Congratulations to everyone who helped to make the “Kids Teeth Doctor” Cash for Candy Evening a Great Success!
Halloween is such a festive holiday, bringing friends and neighbors together for some laughs and good treats. And although Trick or Treating is such a great American tradition, there is always that concern of eating too much candy!!
Every year, immediately after Halloween, there is a significant rise in the number of children going to the dentist due to toothaches. Most parents tend to struggle with the issue of what to do with all that candy and how to explain to the child that he or she should not eat all of it.
For the past three years, Dr. Haik’s office has brainstormed with different ideas on how to encourage the children of the community to give their candy away. This year seems to have been most successful.
Dr. Haik offered children of the community to bring their candy to their office and trade it in for CA$H. 1 pound=$1 and a toothbrush with each trade, and Dr. Haik also committed to match all dollar amounts to the school to which each child attends.
On Tuesday, November 2nd, children from around the community came to Dr. Haik’s office with bags of candy and big smiles. 21 schools were represented throughout the evening, and the room was filled with excitement, smiles and laughter. Both Elmo and Toothy dropped by to say hello, and Dr. Haik simply kept clowning around.
A Total of 417.5 pounds of candy were collected in three hours. The two top schools with the most collected candy by weight were:
1. Equestrian Trails Elementary (179.75 lbs)
2. Panther Run (79 lbs.)
All the candy will be arranged to be shipped to our service man and women overseas, with the hopes that they do not forget to brush and floss.
Please visit their website at www.young-smiles.com for a thorough breakdown of all the pounds of candy collected from each school.