While Halloween is all about the tricks and treats, have you thought about what you’ll do with your extra sweets? A toy store in Williston has a way for you to put them toward a good cause. Elizabeth Skinner, the owner of Turner Toys, said the business is hosting its second annual candy buyback.”So, kids bring their extra candy in, and they sell it to us for one Turner Toys buck for each pound of candy, up to five pounds,” Skinner said. Kids can then spend their Turner Toys money on something in the store. Skinner said it’s a win for them, their parents and those whose day will be made extra sweet by the donations. “To really complete the circle, we actually donate to Operation Adopt a Soldier,” she said. After the candy is collected, Howard Longway, a volunteer with Operation Adopt a Soldier, will bring it over to the organization in Saratoga. From there, the candy will be sent to troops overseas. While Longway himself hasn’t served, he’s adopted 82 soldiers since 2005. From the countless care packages he’s sent, he said he knows the value of every personal detail. “We had one that was looking forward to the Super Bowl, and I go, ‘Oh, the Super Bowl! So we found paper plates, paper cups, everything Super Bowl; I even had chips and salsa, and I had all of it sent,” Longway said.Longway said he knows just how much the candy they receive will mean to the soldiers who couldn’t celebrate Halloween. “It brings them closer to home,” he said. Skinner said Turner Toys received 168 pounds of donated candy last year. “I would love to get 200 pounds of candy,” she said. Turner Toys is accepting donations for Adopt a Soldier Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
While Halloween is all about the tricks and treats, have you thought about what you’ll do with your extra sweets? A toy store in Williston has a way for you to put them toward a good cause.
Elizabeth Skinner, the owner of Turner Toys, said the business is hosting its second annual candy buyback.
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“So, kids bring their extra candy in, and they sell it to us for one Turner Toys buck for each pound of candy, up to five pounds,” Skinner said.
Kids can then spend their Turner Toys money on something in the store.
Skinner said it’s a win for them, their parents and those whose day will be made extra sweet by the donations.
“To really complete the circle, we actually donate [the candy] to Operation Adopt a Soldier,” she said.
After the candy is collected, Howard Longway, a volunteer with Operation Adopt a Soldier, will bring it over to the organization in Saratoga. From there, the candy will be sent to troops overseas.
While Longway himself hasn’t served, he’s adopted 82 soldiers since 2005. From the countless care packages he’s sent, he said he knows the value of every personal detail.
“We had one [soldier] that was looking forward to the Super Bowl, and I go, ‘Oh, the Super Bowl! So we found paper plates, paper cups, everything Super Bowl; I even had chips and salsa, and I had all of it sent,” Longway said.
Longway said he knows just how much the candy they receive will mean to the soldiers who couldn’t celebrate Halloween.
“It brings them closer to home,” he said.
Skinner said Turner Toys received 168 pounds of donated candy last year.
“I would love to get 200 pounds of candy,” she said.
Turner Toys is accepting donations for Adopt a Soldier Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
