DONATE CANDY

The Halloween Candy Give-Back Program has been connecting communities with Military and First Responder Heroes each fall since 2007. While Halloween may look a little different this year, Operation Gratitude and our incredible volunteers are committed to continuing to give back in meaningful ways.

Grateful Americans across the nation share a portion of their Halloween candy with Operation Gratitude, and we donate it to Deployed Troops, Veterans, and First Responders with the goal of forging strong bonds between the civilian and service communities nationwide.

Whether you have participated in previous years, or this will be the first time, you are in for a real “treat”.

How does it work?

Sign up to be a candy donor (Aug 24-Oct 31): Click on the link at the bottom of this email to begin the sign-up process. After you submit your request, you will receive an email confirmation with details and directions as well as a link to our FAQ page. We are accepting your excess candy donations from November 1 to November 15, 2020.

*Due to COVID-19, we will not be operating our public map of physical drop-off points, however, please feel free to continue collecting candy in your community safely.

Ship or Drop-Off your candy (Oct 31-Nov 13): We request all shipments be postmarked no later than November 13. There is no need to pay for rush or priority shipping. 

Important Note** We have a new Candy Processing Center (CPC) this year! All candy donations that are being shipped to Operation Gratitude should be mailed to:

OG Candy Processing Center

8967 Oso Ave Building D

Chatsworth, CA 91311

We also have quite a bit of information available on our new Halloween Candy Give Back Program web-page.

Please join the Operation Gratitude In Action Facebook Group to participate in conversations and find news, updates, tips, materials, and other information as you plan your event!