MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Christmas spirit is in the air and this time, less of the spirit of receiving but of giving instead. FedEx and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation joint forces to send to America's service members and their families with special deliveries of live Christmas trees from the Trees for Troops program.
FedEx drivers have patiently traveled over 350,000 miles in total to deliver all the trees since the first year of the program. NBC 12 reported. The Trees for Troops program was first launched in 2005.
FedEx has shipped more than 176,000 real Christmas trees to service members and their families since then. This has covered every branch of the military at close to 65 bases in 17 countries, as reported by Fox News.
"We have had an amazing year with Trees for Troops!" said Ann O'Connor, Executive Director of Christmas SPIRIT Foundation to Fox. The program is something big that most of the people are looking forward to each year. The Christmas tree growers who can donate Christmas trees from their farms are always excited about it, according to O'Connor.
As this year marks the 12th anniversary of the program, more and more hearts are touched and inspired to give as well. Many are inspired by the generosity of tree farmers across North America with more than 18,000 real Christmas trees to be donated and delivered. The 65 military bases during the busy weeks leading up to Christmas are most likely to experience the impact and are to be channels of blessings to others as well.
The foundation is also open for hearts who want to reach out to the military families as well by sending their life in kind or monetary donation. Such will be used to support the Trees for Troops effort and others ways to help the Christmas Spirit Foundation.
