Fw: Ag Needed to Support Christmas Tree Growers

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From: Christmas Tree Association <Christmas_Tree_Association@mail.vresp.com>

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:32:30 -0500

To: Tom Karst<TKarst@vancepublishing.com>

ReplyTo: Christmas Tree Association <reply-3c8a5ed0cd-48fbdba5eb-01a4@u.cts.vresp.com>

Subject: Ag Needed to Support Christmas Tree Growers

	For More Information, contact: Rick Dungey or Lauren Mangnall 636/449-5060 dungey@drakeco.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Click for Christmas SPIRIT – U.S. Agriculture Supports Trees for Troops by Voting Online CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (September 13, 2010) — Supporting military troops and their families this Christmas is just a few clicks away. Trees for Troops, a program of the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, makes the holidays a little brighter for military personnel and their families by giving them fresh, full-sized Christmas Trees grown by American farm families. Trees for Troops is competing with charities nationwide through the Pepsi Refresh Project for a $250,000 grant. Pepsi gives out $1.3 million each month to top vote getters, in amounts ranging from $5,000 up to $250,000. Farmers and ranchers can help support both U.S. military families and U.S. agriculture through this worthwhile national cause. America's farm and ranch families can help Trees for Troops deliver an additional 5,000 trees to military families by casting a daily vote in the Pepsi Refresh Project. Go to www.refresheverything.com/treesfortroops then create an account with your name, email and birthday so you can quickly login each day to vote. And, you can also vote from your mobile phone by texting 102662 to Pepsi (73774). Voting is open the entire month of September. Many military personnel spend the holidays far from family members – both immediate and their extended families. The gift of a Christmas tree connects military families in spirit, shows that they don't have to celebrate the holiday season alone, and that America sincerely appreciates their service and sacrifice. Trees for Troops Facts: Since 2005, the program has delivered more than 66,000 Real Christmas Trees to military families at more than 50 bases across the U.S. In 2009 alone, Trees for Troops delivered more than 16,500 trees to all branches of the military. If you have questions about the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation's Trees for Troops program or would like to get involved, please contact info@christmasspiritfoundation.org or call 636/449-5060. Find us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/trees4troops Twitter: www.twitter.com/trees4troops YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ChristmasSPIRITFdn T4T Website: http://www.treesfortroops.org ###

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