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Being separated from loved ones during the holidays is one of the most trying times for military members and their families.
While no substitute for togetherness, our Trees for Troops program gives just a little joy to service members and their families during Christmas.
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.)
The 100,000th tree was given to the Felix family, Sgts. Jonathan and Jessica Felix and their two children, at Camp Pendleton on December 9, 2011. This Christmas tree is even more special as the entire family was home together for Christmas after alternating deployments.
THANK YOU for helping us donate over 100,000 Christmas trees to military families since 2005! We exceeded our goal this year by donating 19,170 trees to 65 military bases in 2011, which put our grand total at 103,127 trees since the program began! Trees for Troops continues to grow and we look forward to expanding the program year after year.
We couldn't have done it without the help of FedEx, our growers, farms and lots , consumers everywhere who made donations to the program and all the volunteers!
The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation is proud to announce that Nigel Manley is the winner of the New Holland Polar Express Boomer TZ18 Subcompact Tractor with snowplow. CSF extends a special thanks again to New Holland for donating the tractor to the Christmas Spirit Foundation, everyone who sold tickets for the drawing, especially CSF Trustees and NCTA Directors and those who purchased tickets. The drawing resulted in about $17,000 net revenue for the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation to continue to enhance the Spirit of Christmas for kids, families and the environment.
The award, part of ASAE’s Associations Advance America initiative, is the highest honor given for organizations that implement innovative community-based programs. The Foundation received the award for its Trees for Troops program.
Like many Christmas Tree farms in the area, Shady Pond Tree Farm, Pearl River, La., sustained significant damage from Hurricane Katrina. As the eye of the hurricane passed over the farm, situated 25 miles north of North Orleans, wind and rain combined to batter farm buildings and blow over Christmas Trees. "It was some of the most unbelievable wind damage I had ever seen," said Clarke Gernon, Sr., owner of Shady Pond Tree Farm.
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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.
Or call 800/678-5752 and use product code “CSF”.
Purchase a Trees for Troops T-Shirt or 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.
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