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Trees for Troops: delivering Christmas cheer
Delivering happier holiday memories to military members and their families is one of the goals of the Trees for Troops program. In its seventh year, Trees for Troops again brings together the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, FedEx and tree farmers across the nation to deliver real Christmas trees to service members stationed overseas as well as military families stateside. Paula Bosler, spokesperson for FedEx says the program has come a long way since its inception. She tells Brownfield they originated the program with thoughts of bringing holiday cheer to our troops serving overseas and those stateside. Bosler says the program has grown and this year over 17,000 trees will be delivered around the United States and 500 to military post overseas.
AUDIO: Paula Bosler, FedEx – Trees for Troops (3:40mp3)
Like many other Christmas tree farmers around the country, participating in the Trees for Troops program was an easy decision for Indiana Christmas tree farmer Tom Dull to make. He says to put yourselves in the position of the recipients of these trees, they’re gone, they’re away from their families or the families are here with loved ones deployed. Dull says this is just a little part of what we can do to thank them for their service to our country and protecting the freedoms we have, like celebrating Christmas.
AUDIO: Tom Dull, Dull’s Tree Farm (3:08mp3)
Tuesday morning 200 trees were packaged and loaded on FedEx trucks. Approximately 150 will head to Bahrain and Rota Spain, the remaining 50 will head to Great Lakes Naval Base. For more information on the Trees for Troops program visit www.treesfortroops.org.
Also taking part in Tuesday’s event, the Indiana FFA State Officers and Joe Kelsay with the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.
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