FedEx Delivers Holiday Joy to the Troops
November 18 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
17,000 Fresh Christmas Trees to be Shipped to
U.S. Service Members and Families for 10th Annual Trees for Troops
Program
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation are
once again joining together to make the holidays a little brighter
for America’s service members and their families with the Trees for
Troops program.
Trees for Troops celebrates 10 years of
helping military service members celebrate the holidays in the U.S.
and overseas. (Photo: Business Wire)
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the program, which
brings together FedEx, the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and tree
farmers across America to deliver real Christmas trees to service
members stationed across the U.S. and overseas.
During the busy weeks leading up to Christmas, FedEx will
deliver more than 17,000 live Christmas trees to more than 60
military bases.
"Delivering Christmas trees to our troops is one of our most
treasured holiday traditions,” said Bill Logue, president and CEO,
FedEx Freight. “We are proud to leverage our logistics network
through this program to honor and give back to America’s servicemen
and women.”
Delivering Holiday Joy at Home and Overseas
The Trees for Troops initiative kicks off today in Thorntown,
Ind., as FedEx volunteers help prepare nearly 200 live Christmas
trees to be shipped to 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 the Middle East and South Pacific via the FedEx Express hub in
Indianapolis.
Once the international deliveries have taken flight, FedEx
Freight will hit the road with more than 17,000 fresh-cut Christmas
trees to be delivered to U.S. military bases beginning Dec. 1, with
final deliveries scheduled for Dec. 13. Many of these deliveries
include special holiday festivities in which military families
receive their anticipated Christmas tree.
Join the Effort
As part of the program, National Christmas Tree Association
members around the country donate thousands of fresh trees to Trees
for Troops through the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation. Support Trees
for Troops by donating to the program and/or purchasing fresh trees
at one of more than 30 Christmas tree retail locations nationally
during the official Trees for Troops weekend, Dec. 5-7. Donated
trees will be added to the program’s planned deliveries to U.S.
bases during 2014. More information on how to get involved can be
found at www.treesfortroops.org.
Trees for Troops will also send holiday greetings to service
members this year with the Tag-a-Tree campaign. Tweet your message
using the hashtag #TreesforTroops from Nov. 18-25, and your message
may be selected for placement on a tag for one of the 17,000
Christmas trees going to troops across the country.
“Being involved with Trees for Troops is truly a gift that gives
back,” said Nigel Manley, Christmas SPIRIT Foundation chairman.
“It’s rewarding and meaningful to everyone involved, because it
gives us the opportunity to say thank you to our troops, and help
ensure military families have the kind of joyful, traditional
Christmas memories that we would wish for America’s heroes.”
Trees for Troops is part of FedEx Special Delivery, a nationwide
FedEx program that supports local organizations by donating
transportation services and other assistance to help them fulfill
their missions. Since the Trees for Troops program launched in
2005, FedEx has shipped more than 139,000 real Christmas trees to
service members and their families—covering every branch of the
military at more than 60 bases in 17 countries.
For information about the peak holiday season at FedEx, visit
the FedEx Newsroom.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $46 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 300,000
team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. For more information, visit
news.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 as the
charitable branch of the National Christmas Tree Association 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 636-449-5060.
About the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA)
The National Christmas Tree Association is the national trade
association representing the farm-grown Christmas tree industry.
NCTA represents more than 600 active member farms, 29 state and
regional associations, and 4,000 affiliated businesses that grow
and sell Christmas trees or provide related supplies and services.
It is estimated that those affiliated with the NCTA produce roughly
three-quarters of the farm-raised Christmas trees in the United
States. To learn more, visit www.realchristmastrees.org or call
636-449-5070.
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FedEx Corp.Jessica Kibling,
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