WASHINGTON – Supporting the troops can be so sweet, particularly when it
involves sending them candy.
Mover Moms, a Bethesda-based community services group, packaged extra Halloween
candy to send to members of the military stationed overseas in their annual
“Treats for Troops” drive.
“I really want to put a smile on soldiers faces,” says 8-year-old Amanda, whose
mother, Rebecca Kahlenberg, put out the call for extra Halloween candy again this
year to send to troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait.
This year is the biggest, involving thousands of people, she says. The group
managed to fill up a 16-foot truck with an estimated 10,000 pounds of candy.
“This one is about to bust,” Kahlenberg says, adding her group will need an 18-
wheeler next year.
Along with the candy, the group also collected notes to the soldiers from children
in the D.C. area.
“Some of them say, ‘My dad serves in the Navy, and I was so worried about him. And
I am so happy to share my candy with you,” says Kahlenberg.
WTOP’s Kathy Stewart contributed to this report.
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