Employees at the Expedia headquarters on Thursday built elaborate exhibits with food items destined for Hopelink.

The Bellevue-based online-travel company has been gathering donations from its 1,600 main-office workers since June 23, when the drive kicked off during Taste of Bellevue. Over 800 pounds of food were collected that day, with a total of 10,000 pounds overall since then.

Expedia executives pledged to donate $1 for every pound of food collected during the drive.

Employees teamed up on Thursday for what was dubbed a “CANstruction” competition, in which they stacked food items to build travel-themed structures including a Mayan temple, a cruise ship, the White House, and the Space Needle – complete with a Seattle Seahawks “12th Man” flag.

“We had a lot of imagination,” said Cindy Greenfield, team leader for the group that constructed the cruise ship.

Most of the structures were built in under three hours, with cans and boxes stacked precariously for judges and employees to evaluate.

The workday ended with workers touring the exhibit and participating in an outside reception.

“It’s really all about giving to the community and having fun,” said Expedia spokeswoman Megan Prine. “Expedia’s all about fun.”

Awards went out for best in show, best team spirit, best use of the most-needed foods, and people’s choice.