Since 2005, the national Christmas Tree Association has been providing free trees for military families as part of its Christmas Spirit Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. ItsTrees for Troops program works with FedEx and with local growers and tree lot operators to get live Christmas trees into the homes of military children living overseas. Live trees are an expense many stateside families can’t afford, and they are served as well by this program.Between 2005 and 2009, 66,733 trees were donated by 800 growers to 54 military bases and 44 weekend lots in 29 states. Last year alone, 16,651 trees were donated.
If this is a program you’d like to support, you can do so by purchasing and donating trees or by making a donation to help cover other costs of the program.
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