VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI — Dozens of volunteers gathered west of Kalamazoo Monday to load hundreds of Christmas trees onto trucks, as part of annual efforts to brighten the homes of those serving in the U.S. military over the holidays.
Volunteers quickly loaded over 350 trees onto two FedEx trucks at Wahmhoff Farms Nursery near Gobles Monday, Nov. 29, event organizer Betsy Wahmhoff-Perales said. These specific trees are headed to Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois and Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
This year, the donated trees came from Wahmhoff Farms, Badger County Christmas Trees, Armintrout’s Nursery and Old Grove Christmas Tree Farm.
The local loading event is held in partnership with national nonprofit Trees for Troops. The organization was founded in 2005, and delivers donated Christmas trees to military families each holiday season.
According to its Facebook page, Trees for Troops delivers thousands of trees each year. This year, the goal is to donate 14,500 trees to military families stationed at 77 military bases across the United States. Over 55 tree farms help in the effort, together donating thousands of trees. The cost of freight transportation is donated by shipping provider FedEx.
Wahmhoff Farms Nursery provides crews to load the trees and a consistent location for the event to take place each year. But it is also a nationwide event, with donation sites located all around the country.
For the event at Wahmhoff, donations are brought in from farms spread across the larger region.
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