Dr. Marie Farrar holds Halloween candy inside her offices Friday at 204 West Main St. Farrar is participating in a Halloween candy buy-back program called Operation Gratitude that will send treats to troops overseas.WHERE TO TURN IN CANDY* Smile Studio between now and Nov. 13, Farrar said. The studio is at 204 W. Main St.* Sun Family Dental will be accepting candy Monday and Tuesday at 744 Lee Highway.LEARN MOREFind out more about Operation Gratitude at www.operationgratitude.com.
Trick or treaters with too much candy – if there is such a thing – can sell their excess goodies for cash at some local dentist offices.
Dr. Marie Farrar, an orthodontist at Smile Studio on Main Street in Chattanooga, said she participated in the “candy buy-back” last year, but hopes to see more participation this year.
“We only got about 20 or 25 pounds last year,” she said. “So we’re hoping to get a lot more this year.”
Farrar said she got the idea from a national organization, Operation Gratitude, whose mission is sending care packages to soldiers overseas. When children – or, more likely, their parents – bring candy to Smile Studio after Halloween, they can get $2 per pound for up to 10 pounds. The candy will be shipped to Operation Gratitude, where it will be boxed up and sent to U.S. troops around the world.