Local dentists in the Atlanta area are helping the troops and fighting cavities at the same time. They have agreed to buy back candy from kids and send all that candy to the troops at war. The trick-or-treaters sometimes receive way more than necessary and it could cause dental problems for them. So, dentists have agreed to buy their candy for $1 per pound of candy, up to $3 per person. Or they can also receive dental products, like toothbrushes and floss. The troops last year got 250,000 pounds of candy, and the number is only expected to rise from there.
This is an amazing way to give back and do two good deeds at once. The troops are used to getting toiletries and letters, but candy should be a nice surprise for them. I believe it is hard for some kids to part with their huge bag of candy they collected, but one day they will understand it was for a good cause. Plus they did not need all those sweets anyways. I personally always thought I was invincible to cavities, but I know that with my love for candy and desserts one day I will probably get one. So, if I was trick-or-treating I certainly would think about giving at least part of my candy to the troops.
Anything having to do with candy in my opinion makes a great community service idea. In middle school we sold candy-grams for halloween and all the major holidays. People would buy $2 bags of candy for their friends, and they would be delivered in their last period classes. Half of all the proceeds went to charity. It made a ton of money too, because everybody wanted to have the most bags and wanted all their friends to get a lot as well. This is obviously not on as big of a scale as the dentists, but every little bit does help people.
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