Food Bank Constructs Tower of Cans to Highlight Hunger
The Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado in Colorado Springs built an 11-foot, 5-inch tower using 8,000 cans of food on Hunger Action Day, attempting to set an unofficial world record for the tallest packaged food tower and…
Colorado Springs Pueblo, CO, September 29, 2026 —
The Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado, located in Colorado Springs, undertook a notable project on Hunger Action Day, constructing a large tower built entirely from canned food items. The structure reached an impressive height of 11 feet and 5 inches.
The tower was assembled using approximately 8,000 cans of food. This endeavor was part of an effort to set an unofficial world record for the tallest packaged food tower.
Beyond the attempt at a record, the initiative aimed to draw attention to the issue of food insecurity within the Southern Colorado region. The event highlighted the ongoing need for donations and support for individuals and families facing hunger.
Details regarding the contractor involved in the construction, specific inspection outcomes if any were conducted for the unofficial record, or any identified code violations were not provided in the summary. The duration of the food tower’s display or what happened next after its construction was also not specified.
Hunger Action Day is an initiative dedicated to raising awareness and fostering action against hunger. The Care and Share Food Bank’s project served as a visual representation of the scale of food resources needed and collected within the community.
Story summarized from the original created by Debbie Kelly on gazette.com, see more information here.
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