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The Halloween Candy Buyback Program

By Michelle Schwab, Macaroni Kid Publisher Fayette/Coweta September 28, 2019

My kids never eat all the candy that they accumulate during Halloween.  So they've always participated in the Candy BuyBack Program sponsored by local dentists.  The program allows kids to earn money in exchange for their candy that is sent to soldiers.  The candy represents a warm memory of life “back home” and children that care enough to donate candy in support of our troops, as well as provides something fun that soldiers can share with other children that they meet.

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How does the program work?

  • Participating dentists "buy" back kids' Halloween candy at a scheduled event
  • Dental offices nationwide generally pay the kids $1 per pound for the candy (usually a 5 lb. limit). 
  • Dentists send the candy to Move America Forward or Operation Shoebox.
  •  Move America Forward and Operation Shoebox sort all the goodies, pack the boxes and ship those boxes to our troops serving abroad.

FIND MORE INFORMATION

LOCAL PARTICIPATING DENTISTS

Peachtree City Orthodontics
300 Prime Point
Peachtree City, GA, 30269
Phone: (770) 487-5505
Email: ptcorthodontics@gmail.com
www.peachtreecityorthodontics.com

Want to see your dentist's name here?  Share the Halloween Candy Buyback Program with them. We'd love to see more local participation!

THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PAST

Peachtree Pediatric Dentistry
Phone: (770) 486-0054

Braelinn Village Family Dentistry
Phone: 770-486-9400

Summit Family YMCA
Phone: 770-259-5917

Pediatric Dentistry of Newnan
Phone: (770) 251-5777

White Oak Pediatric Dentistry
Phone: (470) 414-1350

SMILES
Phone: (770) 778-3232



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