Temple Christian Elementary School hosted Abbie Singer from Spangler Candy Company for the “Candyland” themed reading month.
Precious Grundy | The Lima News
LIMA — Temple Christian elementary students are learning the sweet value of reading. The school hosts an annual month of reading to encourage the youth. The halls were decorated with bright colors and balloons for the reading theme Candyland.
“The kids are encouraged to read 100 minutes a week,” Elementary Principal/Intervention Specialist Erin Marshall said. “We have prizes at the end of the week. When they get their 400 minutes to the very end, we have a big grand finale or carnival.”
Marshall also said there are a total of 165 children in the elementary school. Temple Christian invited the Spangler Candy Company to give a presentation to each class Tuesday afternoon.
“Our major products are Dum Dums, candy canes, circus peanuts and Bit-O-Honey,” said Abbie Singer, human resources representative. “I plan to give the students a little background on when we acquired those candies. We will be showing some videos on how Dum Dums and candy canes are made.”
The students were also able to complete an activity and taste test the candy.
“We are the only manufacturer of Dum Dums,” Singer said. “We are also the largest manufacturer of candy canes in the country. We are the lollipop capital of the world. We manufacture the most suckers out of any candy factory in the entire world.”
Singer said the company has over 500 employees. Singer also said Spangler is the second largest employer in Williams County. The candy business opened its doors to the public in November.
Visitors can now visit the Spangler Store Museum and the Spangler Candy World. Visitors can also take a virtual tour of the factory.
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