FAIRMONT —
Once the trick-or-treating ends, the party begins.
Children who are willing to part with at least some of their Halloween loot can get something in return at Wilson Martino Dental, which has six locations in the state, including Fairmont.
“We pay them a dollar a pound, we give them a toothbrush and we set up an arts and crafts corner so they can make cards,” said Wendy Boyce, the practice’s marketing director.
And while coaxing hard-earned candy from a child might seem like a difficult proposition, it actually is easier than one might think.
“We have a lot of children who won’t accept the money,” Boyce said. “We want to give them a little bit of a thank-you ourselves because it’s hard for kids to give up candy.”
The candy is then shipped — along with dental kits — to members of the armed forces. People can submit the name of someone they know.
“We only ship to specific people,” Boyce said. “We are not permitted to ship anything without a name and address.
“If we don’t have enough people, we send maybe 10 boxes to one individual and he or she will distribute it to people. But it all has to go to a person.”
This will be the fifth year that Wilson Martino has participated in a candy buyback program. The practice’s owners got the idea at a seminar where they learned about Operation Gratitude, a national program that accepted candy and sent it to troops serving abroad.
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