Halloween Candy Buy Back Event Ideas

Hosting a Halloween Candy Buy Back Event in your dental practice is a great way to not only reach out to potential new patients in your community but to exceed your current patients’ expectations. A Halloween Candy Buy Back allows for children to donate their excess Halloween candy in exchange for cash or prizes. It’s a fun, practical, and fairly simple event to host.

Here are a few ideas to help get you started:

Decide which organization you will be donating the candy to. Many offices choose Operation Gratitude.

Event Options:

• In-Office – Host a weeklong event where children can drop off candy during office hours or select one day/evening after Halloween to host a fun candy buy back event.

Or you can do this:

• Team up with a local school(s) and set up collection bins in each classroom where the kids can bring in their candy and the classroom with the most candy wins a gift card or get a local pizzeria to donate pizza for a classroom pizza party for the winning classroom.

Advertising your Candy Buy Back -

· Facebook Event

· Facebook Live Video

· Social Media Platform Posts

· Website

· Flyers

· Press Releases

· Emails/Texts

· Encourage your employees to share event information with their friends and family.

· Visit local businesses with event flyers

Strategic Business Alliance Opportunity –

Contact local businesses for donations of gift cards, prizes, and/or cash that can be given out in exchange for candy. In return, you will promote their business on your event advertising materials and social media posts.

Supplies –

· Scale

· Containers/Boxes

· Flyers

· Prizes/Cash

· Imprinted Toothbrushes

· Camera/Video Camera