Pediatric dentists have started a tradition where they buy back children's Halloween candy to send to troops overseas. The candy buybacks operate on a simple principle - kids bring their candy bags to the dentist to be weighed, and can then sell their candy for $1 per pound up to $5 per child. Alternatively, children can donate their candy instead of selling it, with the money instead going towards Thanksgiving baskets for local families in need. While it may not seem like much, American candies can remind troops stationed abroad in places like the desert of home during the holidays. Look for a participating dentist near you to both send treats to troops and promote healthy dental hygiene in your kids.

1. CANDY BUYBACKS FOR THE TROOPS
Robin T. Hobbs

2. A TRADITION WAS BORN
➤ Combining the best practices of
dentistry and charity
➤ Pediatric dentists have engaged in
a campaign which encourages
children to let their dentists
buyback their Halloween candy
➤ The re-bought candy is then
shipped to soldiers oversees
➤ Offices independently run their
buyback campaigns and then
coordinate with Operation
Enduring Support in order to
send the sweet treats and notes of
gratitude to the troops during the
holiday season

3. THE DRIVE
OPERATES
UNDER A
SIMPLE
PRINCIPLE:
Kids come into the office with their bags of candy, the
bags get weighed, and then the kids are given the
option to sell their candy for $1 a pound, with a
maximum of $5 per child. Some schools and churches
are taking this gesture to the next level, with children
donating their candy instead of just selling it.

4. FOR THOSE WHO DONATE
INSTEAD OF SELL THEIR
CANDY…
The money that would’ve been spent buying the
candy is instead donated towards the creation of
Thanksgiving baskets for local needy families.

5. WHILE IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH
Most of our troops fighting
abroad are stationed in the
desert and have little to no
access to luxuries such as
American candies that would
remind them of home. Operation
Enduring Support runs this
program up until mid-November
collecting donations from local
churches and dentist offices.

6. LOOK FOR ONE
NEAR YOU SO
THAT YOU CAN
BOTH SEND OUR
TROOPS A LITTLE
BIT OF LOVE
As well as help promote healthy
dental hygiene in your kids!

7. LOOK FOR ONE NEAR YOU SO THAT YOU CAN
SEND OUR TROOPS A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE
As well as help promote healthy dental hygiene and a
charitable spirit in your kids!

8. TO LEARN
MORE, VISIT
http://robinhobbs.org