The Christmas Spirit Foundation will be operating the Trees for Troops program for the 16th year in a row in 2020, although some aspects of the program may be different. To date, the program has provided almost a quarter million free, fresh Christmas trees to US military personnel and their families stationed both domestically and abroad.
New York does a fantastic job of coordinating the delivery of those trees. We have made a difference in so many lives by bringing that fresh evergreen tree to them at Christmastime. Thank you for you support of this project. We will need it again this year.
We have already talked with many of you and know you are on board again.
Please let us know:
- if you can help again this year
- how many trees you can donate or get donated and/or
- help with monetary donations from community groups and companies and your customers.
Don’t forget to use collection jars by your cash register – it works. We still have some new posters available and more collection jars if needed. You can contact us if you need more posters or collection jars.
The Christmas Spirit Foundation has canvassed the bases, and they are looking for 18,000+ trees this year. We can do this to support military families in a particularly challenging year. Please let us know by October 15 the approximate number of trees from your collection and/or pickup point.
– Dick and Mary Ellen Darling