美牙医推万圣节糖果回购项目
<p>万圣节过后，孩子们手里的糖果将去向何处？不如按一磅一美元的价格卖给牙医吧。美国一个名为“万圣节糖果回购”的项目每年都会在万圣节后向孩子们回收糖果，之后作为节日特别包裹寄送给美国驻在海外的部队。今年的回购活动中，华盛顿特区的一家牙医诊所除了现金购买孩子们手中的糖果，还对前100名出售糖果的孩子提供一个特别的、会发光的牙刷。</p><p><span word="Simply">Simply</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="elicit">elicit</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="toothbrush">toothbrush</span>?</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toothbrush">toothbrush</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incentive">incentive</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> "<span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="Candy">Candy</span> <span word="Buy">Buy</span>-<span word="Back">Back</span>" <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Gratitude">Gratitude</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="dentists">dentists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="region">region</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 1, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Fairlington">Fairlington</span> <span word="Dental">Dental</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arlington">Arlington</span>.</p><p><span word="Dawn">Dawn</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>, <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="administrator">administrator</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyback">buyback</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="Fairlington">Fairlington</span> <span word="Dental">Dental</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="at">at</span> $1 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pound">pound</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 100 <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span>, <span word="light">light</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="toothbrush">toothbrush</span>.</p><p><span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="because">because</span> "<span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="excited">excited</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p>
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