Trees for Troops Program
NBC Nightly News Coverage 12/13/08
Excerpt: "Whoever said the Christmas Spirit couldn't be packaged hasn't spent time at Camp Pendleton recently. As NBC's Lee Cowan reports, without the aid of a sleigh or big red bows, the holiday spirit arrived for troops stationed in California - and around the globe..."
Get involved in Tweetup4Troops!
Looking for a way to honor veterans and support the Trees for Troops program? Tweetup4Troops are locally hosted fundraising events that will be held during the week of Veteran’s Day (Nov. 7 – Nov. 14). You don’t have to be an expert at Twitter to host a fundraising event. We just ask that you promote the event, invite people to attend and send the proceeds to the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation.
For more information, including ideas of how to get started, visit www.tweetup4troops.org
2009 Trees for Troops Weekend
2009 Base Delivery Locations and Schedule
For military families, Trees for Troops will be delivering trees to bases throughout the country.
Thank you to all of Christmas Tree farms and businesses who are participating in the 2009 Trees for Troops program!
2009 Final Numbers
Number of Trees – 16,651
Number of Farms Donating Trees – more than 700
Number of states from which trees came – 29
Number of Trees for Troops Weekend locations where consumers could purchase trees and donate to Trees for Troops program – 44 retail locations and farms
Number of countries to which trees were shipped – at least 3
2008 Final Numbers
Number of trees
Number of farms donating trees
Number of states from which the trees came
Number of Trees for Troops Weekend Locations where consumers could purchase trees and donate to Trees for Troops program
- 45 retail locations and farms
Number of bases to which the trees were delivered
- 53 (including 2 bases overseas)
Number of countries to which trees were shipped
- at least 3 (including U.S.)
2007 Final Numbers
Number of trees
Number of farms donating trees
Number of states from which the trees came
Number of Trees for Troops Weekend (December 1-2) Locations where consumers could purchase trees and donate to Trees for Troops program
- 40 retail locations and farms
Number of trees collected during Trees for Troops Weekend
Number of bases to which the trees were delivered
- 37 bases plus National Guard families in four states (CA, IL, NY, TN)
Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy
Number of countries to which trees were shipped
Number of miles the FedEx trailers traveled in delivering the trees
- Estimated at 51,000 over the road miles ... does not include miles to pickup and delivery points
Christmas Tree farmers and FedEx are donating trees and transportation to say Thank You to our troops and to make their holidays a little brighter.
Help Share the Spirit!
People have asked how they can help. Consumers can help by purchasing additional trees or by making a donation to help cover other costs of the program.
