After a hiatus due to the pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware has announced that its food structure-building contest, CANgineering, is back.

Organizations interested in creating structures out of nonperishable food items have until April 29 to register.

CANgineering supports the year-round hunger-relief efforts of the Food Bank of Delaware. There are more than 114,000 food-insecure Delawareans — many experiencing it for the first time due to COVID-19.

After the holidays, food donations drop significantly. CANgineering was created in 2011 as a way to bolster contributions, while encouraging competition (a school-based competition will be available in the fall). Teams sign up, hold a food drive and use the items collected to create structures. Participants have built lighthouses, the Wilmington Blue Rocks’ mascot Mr. Celery, castles, barns, school buses, slices of pie and more.

The competition timeline is as follows:

• April 29 — Deadline to register here.
• May 2-6 — Pick up collection boxes at Food Bank locations in Newark or Milford.
• May 16 — Start building structures.
• June 10 — Building deadline.
• June 13-15 — On-site judging days.
• June 16-29 — Donation pickup or delivery.
• June 20-24 — Online judging.
• June 30 — Winners announced.

For information, visit here or call 302-292-1305, ext. 250.