C H R I S TMA S S E CTI O N Trees for Troops
In 2005, the National Christmas Tree Association created the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Trees for Troops is a program of the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation. Since the program’s inception in 2005, Christmas Tree growers from across the United States have generously continued to provide fresh cut Christmas Trees to military families. This program has touches the lives of military families at more than 50 bases across the United States and overseas. Christmas T ree
growers can participate in many ways: • Many state/regional associations have a person who coordinates the donation of trees. They work with one or more “Pick-up” locations farms/lots that are willing to serve as collection points for anywhere from a hundred to a couple thousand trees. Visit www.christmastr ee.org/t4tcoor dinators.pdf to see if your state/region has a coordinator. • Become a “Trailer Drop” location: • Christmas Tree farms/lots submit a contract (to the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation)
and a fee for the Trailer Drop program and commit to loading a minimum of 100 trees at their farm or lot. • FedEx provides a trailer, while supplies last, at your farm or retail location. Trailers are loaded, picked back up by FedEx and trees are transported to military families stationed at bases throughout the U.S. You can also support the program by: • Placing a donation bucket at your farm/lot for consumers to donate. • Purchasing and/or selling a Trees for Troops commemorative
ornament or charm bracelet. • Hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation. • Making a donation to the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation. The Trees for Troops Web site has many promotional ideas and material, as well as customizable sample press releases and letters to help make the program a success. For more information on the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation or Trees for troops, visit www.christmastree.org /t4t.cfm or www.christmasspiritfoundation.org
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