OCTA Gives Back to the Community through Operation Evergreen

Operation Evergreen is a service project developed by the Ohio Christmas Tree Association members in 1995 to bring Christmas cheer to military units serving overseas–honoring them for the duties they perform overseas–is asking you for your help in making this a well organized operation.

How Can You Help?

1. – To succeed in our goals, we would like to enlist members of society young and old. This project gives youngsters and others an opportunity to demonstrate their patriotism. Many school children may find wishing a ‘Merry Christmas’ to the parents, aunts, uncles and cousins serving in our armed services an outlet for expressing their personal feelings.
2. – All the trees, boxes, ornaments, tree stands, packaging and assembly, transportation and shipping overseas are donated. If you estimate for every 100 trees–with garland and 48 ornaments each-we could use 4800+ ornaments, 3500 ft of garland, 100 tree toppers and stands!!! Got any good ideas?
3. – Donations need to be in hand the first week of November, we cut, transport, pack and ship the trees right around Veterans Day—so they arrive between Thanksgiving and the first week in December! Please include an e-mail address with the donation—the troops have access to e-mail—and they quite often reply!
4. – If you wish to join in, check out the information page and contact the OCTA office.

 

Shipping will take place on November 15, 2023.

Thank you for participating! Contact the following people for more information about Operation Evergreen!

• Amy Galehouse, Galehouse Tree Farms – Phone: 330-658-2480 or 330-607-4487 –  e-mail: galehousetreefarms@bright.net
• OCTA Office -email: val@ohiochristmastree.com