{"id":2281,"date":"2011-10-24T12:01:59","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T16:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2011-10-18T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T17:24:09","slug":"save-calories-sweeten-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2011\/10\/save-calories-sweeten-lives.html","title":{"rendered":"Save Calories & Sweeten Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Every year at Halloween time I hear women \u201ccomplaining\u201d about all the candy they\u2019ll eat. It\u2019s a good excuse to buy all the decadent sweets you love so you can pig out on the leftovers. I used to do it too. Halloween brings back memories of going door to door, hoping for my favorite candies, trying to get to as many houses as possible before it was time to stop and then going through my bag of goodies while doing a lot of tasting. It was one of the few times I was allowed to go a bit sugar crazy. Yum! That was always a sweet thing to do.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fine to enjoy the bounties of trick or treating when you\u2019re a kid. But eating all that sugar in adulthood doesn\u2019t get burned off as easily as it did, and it\u2019s an unhealthy activity on many levels, especially when there\u2019s lots of candy left over. If you have kids who come home with loaded bags of sweets, everyone may eat way too much sugar. All that temptation can weaken the strongest resolves. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll agree that even knowing we shouldn\u2019t eat it all, it\u2019s wrong to throw it away! So what else can we do besides eating it to keep it from going to waste??<\/p>\n

Send all extra candy to the troops serving overseas!!!<\/p>\n

Operation Gratitude<\/strong><\/a>, an organization that sends care packages to brighten up the days of our troops, is asking people to send all leftover candy to them and they\u2019ll send it to people serving in the military.<\/p>\n

Operation Gratitude<\/strong><\/a> sends gifts year round. They accept many kinds of donated items, including CDs. DVDs, beanie babies\/webkinz\/trolls, girl\/boy scout cookies, nuts, popcorn, hand-made\u00a0items such as knit\/crochet scarves and much more. And of course they accept money donations too. Right now extra candy is a great thing to send. They suggest you include with the candy some toothbrushes and toothpaste<\/strong>. These are things you might take for granted that can be in short supply in many areas. And, personal notes are always appreciated!<\/strong><\/p>\n

So you can save calories by sending your extra candy to Operation Gratitude.<\/strong><\/a> There\u2019s more info HERE<\/strong><\/a>. They have a Donor sheet to include with what you send HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Helping others is a true blessing for those you help and also for YOU. Not eating too much candy is an act of self-love. Giving is also an act of love!<\/p>\n

Think about what it\u2019s like for the troops to be far from home and their loved ones, serving their country to keep us safe. It\u2019s a small thing to send them some candy to brighten their days. Many schools can do this as a project. It\u2019s also nice for kids to learn to give up some of their candy for a good cause. So sweeten the lives of some others and save yourself some calories at the same time! Send your excess candy to Operation Gratitude<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> at:<\/p>\n

Operation Gratitude\/California
\nArmy National Guard
\n17330 Victory Boulevard
\nVan Nuys, CA 91406
\nAttn: Rich Hernandez<\/p>\n

You can call 262-OPGRAT-1 (262-674-7281) if you have questions. Sending candy for the troops is a 2-way blessing! Please spread the word so others can save calories and bring smiles to many faces who deserve to feel good!
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