Gateways to Better Living wins 2025 Canstruction event with Pac-Man structure

Teams from across the Mahoning Valley used canned goods to build structures at the Eastwood Mall to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.

The theme for this year's competition was "Games: Win the Battle Against Hunger."

Each team was given a 10x10 area to create a structure coinciding with the theme. A bowling ball and pin, a pool table, Link from The Legend of Zelda, a Rubik's Cube and cornhole boards were just some of the designs.

Teams participating included:

• Pizza Joe's / Classi-Co Foods
• Senior Care Insurance
• Second Harvest Food Bank
• OH WOW!
• The Cafaro Company
• YSU Sokolov Honors College
• Country Kids & Critters 4-H
• John F. Kennedy Catholic School
• Gateways to Better Living
• Daniel Haggerty

Gateways to Better Living was selected as the winner. They used more than 1,000 cans to form an Etch-A-Sketch depicting Pac-Man.

Second Harvest Food Bank is the true winner each year. The food used to create the structures will be donated to the pantry when the summer-long display is over.