Pinata Bounty - How to truly enjoy that Halloween candy still sitting in your house.

8 o'clock on Halloween night, my son pours his ghoulishly delicious loot onto my living room floor.
"149 pieces!" he proclaims, evidence of his hard work as a trick-or-treater.
Normally, a wave of nauseousness, then fear, would have washed over me...but instead I smile and say, "Enjoy!", because I know not all that candy will stay in my house.
C'mon, admit it. How many of you have loaded Easter baskets with leftover Halloween candy? It's just too much candy for one household to house.
For my son, the mixture of costumes and candy represents a legal "wild things romp". While the night of dashing to doors and darting across driveways collecting candy is ridiculously satisfying, the outcome, 150 pieces of candy, is overindulgent.
So last year, I finally figured out how to enjoy all that candy by sharing it with others who don't often get the feeling of "splurge".
I am now accepting WRAPPED candy donations for PINATA BOUNTY.
I stuff as many turkey pinatas (yes, the make turkey pinatas!!) as the donated candy will fill.
Then, I deliver them to area shelters, missions, children's homes, etc..for their Thanksgiving celebrations.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It feels so good to 'give gratitude'.
So in the spirit of "Freely ye have received, Freely give" I hope to make Thanksgiving a "splurge" for some local children, by sharing a bounty of candy.
Won't you donate? If you don't have any leftover WRAPPED candy you can still hit a 50% candy sale and donate a bag or ten. Store managers...how about donating all Halloween candy that doesn't sell by the end of this week? (what happens to it anyway?) The Walgreens in Apex says they will, so does Fresh Market in Cary....
Drop me an email to schedule a pickup! JanAboutTown@gmail.com