Halloween Candy-Buy-Back Contest
Published on: October 06, 2009
When you see all that Halloween candy in the stores, it's not too early to think about what you are going to do with it all. Why not donate some of it to benefit a school and our overseas troops. Plus, you can even make some extra money for your candy stash.
Ron Rotem, a Toms River dentist, is sponsoring his 5th annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back Contest this year, Monday and Tuesday, November 2 and 3, from noon to 5:00 p.m. Bring your candy to Dr. Rotem's dental offices, 355 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, and he will give you $1.00 a pound up to 10 lbs. per family for candy collected from Halloween trick or treating.
The child who brings in the most candy, by weight, will also win a $50.00 gift card. A teacher from either a public or private school who collects the most Halloween candy, by weight, and brings it to Dr. Rotem's offices will win $400.00 to spend for his or her class. The contest will end at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3.
When the contest is over, all the collected candy will be sent to the troops in the Mideast with the help of Patrick O'Keefe, a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 400, 3301 Hwy. 138 East, Wall Township; the Monmouth and Ocean County Central Labor Council; and the Monmouth and Ocean County Building Trades.
O'Keefe, who served in Bahrain, says, “We send packages to the troops overseas all year. I know from first-hand experience how important it is to receive packages of food, games, and staples.”
Dr. Rotem says, “I started this contest ffive years ago, hoping that buying back Halloween candy would be an incentive for everyone to eat less candy. Last year we collected more than a ton of candy, which was sent to our troops through the efforts of IBEW.”
Representatives from both Greater Media radio station WJRZ, and Millennium Radio Group stations WOBM and WCHR will be on hand at Dr. Rotem's offices to help with the Halloween Candy Buy-Back Contest.
For further information, call Dr. Rotem's office at 732-341-8500.