United Way of Greater Chattanooga: Sell Your Halloween Candy for Cash!

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Halloween Candy Buy-Back
Kids get cash - United Way gets donation

KIDS CAN TRADE TREATS FOR DOLLARS AT AREA DENTIST’S OFFICE

Halloween is fun, but do you hate having all those sweet, sticky, high-calorie candies laying around the house after the holiday? Well, there’s hope on the horizon for getting your kids to willingly give up their candy stash while teaching them a valuable lesson.

Local Dentist Dr. Andrew Lunn is offering kids a sweet deal this week – cash for their Halloween candy. He’s offering $1 to kids ages 1 to 13 for every pound of unopened candy they bring to his office, up to a 12 pound limit. But this isn’t just a treat for kids and their parents.

Dr. Lunn will donate $1 to United Way of Greater Chattanooga for every pound of candy he buys. Then, through the provisions of the United States Army, he will ship all the collected candy to U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. So not only is this a great opportunity to teach kids about good oral hygiene, it’s also the perfect opportunity to teach them about sharing with others.

The Great Halloween Candy Buy-Back will take place at Dr. Lunn’s offices in the Corporate Image Complex at 1606 Gunbarrel Road, Suite 104, from Monday, November 3 and Friday, November 7. Office hours are as follows: Monday 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m.; Wednesday 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m.; Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Friday 8 a.m. to noon.

“This is a great activity to do in partnership with United Way,” said Dr. Lunn. “Not only is this a great way to teach children about sharing with others by sending the candy to our troops, but it also supports United Way’s Kid Fitness objectives by teaching children about good nutrition. Candy in moderation is OK as long as kids floss and brush their teeth twice a day, but excess sugar also contributes to childhood obesity and diabetes. We see this as a way to help parents get the sugar away from their kids, and then put the candy to good use by sending it overseas.”

No child or parent will leave empty-handed either. If the candy doesn't equal a pound, the child will get a Chick-fil-A coupon. And every parent who brings a child on Wednesday will receive a $50 gift certificate toward the cost of a tooth-whitening procedure.

For more information about this event, please call Dr. Lunn’s office at (423) 553-8858.

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United Way of Greater Chattanooga funds local programs that create opportunities for people to care for themselves and each other, making our community the best at helping people achieve their potential. Thanks to an endowment fund that covers all overhead and administrative expenses, all contributions (100 percent) go directly to services that help individuals and families in the greater Chattanooga area, north Georgia and northeast Alabama. Call the United Way at 423-752-0300 for more information.