Children write to troops overseas during Dr. Stephan Tisseront’s 10th Annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back event on Monday, Nov. 2. Photo contributed
Dr. Stephan Tisseront, a Reston orthodontist, held his 10th Annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back Event on Monday, Nov. 2, benefiting Children’s National in D.C. and our troops overseas.
Families dropped off their leftover Halloween Candy and Dr. Tisseront donated $2 per pound of candy brought in. One dollar went to Children’s and $1 went back to the child/family donating, with many people choosing to donate their dollar to Children’s as well.
Over 1,100 pounds of candy were collected and $1,750 was raised for Children’s. Over $18,000 dollars has been raised over the years for Children’s due to this event.
Participants enjoyed hot apple cider, temporary tattoos, Halloween music and even a spontaneous dance party. They also enjoyed writing letters to troops stationed overseas, and some of the kids helped box up the candy to be shipped to Operation Shoebox.