Today is Halloween, the holiday in the U.S. during which the most candy is purchased. If you, like me, have leftover candy, there are options other than just keeping it and forcing yourself (with varying degrees of gusto or resistance) to consume the sugary remains.

I was delighted to hear that my workplace will collect extra candy and ship it to Operation Shoebox, a non-profit that prepares care packages for people serving overseas.

I did a quick check and there are other charities that will gladly accept your leftover candy:

Soldiers Angels will ship your donated candy to deployed service members around the world or distribute to veterans in VA Hospitals.

Operation Gratitude will donate sweet treats for our Deployed Troops and First Responders.

Want to donate locally? Contact nearby nursing homes and homeless shelters to see if they’ll accept such donations. You can also try programs like Big Brother Big Sister and the Ronald McDonald House Charities, too.