Dentists Buying Halloween Candy

Dentist in North Fulton are joining forces with a California nonprofit organization to buy back your Halloween candy. Some might think that the dentist buying back their candy is a little bit of an extreme effort for them to keep you from eating your delicious treats, until you understand why. These dentists are buying back the candy so that they can ship it to our troops overseas. They are paying each person a dollar per pound of candy up to three pounds. For the dentists this is a win-win situation because not only are they donating candy to the troops but they are also taking candy away from children, therefore reducing cavities and obesity in those that choose to participate. The dentists are sending the candy as a part of a care package that consists of toiletries, snacks, and letters.

Through collecting candy, the dentists and all of those who are sold their candy, and demonstrating to the troops that they care about them and are thinking about them. This is a nice gesture because it allows the soldier to have a reminder of home, for they probably have fond memories as a child on Halloween. It is important that our troops have a high morale, which is easy to lose when many people are condemning America for being too active in the Middle East, because they are fighting to protect us and our freedom.

The main two main issues in this upcoming presidential election are the economy and foreign affairs. Our troops play a major role in our foreign affairs, for they represent us in other countries. For our troops to have high morale it is important that we support them, because if our troops have a low morale it will reflect negatively on the United States. The American troops sacrifice their lives and their limbs to protect us, so the American people should support them whenever they get the opportunity. What’s a better way to demonstrate that we care and are thinking of them than to send them Halloween candy?

Poole, Shelia. “Dentist To Buy Back Halloween Candy To Send To Troops.” The Atlanta Journal Constitution. AJC. 31 October 2012. Web. 31 October 2012. <http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/dentists-to-buy-back-halloween-candy-to-send-to-tr/nSsRZ/>