"It's plain hard work that does it."
---Thomas Edison
My youngest daughter was home sick today so I worked from home on the Treats-4-Troops candy collection project. Hard to believe that this whole thing started on a whim, two years ago when I was trying to think of what to do with extra candy. But much more than one person's idea, this whole effort is a shining example of the greater power of working together on community projects compared with working alone. People have been spreading the message via the Internet (I guess the power of that is proven here too!) and so I've gotten lots of inquiries about the candy collection as well as about MoverMoms in general.
Questions range from whether chocolate is ok to send to soldiers in the desert (answer: yes at this time of year and through the winter), to whether it's ok to drop off Beanie Babies at one of the collection sites (yes, though our focus is candy) to whether there are collection sites in other parts of Montgomery County and elsewhere...etc. etc.
There have also been a couple of media inquiries, which is fantastic because that's such an effective way to get the word out. Not sure what will become of those, but I'm glad the interest is there. At the end of the day this project really is a feel-good story because of how it brings together so many people for participation in a goodwill effort for the brave soldiers.
But who would have thought of candy as such a unifying force? Not me! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to eat an Almond Joy (have loads of them in the house in anticipation of Halloween, and just can't resist!).
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