CANstruction 2026!

Join Team Saratoga Associates × McLaren Engineering

We are thrilled to announce that planning for the 2026 Capital Region CANstruction event is officially underway! This year’s theme, “The AmeriCAN Road Trip,” gives our team an inspiring opportunity to design a structure that celebrates our combined strengths as Architects, Landscape Architects, and Engineers. This is the first year Saratoga Associates and McLaren Engineering Group are participating together as a team — and we couldn’t be more excited!

Support a Unique Cause

This is perhaps the most unique way you CAN support our region! By sponsoring our team, your dollars go directly to purchasing the cans and non-perishable goods used as building blocks for our CANstruction. After the event, these same items will be deconstructed and distributed to more than 70 food pantries across Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, and Saratoga Counties through Food Pantries for the Capital Region.

At Saratoga Associates and McLaren, giving back to the communities where we live, work, and serve is at the core of what we do. We hope you will join us in making a difference.

Our goal: raise $5,000 = 2,500 meals.
All donations are tax-deductible.

Sponsorship Levels

$100 – Can-tastic Supporter

  • Your name on our support list on our website
  • Approximately 50 meals donated*

$250 – Meal Maker

  • Your logo on the event website
  • Your name on social media posts and event day poster
  • Approximately 125 meals donated*

$500 – Hunger Hero

  • Your logo on website, social media, event poster, and team t-shirts
  • Approximately 250 meals donated*

*Thanks to the scale of CANstruction and bulk food purchasing, each dollar you contribute creates a bigger impact, turning your support into more meals than a typical donation of goods alone.

Event Details

  • Build Day: Monday, April 27
  • Exhibit: Tuesday, April 28 – Sunday, May 10 at Crossgates Mall, Albany
  • 13 extraordinary CANstruction installations to explore

How to Donate

By Check:
 Make checks payable to The Food Pantries for the Capital District and mail to:

Saratoga Associates
 Attn: Emily Gardner
 21 Congress Street, Suite 201
 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Online:
 Make a donation of any size on our team page: Donate Here

Deadline for contributions: Friday, February 10th

Questions or Sponsorship Info

Contact Emily Gardner at egardner@saratogaassociates.com

Learn more about Food Pantries for the Capital District and their important work at thefoodpantries.org.