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Halloween Candy Buy Back 2012

Date/Time: Thursday, November 1, 2012 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Location: 405 32nd Street, Suite 100 (located behind REI in Sehome Village)

Halloween is coming, and normally it's hard for any dentist to get excited about that day because of all the candy kids will eat. However, this year will be different with our office. Dr. Faith Bult is putting her money where her patient's mouths are. Why? Because she knows how damaging too much candy can be to children's teeth. Dr. Bult sees the effect of popular sticky candy in the mouths of her young patients.

Take a look at some interesting facts:

Global sugar consumption for kids increases by about 2% annually and currently sits at 50 million tons per year.
Halloween is the king of candy consumption holidays, with annual sales totaling more than $2 billion.
Candy, as well as hurting children's teeth by causing cavities, can also lead to hyperactivity and weight gain.
In some cases, the wrong types of candy can lead to broken teeth and damaged braces.

So this Halloween Dr. Bult is hoping kids will pick out a few favorite pieces and then turn in the rest for cash. She will be paying kids $1.00 per pound of candy. The candy will then be shipped to our local troops who are serving overseas via Whatcom Homefront and Soldiers' Angels.

Here's how to participate:

Bring your child/children to our office on Thursday, November 1, 2012 between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
We will weigh the candy* and pay your child a dollar per pound of candy.
Your child will receive a special blinking toothbrush, toothpaste and floss, a free-meal coupon to Red Robin Gourmet Burger restaurant and various other items as supplies last.
The candy will be shipped to our local troops serving overseas, along with toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss, via Whatcom Homefront and Soldiers' Angels.

*Candy must be unopened with no bites.

We encourage kids to still dress up, go out, have fun, and yes, even eat some candy (of course, still brushing your teeth afterwards). But after picking out the best of their stash kids will probably still have about 10 pounds left. Bring the excess in to our office, get paid for the amount of candy donated, receive a free bag of goodies and help us send the candy overseas to our troops who rarely get candy from home. We hope that you will take advantage of this special opportunity!

Dr. Faith Bult

Click below to see a video of the event.

Halloween Candy Buy Back 2011

Results:

869 pounds of Halloween candy bought by local dentist, Faith Bult, in just three hours! The 279 plus children parted with their extra candy with smiles on their faces as they received their meal coupon to Red Robin, a blinking toothbrush, toothpaste & floss (as well as other small goodies) and a dollar for each pound of candy they brought.

The candy, along with toothbrushes, toothpaste and a special �thank-you for serving� card signed by the children, will be sent to our local troops who are serving overseas.

Melissa waiting to greet kids. The flag pictured was flown in Iraq and signed by troops who were sent care packages last year.	Signing a �thank you for your service� card

Sgt. Mount hands out special bracelets	Dr. Bult with a real toothfairy (Boca)

Score!	Mambo and Punch � another year of humiliating costumes (M & M�s)

You�re never too young to learn the fine principles of wealth management	Dr. Bult, staff and volunteers made this year another success