As children were bringing home pillowcases filled with enough candy to feed small armies Sunday, local dentists were kicking off an initiative designed to save the trick-or-treaters' teeth and help the troops in the process.
This is a new trend for dentists to buy back candy after Halloween and send it off to the military. There's even a web site "Halloween Candy Buyback" to find a participating dentist near you. The Halloween candy buy-back program allows kids, and their parents, to sell their leftover treats for $1 per pound and have the sugary sweetness sent to U.S. troops serving in harm's way via Operation Gratitude.
To find out how your family can support our troops with some Halloween sweets please visit: www.halloweencandybuyback.com