Cash for Candy
Posted on November 1st, 2007 – 2:11 PMBy Kara McGuire
I just ran across this on the goCityKids website about a New Hope dentist trading stash for cash:
On Saturday, November 3 from 8:00 AM to noon, after you’ve picked out a few of your favorite goodies, bring your Halloween stash to Boger Dental’s “Great Candy Trade-In” for another, even better treat.
Boger Dental will give you $1 for each and every pound of candy that you bring in as well as an entry into a raffle…prizes will include gift certificates and an iPod Nano!In addition, Boger Dental will match each dollar earned with a $5 donation to the Boger Foundations partner, Smile Network International. The candy will all go with Smile Network missionaries on their next trip to be given as an extraordinary treat to the children of Cuernavaca, Mexico…with toothbrushes, of course!
I think this is a swell idea and wonder if anyone else knows of innovative ways to get rid of your candy– profitable or not?
2 Responses to "Cash for Candy"
I bring some of the leftovers to work to share with others. But, the most tried and true method of getting rid of it is to throw it out. Not innovative, I know, but very effective. Basically, I let the kids have some and then stash it in the back of the pantry. As they start forgetting that it’s there, I start throwing it out. I can’t see sending someone else’s kids all this highly processed, sugar-laden candy if I wouldn’t feed it to my own. Obesity is on the rise here AND in developing countries. When we live in a world laden with sweets, I think we need to learn to toss some out at times instead of continuing to circulate it. I’d rather see them take my candy, use the dollar per pound to buy fruits and vegetables and give those to the kids along with the toothbrushes.
There is a dentist in CA who buys back candy as well. She then packs it up and sends it to the troops in Iraq.
