​​Helping Hands Events​

Wednesday, October 30:  4th Annual Make and Partake, 4 - 6 p.m.


Friday, November 1: 4th Annual Can-struction presented by Student Government Association kickoff at 5 p.m. 
  • Constructing starts Friday, November 1 at 5 p.m. until Tuesday, November 5 at 5 p.m. 

  • Three winners – Most Creative, Peoples Choice, and Most Pounds 

Wednesday, November 6: Helping Hands Food Drive  7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  • Home Base – Center for Student Life Atrium 
    • All food collected off campus arrive and is
      • Inspected
      • Sorted
      • Packed 
      • Weight recorded throughout the day 
  • UF Campus Challenge 
    • Campus is divided up by Colleges and Divisions 
    • Compete to see which area collects and donates the most pounds of food per person on the team 
    • Winning College/Division gets the Emsweller Cup to display in their area all year ​
  • Hancock School Golden Can Competition
    • Area schools compete to collect and donate the most pounds per person in school 
       
    • Winning school get a pizza party and the Golden Can Trophy 

Thursday, November 7:
  • 8 a.m. - Food Load out and delivered to CHOPIN Hall​. Thank you Garner Trucking 
  • Noon - Helping Hands Award Ceremony Center 
    for Student Life 301 Davis Street, Atrium
    • Thank you to our sponsors and volunteers 
    • Announce Number of Pounds Collected/Donated 
    • Announce Winner of the Golden Can Award 
    • Announce Winner of Canstruction 
    • Announce Winner of the UF Campus Challenge​​