Since 2005, the nonprofit Troops for Trees program has delivered more than 326,000 live Christmas trees to families and active-duty service members on U.S. military bases – for FREE.
This year, 19,000 trees – sourced from 340 farms across 28 states – are being delivered to 94 bases in just TEN days. National Guard members and community volunteers of all ages pitch in to help FedEx with the effort. They even include hand-written cards and homemade ornaments!
As one FedEx rep aptly put it: It’s “our way of saying ‘thank you.’” We help “light the holidays for service members and their loved ones” by delivering “a piece of home to [their] doorsteps.”
Click to read more about this fantastic program!
(Photo from Trees for Troops/Facebook)
