HUDSON – Two different Montrealers have found a sweet way to put leftover Halloween candy to good use.
Francine Felx, a teacher at the Centre Prescholaire Hudson, has been asking her students to bring in their leftover Halloween candy for 20 years.
She wants the kids to learn about recycling and giving back.
“I’m so proud of my children,” she said.
“They are so keen to help, they’re always ready, their heart is so big and we have to keep this little heart getting bigger.”
Together, they arrange bags they later bring to sick children at the Sainte-Justine Hospital.
In Rigaud, Alycia Ambroziak is also organizing a collect of her own.
She took to Facebook a couple of days before Halloween and said she’s received an overwhelming response.
“A lot of people have either liked it or said they’ll be bringing over something,” said Ambroziak.
“It takes a few days to sort out the stuff after Halloween, I’m sure we’ll be more than fine.”
It’s a tradition her daughter started when she was in school and that she’s decided to revive years after she moved away from home.
“She found out that kids at women’s shelters were not allowed trick or treating,” she said.
“For some reason, that really affected her.”
That’s why she decided to give the candy she is collecting to La Passerelle, a women’s shelter in Vaudreuil.
For La Passerelle staff, these initiatives are meaningful.
“It’s really important because we try to do all we can, but we are limited in what we can do,” said Veronique Girard, general director at La Passerelle.
“We need money to do things, so it’s really a bonus when people give us things.”
For Ambroziak and Felx, the message is the same.
These are sweet initiatives that show that even though Halloween is all about ghouls and tricks, we can always get into the spirit of giving, no matter the season.
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