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2012 Trees for Troops Wrap Up

2012 Trees for Troops Wrap Up. Providing the Joy of Christmas to Troops and Military Families. 2012 Wrap Up - Summary. Nearly 19,000 tress delivered 18,664 in the U.S. & 300 overseas Program total of more than 122,000 trees 65 military bases in the U.S. and overseas

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2012 Trees for Troops Wrap Up

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  1. 2012 Trees for Troops Wrap Up Providing the Joy of Christmas to Troops and Military Families

  2. 2012 Wrap Up - Summary • Nearly 19,000 tress delivered • 18,664 in the U.S. & 300 overseas • Program total of more than 122,000 trees • 65 military bases in the U.S. and overseas • overseas trees went to U.S. troops stationed in Kuwait and Afghanistan • Every branch of the armed services: • Army • Navy • Marines • Air Force • Coast Guard • National Guard

  3. 2012 Wrap Up - Growers • 12,966 Trees donated by Growers and Farm Families in 2012 • 550 Farms Participating in Trees for Troops • $523,106 – Estimated Value of Trees donated by the Real Christmas Tree Industry

  4. 2012 Wrap Up - Consumers • Trees for Troops Weekend was held Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2012 • 6,028 Trees were donated by consumers • 32 farm and retail locations for Trees for Troops Weekend • $36,857 collected from T4T Weekend participation fees, per-tree donations and local sponsorships

  5. 2012 Wrap Up - FedEx • 67,851 ground miles donated by FedEx Freight for U.S. tree deliveries • 6,600 miles donated by FedEx Express (measured in nautical miles) for international deliveries

  6. 2012 Wrap Up – Sponsor Dollars Raised • $24,049 was raised by the CSF Board of Trustees in 2012 • Customer donations • Farm contributions • Local sponsorships

  7. 2012 Wrap Up – Consumer Donations • $50,160 was raised in donations from Consumers in 2012 • Cash & c/c donations • Raffle tickets • T4T bears • Pin up fundraisers • Combined Federal Campaign • And many others!

  8. National Brand Awareness Question: Saw, Heard or Read About Trees for Troops – nearly 17 million Millions of Households

  9. Giving that Makes a Difference to our Troops “Thank you all so much for the gift of our beautiful Christmas Tree. It blesses our home and our hearts so much. These trees not only send a message of love and support, but they also send a message ofhelp and concern during the Holiday Season. Trees For Troops has always gifted us with the most beautiful and expensive of trees. We will spend the evening decorating our tree remembering your gratitude for my husband and his continued service to this great nation of ours. We cannot thank you enough.” -SFC Liam and family “I just wanted to say a big Thank You for your generosity! My husband and I feel extremely blessed to have received such a BEAUTIFUL Christmas tree!! We are excited to be able to decorate our first Christmas tree together when he comes home from training next week!” -The Kings "I recently received one of the beautiful trees at the Ft. Eustis Army base. I wanted to say thank you very much, it is a wonderful and heartfelt gesture that outstanding Americans from around our great nation donate to this program and that FedEx delivers to bases all around the USA. We are very grateful for all involved that make this possible.” - John

  10. Support for 2013 Program Underway • Planning for 2013 is already underway! • Donations accepted online anytime of the year

  11. Thank You Christmas SPIRIT Foundation16020 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 300 Chesterfield, MO 63017 USAPhone: 636/449-5060 Fax: 636/449-5051 info@TreesforTroops.org www.TreesforTroops.org

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