Trees for Troops

FedEx Delivers Holiday Joy to Fort Rucker Troops 

Military families at Fort Rucker will receive a special holiday delivery from FedEx this week. As part of the Trees for Troops program, FedEx Freight will deliver 140 real Christmas trees to help service members and their families celebrate the holidays. The Trees for Troops delivery will take place Saturday, December 1 at 9 a.m. located at the Arts & Crafts Center. 

This year marks the 14th anniversary of the program, which brings together FedEx, the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and tree farmers across America to deliver 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 farm grown trees to nearly 65 military bases. Since the Trees for Troops program launched in 2005, FedEx has shipped more than 200,000 real Christmas trees to service members and their families—covering every branch of the military. FedEx is involved with the Trees for Troops program as part of FedEx Cares.

About FedEx
Since 2001, connecting customers with opportunity has motivated the people of FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and a leading provider of LTL freight services. We revolutionized the LTL industry with the priority and economy model, and we offer our customers both fast-transit delivery of time-sensitive freight (FedEx Freight Priority has the fastest published transit times of any nationwide LTL service) or cost-effective delivery when they can trade time for savings. Through more than 370 service centers and 25,000 motorized vehicles, FedEx Freight moves more than 105,000 LTL shipments each day throughout the U.S, Canada and Mexico. With a steadfast focus on Safety Above All, our 45,000 team members are driven to innovate for our customers and give back to the communities where we live and work. To learn more, please visit about.fedex.com. 

About the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Trees for Troops
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 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 selected by the US Coast Guard as the recipient of the 2017 Spirit of Hope Award. To learn more, visit www.treesfortroops.org or call (800) 965-1653. 

For more details about Fort Rucker's Trees for Troops event contact Special Events, (334) 255-1749.

There will be BOSS Soldiers on site to help with loading. They will not be able to deliver trees directly to your home. Please bring straps or ropes to secure trees to your vehicle for transport. For more information contact Special Events, +1 (334) 255-1749.