Brian’s Supper Club is an official drop-off site for Halloween candy to benefit the Treats for Troops program hosted by national nonprofit, Soldiers’ Angels.
Every year, millions of pounds of candy ends 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 county. This year, Brian’s is participating in a program that will help our community produce less waste after Halloween while also showing our support for our service members and veterans!
Soldiers’ Angels, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit, hosts and annual collection drive for excess 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.
Brian’s is proud to team up with the national organization to get our local community involved with giving back to the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country. Our business has registered with Soldiers’ Angels to be an official drop-off site for Halloween candy. Once our collection is over, Brian’s Supper Club will donate all collected candy to Soldiers’ Angels and they will package and ship to deployed or hand out 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 our Angel volunteers come in with treats like candy, the spirts of these patients are immediately lifted!”
Our collection drive will run from November 10, 2018 to December 1, 2018 during regular business hours. Stop by our location to drop off your candy: 118 US Hwy 59, Fulda, MN 56131.
For more information on the program, or if you are interested in registering your business as a drop-off site, visit: www.SoldiersAngels.org/TreatsForTroops
