Fall Fly-In & Food Drive

Join us for an exciting, hands-on activity where creativity and generosity take flight! As part of our ongoing food drive at Wings Over the Rockies, we’re challenging participants to design and build a model airplane entirely out of non-perishable food items. The activity will run from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Judging will start at 12:30 p.m. and a winner will be announced at 1:30 p.m.

How It Works:

1. Enter: Register in person at the front desk during the Fall Fly-In & Food Drive event on November 23. Individuals or teams are allowed. Construction of the aircraft must be done during the allotted time of 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Doors will open at 10:00 a.m.
2. Gather Your Supplies: Participants must use non-perishable food items such as canned goods, pasta, rice, cereal boxes, and other sturdy, unopened food products to create their airplane. Items already donated through the month of November may be used, but we also encourage participants to bring their own items to use and donate after! Wings will distribute the already donated items evenly to each participant(s); however, participant(s) may bring any food items on their own for use. You can use tape, string or any other material to help assemble your plane, but the primary materials must be food items.**
3. Design & Build: Participants can choose any type of airplane to recreate—be it a classic propeller plane, a jet, or even a fantastical flying machine. Use your imagination and design a plane that looks as realistic or as imaginative as you like!

** Participants must bring their own construction materials (i.e. tape, string, etc.) and be cautious not to destroy the goods nor product labels while constructing.