CANapalooza
Food Drive/Structure Building


CANapalooza Guidelines & Registration Form

What is CANapalooza?

Schedule of Events & Important Dates

Ways for you to get involved:

Where to Donate Food

Who can donate?

Why should you participate?


What is CANapalooza?

CANapalooza is an exciting service opportunity during Homecoming to support the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank (www.brfoodbank.org). The LSU and Baton Rouge community will come together to collect thousands of canned-goods which will be used to build a replica of Tiger Stadium on the Parade Ground. You can be a part of CANapalooza by donating canned-food, setting up your own canned-food drive, or helping build. After a month of collecting, volunteers will build a replica of Tiger Stadium on Thursday and Friday of Homecoming week. The structure will be on display Friday through game-day.

 

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Schedule of Events-CanDrive Date/Time

Wednesday, Sept 14
Can Captain Info Meeting, 5-6pm, Union Feliciana Room

Thursday, Sept 15
Can Captain Info Meeting, 12-1pm, Union Castillian Room
Can Captain Info Meeting, 7:30-8:30pm, Union Feliciana Room

Saturday, Oct 1
Organization Can Drive Begins- We encourage groups who are collecting to begin their internal drives on this date.

Monday, Oct 3
If your organization is hosting an internal drive as part of CANapalooza your applications are due to Campus Life Office, LSU Union Rm 350 by 4pm.

Monday, Oct 24
OXFAM Hunger Banquet- Union Atchafalaya Room. There is a suggested donation of 1-2 cans for admission.

Monday, Oct 24-Nov 10
Barrels will be placed around campus for general donations. For a full listing of donation locations visit here.

Wednesday, Oct 26- Thursday, Nov 10
PODs and barrels are open for organization can drop off. PODS will be open from 4-7pm every Wednesday and 1-4pm every Friday.

Friday, Oct. 28
Participants notified of confirmed build time and date

Thursday, Nov 10
CANapalooza Blitz Build Day 1, 4-7pm

Friday, Nov 11
CANapalooza Blitz Build Day 2, 4-7pm

Friday-Saturday, Nov. 11-12
CANapalooza structure available for viewing

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Ways for you to get involved:

• Donate cans at one of the many drop-off locations around campus. (No registration necessary)
• Register using the application form (link at the top of this page) to set up your own canned-food drive at a location of your choice where anyone can drop-off food donations.
• Register yourself or your group using the attached form to participate in the CANapalooza structure build.

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Where to Donate Food

Donate canned-food items in large, white Food Bank barrels at the following locations:

• Student Union
• First Floor Entrance
• SG entrance
• Barber Shop entrance
• Office of Greek Life
• Library
• Lobby Area
• Public Safety Building
  • Lobby
• Residence Halls
• (one at front desk, one at activity area, each)
• East Campus Apartments
• West Campus Apartments
• Residential College South
• Broussard Hall
• Evangeline Hall
• Blake Hall
• Acadian Hall
• West Laville Hall
• Herget Hall
• Miller Hall
• Dining Halls
• The Five
• The 459 Commons
• UREC
• Lockett Hall
• Patrick F. Taylor Hall
• Facility Services
• Greek Community
• Chi Omega
• Delta Delta Delta
• Delta Gamma
• Delta Zeta
• Kappa Alpha Theta
• Kappa Delta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Phi Mu
• Pi Beta Phi
• Zeta Tau Alpha

Barrels will be out Monday, October 24- Thursday, November 10. Cans and/or donations will also be collected each night at CANapalooza.


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Who can donate?

ANYONE! LSU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Baton Rouge community members are encouraged to donate and/or participate in CANapalooza!


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Why should you participate?

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank has experienced large financial cutbacks making it difficult to supply enough food to people and families in need. (You can help assist the Food Bank with food and monetary donations.) We encourage you to share the spirit of LSU and its Commitment to Community by coming together as an LSU family to collect the most cans in our history. You can be a part of this great service to our community!


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