Connor Langan, 6, of Auburn looks back at his mother as she helps him lift 7 pounds of candy that Maple Way Dental Care Project Manager Chelsea Letourneau, left, is about to weigh. The Lewiston dental business held its annual Halloween Candy Buy Back and Free Skate! on Thursday evening at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. For every pound brought in, $1 is donated to the giver and $1 to their school. The candy will be donated to troops through Operation Gratitude. Everyone who brought in candy got to skate for free with members of the Twin City Thunder hockey team. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

Conor Langan, 6, of Auburn holds a bag of Halloween candy he’s turning in to the Halloween Candy Buy Back program Thursday at the Norway Saving Bank Arena in Auburn. For every pound brought in, Maple Way Dental Care of Lewiston donates $1 to the giver and $1 to their school. The candy will be given to troops through Operation Gratitude. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

Chelsea Letourneau, project manager at Maple Way Dental Care in Lewiston, weighs candy at the Halloween Candy Buy Back and Free Skate! on Thursday evening at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. For every pound brought in, the dental business pays $1 to the giver and $1 to his or her school. The candy will go to troops through Operation Gratitude. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

A girl attends Maple Way Dental Care’s annual Halloween Candy Buy Back and Free Skate! on Thursday evening at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. For every pound brought in, the giver gets $1 and his or her school gets $1. The candy will go to troops through Operation Gratitude.Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

Children turn in their candy at the Halloween Candy Buy Back and Free Skate! on Thursday evening at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. For every pound brought in, Maple Way Dental Care of Lewiston donates $1 to the giver and $1 to his or her school. The candy will go to troops through Operation Gratitude. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

A girl looks at containers of candy turned in at the Halloween Candy Buy Back and Free Skate! on Thursday evening at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. For every pound brought in, Maple Way Dental Care of Lewiston pays $1 to the giver and $1 to his or her school. The candy will go to troops through Operation Gratitude. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)