Earlier this month Payette competed in Canstruction Boston 2012 with a slinky and received the People’s Choice Award! The 2012 Canstruction Boston theme was “Fun and Games.”

Described as “a community service project benefiting thousands of hungry people as it spotlights the design and construction industry giving back to the communities it helps build,” Canstruction is a competition where everyone wins. All sculptures from Canstruction Boston are on display at the Boston Society of Architects at Atlantic Warf until November 1.

DeCanstruction is Nov 3, 8-11 am, volunteers welcome.

In honor of the winning slinky, we’ve written our own slinky theme song:
Eating your vegetables isn’t child’s play – or is it?
[whistling]
What walks down stairs, in pods or in pairs?
They’re small and they’re green and they’re round.
They’re Sweet Peas;
They’re Sweet peas they’re fun and an edible joy!
Forget about “open the hangar - here comes the airplane…..”

Payette serves up one of your 3-5 servings of vegetables in the form of one of the most popular toys ever made.  No more slinking from the dining room table when the vegetables are served!

PROJECT STATS:
Cans: 800+
Weight: 550 Lbs
Dimensions: 7’-6” long x 3’-0” wide x 5’-6” tall
Zip-ties: 1,200+

TEAM:
Milly Baker
Marceli Botticelli
Brian Carlic
Bob Carroll
Jim Collins
Alison Duncan
Kristyn Hill
Pat Jones
Miep Keller
Nick LaVita
Casey Mahoney
Kacey Miklaszewski
Hal Spiers
Brian Spangler
+ Monday morning emergency response team (Thanks!)

To learn more about Canstruction and the Payette Slinky, listen to last Saturday's episode of “Only a Game” for a recap of the event (the segment on Canstruction begins around 44:15).

by Bob Carroll

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