Trees for Troops

 

 

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Want to purchase a tree for the troops? Click here to find a Trees for Troops Weekend location near you. 

Want to purchase a tree for your family? Click here to go to the ZIP code locator.

(Note: Farms marked with a yellow ribbon are donors to the Trees for Troops program.)

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!

tweet up for troops logoLooking 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!


2008 Final Numbers

Number of trees

  • Delivered 17,082 trees

Number of farms donating trees

  • More than 700

Number of states from which the trees came

  • 29 states

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

  • Delivered 16,846 trees

Number of farms donating trees

  • More than 750 farmers

Number of states from which the trees came

  • 29 states

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

  • Approximately 4,500

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

  • 15

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.

 

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Show Your Support

Purchase a Trees for Troops Ornament

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For $30 (plus S&H), you can purchase a commemorative pewter ornament, with proceeds benefiting the Trees for Troops program. With a $50 donation, an additional ornament will be sent to a deserving military family.

Order Trees for Troops Ornament

Or call 800/678-5752 and use product code “CSF”.

Purchase a Trees for Troops T-Shirt or Sweatshirt

trees for troops tshirt sweatshirt

The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation is partnering with Greater than Goods to sell t-shirts and sweatshirts benefitting the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation's Trees for Troops program.

Greater than Goods works with non-profits to create cause-related t-shirts and apparel and donates a portion of the proceeds to the cause. For every Trees for Troops item you purchase from Greater than Goods, $5 will be donated to CSF for the Trees for Troops program.

Order Trees for Troops Ornament

 

Holiday CD Benefits the Troops

A Big Evergreen Christmas, by Little Chicago has just been released.

When you donate $25 or more to Project Evergreen, you will receive the CD and Trees for Troops and Green Care for Troops will EACH receive $5.
The CD includes original and classic Christmas music.

Free music preview online.


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