{"id":373,"date":"2013-10-24T12:44:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T12:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smilespringfield.com\/blog\/?p=373"},"modified":"2025-06-26T05:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T05:20:18","slug":"halloween-candy-buyback-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilespringfield.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/24\/halloween-candy-buyback-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Candy Buyback 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Halloween, Dr VanderMolen and the team here at Advanced Dental Care of Springfield are quite literally putting our money where our mouths are. We&#8217;ve decided to participate in a program called the Halloween Candy Buyback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program gives trick-or-treaters the opportunity to exchange some or all of their Halloween haul for cash.&nbsp; The collected candy will then be sent to <i>Operation Gratitude<\/i> in California where it will be sorted and repackaged and then distributed to troops serving overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Each child is eligible to receive $1 per pound, up to a five (5) pound limit, for all unopened, uneaten candy.<\/strong> &nbsp;<em>We also encourage the children to draw pictures and\/or write letters or notes to include in the packages to our troops<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We will be collecting the candy on Friday, November 1<sup>st<\/sup>, the day after Halloween, from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm, and again on Saturday, November 2<sup>nd<\/sup> from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, please feel free to call our office at (217) 546-3333 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AdvancedDentalCareSpringfield\">visit our Facebook page HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s Some More Information About the Event:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilespringfield.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/23\/cash-for-candy-taking-a-stand-against-sweets-for-a-good-cause\/\" target=\"_blank\">news release<\/a> announcing the event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halloweencandybuyback.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween Candy Buyback website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Operation Gratitude: Saying Thank You\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5BOXwV8GtBg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Halloween, Dr VanderMolen and the team here at Advanced Dental Care of Springfield are quite literally putting our money where our mouths are. 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