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17,700 kids donated their Halloween candy last Sunday for the Troops

Last Sunday, our restaurants hosted an event to snap kids our of their ‘Candy Comas.’  17,700 kids 12 and under chipped in and helped out giving up their Halloween candy and donating it to Operation Gratitude. Together, we collected more than 10,000 lbs of candy.

Operation Gratitude sends care packages addressed to individual deployed Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines. Read thank you letters written by troops for your donations here.

We have already shipped the first batch to Operation Gratitude. Thank you to everyone who participated! The troops will love the goodies!

 

Not even half of it...

Letters from Candy Coma kids to the troops

 

20,000 lbs. of candy collected for Operation Gratitu17,700 kids chipped in to donate 20,000 lbs. of candy for the troops. Here we are shipping the first batch to Operation Gratitude.

17,700 kids chipped in to donate 20,000 lbs. of candy for the troops during Candy Coma.

 

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Kids swap candy for noodles

Crazy, huh? That kids would give up their candy for noodles? We didn’t even have to fight them for it. We just told parents that if they bring in their kids and some of their leftover Halloween candy, we’d give them a free, small bowl of noodles. And it was a hit. We think it’s cool that kids actually were excited to swap their candy for something healthier. At this point you might wondering or questioning how healthy noodles can be – in one word, very.

Did you know that 16 of our dishes are 400 calories or less? It’s the truth. We also have 14 fresh veggies on our menu, so add some broccoli to your kid’s Mac & Cheese next time. They might actually like it, and you’ll feel like a better parent. In fact, you can customize almost anything to your liking at Noodles. Add a protein. Make it more spicy. Make it less spicy. Sub Whole Grain Linguine. The list goes on. Okay, we’re done lecturing.

Now check out some photos from the event.

 

 

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