Where can you donate extra Halloween candy in Central Texas?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Looking to get rid of your extra Halloween candy? A few local and national groups are collecting candy to send to troops overseas.

Here's a few groups collecting your extra Snickers, Smarties, Starbursts and the like:

Treats for Troops

San Antonio-based nonprofit Soldiers' Angels coordinates with businesses and organizations to create drop-off sites for excess Halloween candy. The groups then send candy to Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, military installations and guard or reserve units.

Here's a few sites in Central Texas:

• CGI Austin Metro: 2500 Bee Caves Road, Building 3, Austin
  • Donations accepted 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays until Nov. 14
• Fighting Fit Kickboxing & Jiu Jitsu: 1779 Wells Branch Parkway, Austin
  • Donations accepted 5:30-8:30 p.m. until Nov. 6
• St. Faustina Kowalska Parish: 5252 S. Austin Avenue, Georgetown
  • Donations accepted 10 a.m.-6 p.m. until Nov. 8
• Williamson County Association of REALTORS: 123 Old Settlers Blvd., Round Rock
  • Donations accepted 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays until Nov. 30
• Becher & Gil Orthodontics: 4464 Frontier Trail, Austin
  • Donations accepted 8 a.m.-4 p.m. until Nov. 8
• Leander Pediatric Dentistry: 903 Old Bagdad Road, Leander
  • Donations accepted 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 5-7

Operation Shoebox

The nonprofit accepts bags of individually wrapped candies — preferably heat-resistant candy during the warm season, according to its website.

Operation Shoebox sends care packages to armed forces deployed. A full list of donation items is online.

Candy donations can be sent to: Operation Shoebox, 8360 East Highway 25, Belleview, FL, 34420

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