Halloween Candy Buy-Back

I'm baackk! It has been entirely too long since I've "dished" on my candy adventures and I appologize to any readers (anyone?...) who has checked back this last month to find nothing. Lame.

Anyhow, don't worry, I've not abandonned my love of candy--just my love of using my free time to blog :) I put together another candy buffet for a wedding, have been experimenting with gummy worms, made some tried and true treats that I've shared previously, been plotting my halloween candy for trick-or-treaters, and of course consumed my fair share of candy.

Today though I want to share what I get to do at work next week. Take candy from kids!!! Don't worry though, it's for a good cause! Every year Heartland Smiles, along with Operation Gratitude, hosts a Candy Buy-Back. We give kids $1 for every pound of candy that they bring into the office after trick-or-treating. We then send all the candy to our active soldiers overseas. It's a great way for kids to give back to our troops, save their teeth from too many cavities, and make some moolah while they're at it.

Last year Operation Gratitude collected nearly 225,000 lbs of candy!!! That's a lot of hooch! :)

Check out their websites for more information, or better yet stop by my office next week and donate some of your candy, I promise I won't eat it (that's not saying I won't be eating my own candy out of the secret stash in the clinic though!!)

www.operationgratitude.com
www.halloweencandybuyback.com

Photos courtesy of Halloween Candy Buy Back Program on Facebook: