HTN: Trees to Families Overseas

Christmas tree farms across Western New York and across the country are pitching in to bring a little holiday cheer to military families here and abroad. Forty-six local trees are going out to military families across the country, while trees from Ohio and Indiana are already on their way to Iraq and other overseas destinations. The Trees for Troops program started in 2005 with the help of Federal Express. Since the program began, over 34-thousand trees have been distributed to families on 40 bases in 17 countries. This year, the program hopes to deliver over 16-thousand trees to 45 U.S. and overseas military bases.