If you're still inundated with leftover Halloween candy, one Bethesda group has a solution for you.

Service group MoverMoms is once again helping organize a candy drive, known as Treats 4 Troops, for U.S. servicemen and -women. The drive started in 2007 as both a way to get candy out of the house after Halloween and a way to benefit troops overseas, according to Rebecca Kahlenberg, co-founder of MoverMoms.

"It started with just a few moms trying to find a way to get candy out of the house without throwing it away," Kahlenberg said. "It's not something like used clothing where you can easily find people in your area who can benefit from it."

After doing a bit of research, Kahlenberg came across a West Virginia military mom who packs stockings to send to troops overseas around the winter holidays.

"She was thrilled when I contacted her, because one of the big things they put in the stockings is candy," Kahlenberg said.

A tradition was born. What started as a small drive in Bethesda and Chevy Chase has this year expanded to encompass collections all over Montgomery County, as well as Prince George's County, Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia. A volunteer drives to West Virginia each year with a delivery, and this year, the group expects to fill 16-foot boxcar truck donated from Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

As the project has expanded, Kahlenberg said she noticed it wasn't just moms donating the candy – businesses and organizations also began to call up asking where they could donate, Kahlenberg said.

"It seems to be an idea that's caught on. I think there are a lot of people who like the idea of not just throwing it away," Kahlenberg said.

Several locations in Montgomery County are collecting candy for the Treats 4 Troops programs, including Herbert Hoover Middle School in Potomac.

Denise Schleckser, a PTA member who heads the school's collection, said the project is a way to get rid of leftover candy and help a worthy cause.

"Me and a lot of other moms are wondering what to do with all of this leftover candy, and this is a great way for the kids to think about others and get it out of the house," Schleckser said. "The troops are certainly deserving."

Hoover students can bring their leftover Halloween candy to the school's main office between Wednesday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 5 to donate it to the program.

Dropoff locations are also planned for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Walt Whitman High School and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

For more information about other dropoff points around the county, visit www.movermoms.org.