dish soap, the “Greetings from Acadia National Park” display highlights coastal Maine’s nature, lighthouses, whales, and lobsters.

The build earned the Jurors’ Favorite award and will provide more than 5,500 items to The Food Pantries for the Capital District.

“Greetings from Acadia National Park” and 13 other CANstructures are on display at the Crossgates Mall in Albany, New York, until May 10. Visitors are encouraged to bring canned goods to vote for the “People’s Choice” award!

About CANstruction:
CANstruction is a not-for-profit organization that addresses hunger globally. Capital Region CANstruction is an annual exhibit and design competition that brings together design professionals to create colossal structures built entirely out of canned goods. The structures raise awareness of food insecurity in the Capital Region while also showcasing the participants’ talent. All canned goods and food items are donated to The Food Pantries for the Capital District.

A graphic from the perspective of the driver of a car driving toward a sign that says Acadia National Park.
A photograph of people unpacking canned goods.
A photograph of two people sitting on the floor making things out of cardboard.
A photograph of multiple people building a structure out of non-perishable items.
A photograph of a person carefully placing canned vegetables in a tall structure made of non-perishable items.
A photograph of a structure made out of canned vegetables, rice, and dish soap. It looks like a lighthouse in front of a sunset on a coast with a whale in the water and lobster trap above the water.
A photograph of a structure made out of canned vegetables, rice, and dish soap. It looks like a postcard that says
A photograph of five people around a structure made out of canned vegetables, rice, and dish soap. It looks like a lighthouse in front of a sunset on a coast with a whale in the water and lobster trap above the water.
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