Post Falls-based Ednetics Inc. has donated more than 21,000 cans of food to area food banks. The cans were purchased by the company for a daylong "construction" event last week in which teams of workers were challenged to build structures with the cans.

Nine teams were formed and spent most of last Friday preparing and installing the multi-can structures.

This week four North Idaho food banks will pick up the cans and hold them for distribution.

Ednetics develops a range of communications solutions for schools and education institutions. It has a tradition of sponsoring fun and team-building games for its roughly 45 North Idaho workers.

Much of the credit for the food effort goes to two area retailers, the State Line Walmart and the Post Falls Super 1 Foods store, said Becky Campbell, an Ednetics spokeswoman.

"They really helped us by giving a big discount, so we could get more food for the money spent," she said.

The winning construction is this one of tree, chimney and toy train, produced by team CANSformers. (Photo courtesy of Ednetics.)

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