Trees for Troops – Delivering the Holidays for the Military
November 11 2016 - 12:11PM
Business Wire
18,000 Fresh Christmas Trees to be Shipped to
U.S. Service Members and Families
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation are
joining forces again for a special delivery to America’s service
members and their families with the Trees for Troops program.
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Since the Trees for Troops program
launched in 2005, FedEx has shipped more than 176,000 real
Christmas trees to service members and their families—covering
every branch of the military at close to 65 bases in 17 countries.
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Since the Trees for Troops program launched in 2005, FedEx has
shipped more than 176,000 real Christmas trees to service members
and their families—covering every branch of the military at close
to 65 bases in 17 countries.
This year marks the 12th anniversary of the program. Thanks to
the generosity of tree farmers across North America, more than
18,000 real Christmas trees will be donated and delivered to close
to 65 military bases during the busy weeks leading up to
Christmas.
“We are honored to use our network and capabilities this holiday
season to deliver trees to the brave men and women serving in the
U.S. military,” said Mike Ducker, president and CEO, FedEx Freight.
“The Trees for Troops program allows the FedEx team to share the
holidays with thousands of our heroes.”
Delivering Holiday Joy Around the World
The Trees for Troops initiative kicks off Nov. 15 in Thorntown,
Ind., as FedEx volunteers prepare 200 real Christmas trees for
service members stationed overseas. The Christmas trees, donated by
members of the Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association, will be
delivered to service members stationed in Guam via FedEx
Express.
Once the international deliveries have taken flight, FedEx
Freight will hit the road with more than 18,000 fresh cut Christmas
trees to be delivered to U.S. military bases beginning Nov. 29,
with final deliveries scheduled for Dec. 9. Many of these
deliveries include special holiday festivities in which military
families receive their anticipated Christmas tree.
Join the Effort
Send the troops a holiday greeting with the trees through our
Tag-a-Tree campaign. Tweet your message using the hashtag
#TreesforTroops from now until Nov. 11 to participate. The holiday
messages will appear on tags placed on the 18,000 real Christmas
trees going to troops across the country.
You can also support Trees for Troops by donating to the program
and/or purchasing fresh trees at one of close to 50 Christmas tree
retail locations nationally during Trees for Troops weekend, Dec.
2-4. Donated trees will be added to the program’s planned
deliveries to U.S. bases during 2016. More information on how to
get involved can be found at www.treesfortroops.org.
“Real Christmas trees are the centerpiece of an authentic
Christmas tradition,” said Richard Darling, Christmas SPIRIT
Foundation chairman. “As Christmas tree growers, we are very proud
to be able to share that tradition with our military families
through the Trees for Troops program. Donating our trees to these
American heroes has become an important part of our Christmas
celebration.”
FedEx is involved with the Trees for Troops program as part of
FedEx Cares. For information about the peak holiday season at
FedEx, visit the FedEx Newsroom.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $58 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 400,000
team members to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. To learn more about how FedEx
connects people and possibilities around the world, please visit
about.fedex.com.
About the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation
The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
charitable organization that works to recognize and support the
true spirit of Christmas for U.S. troops through the Trees for
Troops® program. The foundation was established in 2005 and is
among fewer than five percent of U.S. charities to be awarded the
“Best in America” seal of excellence by Independent Charities of
America. Trees for Troops was a Top 20 Finalist in the 2012 Joining
Forces Campaign, a White House initiative that honors exemplary
support organizations for military families. To learn more, visit
www.treesfortroops.org or call (800) 965-1653.
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FedEx Corp.Lillie Flenorl,
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