MARS — Lollipops, gummies, chocolate bars, soft chews and hard candies — just some of the sweets that can be found in the rainbow of Mars Candy Land.

Pammie Vivirito, who opened the Grand Avenue candy shop May 1, decided to become a seller of confections after 23 years as a hair dresser.

“I love working with people,” Vivirito said. “I wanted to do something fun.”

She also wanted to do something that fostered community and promoted kindness.

Aside from selling nostalgic, novelty and cotton candy, Mars Candy Land is the birthplace of the Kindness Candy Board.

Vivirito said she developed the Kindness Candy Board after a customer in early May started to check-out and realized she didn't have any money.

This is an excerpt from a story that published in Sunday's edition of the Butler Eagle. Pick up a copy of the paper or become an online subscriber to read the full story at butlereagle.com.