This Halloween, children from across America have a chance to once again make a difference in a service member's life by stopping by Kessler Dental Associates in Phoenixville. Dr. Kessler is participating in the profession's annual Halloween Candy Buy Back.
For the fourth year in a row, hundreds of dentists throughout the United States are teaming up with Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization dedicated to sending care packages to troops overseas.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
After Halloween, Dr. Kessler will purchase the unopened candy from young trick-or-treaters for $1 per pound. Once collected, we will ship it to Operation Gratitude to fill up thousands of care packages for the troops. For troop safety, Operation Gratitude works from the Army National Guard armory in Van Nuys, California to assemble the packages. Once completed, they are sent to service members overseas.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR THE KIDS?
By donating their candy to this patriotic cause, children can learn about service and giving back, and also cut down on gorging themselves with Halloween candy. Each year more and more children are becoming obese: in fact, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, 15 percent of children ages 6 to 18 are overweight. A simple step like reducing sugar intake is an easy way to help curb the obesity epidemic.
A SWEET SURPRISE FOR TROOPS
Troops share the candy with members of their unit to brighten their day, but it can also be an effective combat tool to win the hearts and minds of the local population, which in turn can lead to saving many lives. When the troops share the candy with children and families in and around the villages in which they are patrolling, the locals often provide intelligence about insurgents, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other dangers.
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Candy will be collected at Kessler Dental Associates Thursday November 1st through Friday November 9th. Shipping Saturday the 10th of November to Operation Gratitude. The candy must be unopened. Please no bites. It will then be shipped to troops overseas.
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Dr. Lon Kessler emphasizes general family dental care as well as cosmetic procedures.
For more information on this event and Operation Gratitude, please visit
www.operationgratitude.com or contact Tammy Solorio at 610-933-3342
Axler Kessler Dental Associates www.familydental.net.
