Drop-off Halloween candy to benefit the Treats for Troops program 

ATASCADERO — Every year, millions of pounds of candy end up in the trash after Halloween. From over-buying to kids collecting more than they can eat while Trick-or-Treating, candy is wasted across the country. This year, Minkyu Energy is participating in a program that will help the community produce less waste after Halloween while also showing support for their service members and veterans.

Soldiers’ Angels, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit, hosts an annual collection drive for excess Halloween candy. The organization ships the candy to deployed service members around the world for a sweet treat from home. They also utilize their “Angel” volunteers to distribute candy to veterans of all eras in VA Hospitals across the country.

Minkyu Energy is proud to team up with the national organization to get the local community involved with giving back to the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for the country. Their business has registered with Soldiers’ Angels to be an official drop-off site for Halloween candy. Once their collection drive is over, Minkyu Energy will donate all collected candy to Soldiers’ Angels where it will be packaged and shipped to deployed or distributed in VA Hospitals.

The vision of Soldiers’ Angels is: May No Soldier Go Unloved. Although the gesture of handing out miniature candy bars may seem small, the impact that small gesture can have on troops and veterans is huge.

“When you are deployed to a combat zone, there are many comfort items you may go without for an extended period of time,” says Amy Palmer, President and CEO of Soldiers’ Angels. “Receiving care packages from home is a wonderful and unexpected surprise. The joy these service members get from opening a package of treats from home is immense and has a profound impact on their morale. The same can be said for veteran patients in VA Hospitals. Some patients have no family or regular visitors. When the Angel volunteers come in with treats like candy, the spirits of these patients are immediately lifted.”

The collection drive will run from Nov. 1-3 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Stop by their location to drop off your candy: 5955 Capistrano Ave Suite E (upstairs) Atascadero.

For more information on the program, or if you are interested in registering your business as a drop-off site, visit SoldiersAngels.org/TreatsForTroops