NHDES Summer Food Drive

NHDES took its annual summer food drive to a whole new level this year with a CANstruction competition between the agency’s four divisions: Waste Management, Water, Air Resources and the Commissioner’s Office. In years past, NHDES would encourage and incentivize staff to donate food items and/or money during the summer months. This year, the divisions were asked to take their donated cans and other food items and engineer a 3D sculpture of their choosing.

For one week in August, the four teams took over a section of the NHDES lobby, building up their structures and adding some finishing touches. The finished structures were then on display for all staff, the public and the judges to view before being broken down and donated to the Friendly Kitchen.

In total, NHDES raised about $4,000 in canned goods and monetary donations!