Camp Lejeune - Trees for Troops

The Christmas spirit was alive and well at Camp Lejeune Marine base yesterday.

In a joint effort the Christmas Spirit Foundation and FedEx with the assistance of the Camp Lejeune Single Marine program gave away 800 live Christmas trees at Onslow Beach to military families.

The Christmas Spirit Foundation donated the trees, FedEx transported them to Camp Lejeune and volunteers from Camp Lejeune’s Single Marine Program (including volunteers from Camp Johnson) and from U. S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command loaded the trees into the recipients' vehicles.

The Christmas Spirit Foundation is the charitable branch of the National Christmas Tree Association which donated approximately 16,000 trees this year to troops and their families around the world.

"The foundation is about enhancing the spirit of Christmas," said Pam Helmsing, executive director of the National Christmas Tree Association. "It is just a chance to say ‘thank you' to our troops, and ‘Merry Christmas."

FedEx Freight donated about 51,000 miles to get the trees to their destinations according to Jim Mowrer, service center manager for FedEx Freight in the Wilmington area.

My heart is warmed by the generosity of the Christmas Spirit Foundation, FedEx and the Camp Lejeune Marines.

Thank you for remembering our troops and their families in such a special way during the Christmas season.

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