Niagara Falls Dental Clinic trades gift card draws for unwanted candy
Global News
A Niagara Region dental clinic says their initiative to collect unwanted trick-or-treat candy for opportunities at prize draws is a push to fight tooth decay.
A dental clinic in Niagara Region has brought back a program helping families clear out unwanted Halloween candy through a week-long program, trading the sweets for opportunities to win gift cards and certificates.
The Niagara Falls Dental Clinic started its Candy Buy Back event before the COVID pandemic, giving five ballots to win local experiences for every pound of candy dropped off.
“It’s just an incentive to help clear the candy out of the house and a really good way for parents to introduce giving back in the community because we’re going to donate all of the candy to a local soup kitchen,” explained Kristy Siconolfi, the hygienist who runs the buyback program.
Running Nov. 1 through 8, the Dorchester Road facility’s program will provide gift certificates worth $50 up for grabs along with a $500 grand prize gift card for Great Wolf Lodge.
The giveaways coincide with a free dental screening for kids event on Nov. 4 that aims to increase parental education about the prevention of dental problems and reduce costly restorative treatment.
A recent online Leger survey revealed 46 per cent of Canadians would opt out of giving Halloween candy this year.