Snowshoe Evergreen, Inc. Helps Deliver Christmas Spirit to Troop Families
Trees for Troops program will deliver Real Christmas Trees for the fourth consecutive year
Snowshoe Evergreen is donating Real Christmas Trees as part of the nationwide Trees for Troops program, sponsored by
Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and FedEx Corp.
This holiday season, Trees for Troops is expected to collect and deliver more than 16,000 Real Christmas Trees from 29
states to military families across the United States, as well as to soldiers serving overseas. Consumers will also have the
opportunity to purchase trees to donate to the program at various FedEx trailer drop locations across the nation. – Include
details if your farm/lot is a trailer drop location
"Our military and their families have been providing a real service to our country," says Mark Steelhammer,
president of the National Christmas Tree Association and a Christmas Tree farmer from Rochester, WA. "And, as Christmas
Tree farmers, we want them to be able to experience a traditional Christmas with a Real Tree."
The Trees for Troops program was launched in 2005, and with the help of FedEx Corp., delivered more than 4,300 Christmas
Trees to five U.S. military bases, as well as an overseas shipment to the Middle East that year. Since 2005 the Christmas SPIRIT
Foundation and FedEx have delivered over 34,000 Real Trees to military families at over 40 bases in 17 countries. Since 2005
FedEx has driven over 90,000 over-the-road miles to deliver trees to deserving military families.
"Trees for Troops has been a huge success and continues to grow," says Christmas SPIRIT Foundation chairman Nigel
Manley, a Christmas Tree grower in Bethlehem, N.H. "It has really resonated with our industry and the military."
The collection and delivery of trees will take place from the end of November through December. Consumers may make contributions
to the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation at www.ChristmasSPIRITFoundation.org.
More information is also available at www.TreesforTroops.org.
About the Christmas Spirit Foundation
The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation – based in Chesterfield, Mo, is a not-for-profit foundation that advances the Christmas
spirit for children, families and the environment. Trees for Troops is just one of its projects. For more details, go to
www.ChristmasSpiritFoundation.org.
About the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA)
NCTA is the professional organization representing nearly 5,000 farms and retailers engaged in growing and selling Real
Christmas Trees to nearly 30 million consumers. Based in Chesterfield, Mo., NCTA’s mission is to promote the use of Real
Christmas Trees and support the industry that provides them. For more information, go to www.realchristmastrees.org.
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