Trees for Troops 2008 - Sucess!

Trees for Troops is proud to announce the successful delivery of over 146- Trees to each room of the Medical Transient Detachment barracks,and over 30 trees to mulitipal wards, Inpatient units within the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, & the USO Warrior Center. Horray!!!

Hallway in the MTD Wards


Donations from several local School groups, Classes, Boys & Girls scouts worldwide, Squadrons, Churches, Clubs, Spouse Groups, local thrift shops, and individuals locally and stateside provided over 1,500 ornaments over 140 trees, and several hundred handmade Christmas cards, and Hall decorations this Christmas season! (if you have a photo of your class, unit, family, please send an email, we will be putting them on the main lobby tree)



Massive Collections!


The trees were Assembled on November 29th & December6th at the USO Warrior Center with help from several volunteers.We went from door to door, and our two helper Elves handed out candy canes and thanked them for their service, and volunteers handed them a one of a kind decorated tree.=)



(see same photos in top slide show)

Helper Elves

Those that were not home during that time, we were able to put one in their room on the window, to greet them when they returned. If you drive by the hosipital you will see most the windows with the trees at night... it looks so neat. We also went to the in patient wards in the hosptial, with volunteers and some our children, it was a great blessing to everyone. including US!


1st set of delivery!
Chaplain Bailey and Elves Making deliveries


Each and everyone of you made someone smile, someone feel special, and someone remember their Christmas in Germany 2008.


We have one more special event through Trees for Troops: Next Thursday December 18th Special guest singers (the cutest 1st graders EVER) accompained by the Airforce Band will come and do some caroling through out the buildings We will also be handing out all the Christmas cards everyone has given, along with a gift bag of fresh baked goodies.


...if you would like to donate a freshed baked goodie for that evening that would be so great!


Drop offs can be made at the USO warrior center at anytime that day begining at 1pm. We need aprox 100 Gift bags filled. Gift bags will be provided. . please email treesfortroops@hotmail.com for more information




Main Lobby Tree at the MTD



How did Trees for Troops come about?Our family had been looking to do something to honor and support the wounded the last several months, and it seems that with my husband being a full time Service Member, and a full time mother of 2 toddlers for me, it was hard to find a way that we could be a personal blessing as a family. There were already a few other programs in place, but didn't either need help or we couldn't match their schedules with ours.


Christmas is a special time of the year, and we thought we could share in that Joy with them.
So we thought putting a Tree in each soliders room would let them know that they were each though of this Christmas no matter what they were going through, or who they were away from. We wanted it to be personalized, and detailed... and all of the children's ornaments from all the local schools and the individuals who decorated them perfected that!






Everyone made these guys feel so special, and there is no way we could have done this alone! We also thought it would be a great way to get people out to see the ward and possibly be encouraged to boost moral on their own as well. We made some great new friends along the way, and I know that by seeing the faces of many of these soldiers as we went door to door it was all worth it!


We hope this encourages you to think about our local soldiers, ways you can be a blessing while they are here alone.

A meal, a ride to the bx, a dinner at your house, a day trip with your family, a gift card, phone card,or just coming down to hang out, play the Wii, a game of pool, ..... you can call the MTD for more details.
FYI: The USO Warrior Center is also open to take food drop offs during the week, and the Chaplains Closet for wounded warriors is also always welcoming donations (you can contact the local chaplains office at landstuhl for current needs) or visit our favorite links on the right for more information.
p.s! we will need help january 3rd to retrieve and store the trees for next season, if you can help please send us an email.
Thank you!
Mark & Angela
Tilsher