Community Corner
What to Do with All That Candy
Problem: Halloween leftovers mean calories and cavities. Solution: Donate candy to a great cause.
Who needs all that Halloween candy? Now there's no excuse for eating too much of it, and no reason to dump it in the trash: Local dentists and organizations participating in a Halloween Candy Buy Back program will pay you up to one dollar for every pound of unopened wrapped candy you bring in.
Donated goodies are then shipped to Operation Gratitude, an organization that needs tons of candy, literally, to fill the 60,000 Holiday Care Packages they will ship to U.S. Military troops overseas. For more information visit halloweencandybuyback.com, or, drop-off your surplus snacks from now through November 6th at these locations:
937 Port Washington Blvd
Port Washington, NY, 11050
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Terms: No buy back, donated candy accepted.
Phone: (516) 883-2755
Email: swilk5@aol.com
www.portpediatrics.com
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Manhasset Dental
2110 Northern Blvd. Ste.206
Manhasset, NY, 11030
8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Terms: $1 a pound, no limit
Phone: (516) 627-7888
Email: Info@manhassetdental.com
Manhassetdental.com
Newman Orthodontics
14 Glen Cove Road
Roslyn heights, NY, 11577
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Terms: $1 a pound for up to 5 pounds
Phone: (516) 626-2060
Email: angela@newmansortho.com
www.newmansortho.com
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Write to a hero. In addition to or instead of candy, you can donate good wishes by writing a letter to a deployed service member. The OperationGratitude website has suggested guidelines for why and what to write about, and they'll forward the letter for you. For details visit www.opgratitude.com/from_iraq.php.
