Annual Events: KICK THE CAN

KICK THE CAN - First Friday of November  (Nov 6, 2009)

Kick off each year's Holiday Food/Fund Drive for Tarrant Area Food Bank by participating in "Kick the Can." This lunch-hour event features relay-race teams, local celebrity judges and costumed cheering sections, whose antics are announced by a local radio personality.

In addition, for a donation to the Food Bank, you can order a box lunch prepared by 8.0 restaurant and either take it to your office or enjoy it with friends and colleagues on the 8.0 patio. 

Workplaces, schools, associations, civic clubs and others are invited to form teams, free of charge.  Teams must register in advance on the form below. Reserve a spot for your team(s) even if you don't have team names yet.  The registration DEADLINE is Oct. 28, 2009. And don't forget to order lunch.

"Kick the Can" is held the First Friday of November from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Fort Worth's Main Street, usually between Third and Fourth Streets.

Event Rules:

• Each team will consist of four (4) individuals.
• Each organization may field up to 3 teams.
• The can must remain in touch with the street at all times.
• Kick the cans, not the competitors or spectators.
• The can must completely pass the barrel before alternate team member can begin kicking.
• Don't hit spectators! An injured spectator is cause for automatic disqualification.
• Keep cheating to a minimum, AND HAVE FUN !!!

The deadline to register for the 2009 Kick the Can is Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.  The Event Rules are above.

Please register 1 to 2 teams and submit this form by Email below, or print this form (click on Printable Form above) and Fax it to the Food Bank at 817-877-5148.