Canstruction 2024: An Evening with Mike Goodwin Award Winners and Event Recap

September 30, 2024

Canstruction 2024: An Evening with Mike Goodwin, presented by Foundation Bank, was held Thursday, September 26th at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in downtown Jackson. The 19th annual event featured structures built entirely out of canned food by 15 teams from around the city, a wonderful dinner sponsored by Hometowne Capital, Delta Faucet Company, and Delta Women in Leadership, an awards ceremony, and a live performance by Mike Goodwin, sponsored by PRA Group and Toyota Tennessee.

Canstruction festivities began Thursday, September 12th at the Kickoff Party, sponsored by Christian Brothers Automotive and Jackson-Madison County School System, at Baker Bros. BBQ. Teams and sponsors were invited to enjoy dinner, fellowship and live music together in anticipation of Canstruction.

Canstruction 2024 Partners

This event would not have been possible without the support of our partners! Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, Foundation Bank. The support of the businesses, organizations, churches, schools, and individuals that partner with us allows us to continue leading and engaging our community in the fight against hunger. Thank you for investing in our mission!

Teams

The 15 participating teams gathered at the civic center Tuesday, September 24th for Buildout, sponsored by Hub City Blueprint. This year included two first-year teams, and 13 returning teams. Gerdau is the only team that has participated in Canstruction for all 19 years the event has been held in Jackson.

Award Winners

Descriptions of each award can be found here.