VA: CHRISTMAS SPIRIT FOUNDATION DELIVERS HOLIDAY CHEER TO TROOPS AND MILITARY FAMILIES

News Date December 01, 2009

The 2009 Trees for Troops program, sponsored by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and FedEx Corp. and the Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association (VCTGA) will be making stops in Harrisonburg, Louisa, Radford, and Whitetop, Virginia to collect trees donated by Christmas Tree Growers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Volunteers will collect, prepare and load hundreds of donated trees onto FedEx Freight trucks that will be delivered to U.S. military bases. Over 700 trees are expected to be donated by Virginia Growers.

For the fifth consecutive year, Christmas Tree Growers nationwide have donated real Christmas Trees for military families. This year, 15,000 trees are expected to be delivered to U.S. military bases, as well as an international shipment to military bases overseas. (Contact: Elaine Lidholm, Elaine.Lidholm@vdacs.virginia.gov)