Trees for Troops Program - DHL Joins forces with local businesses to make the holidays special

Jan. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- DHL TREES FOR THE TROOPS
DHL DELIVERS THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON TO U.S. TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Express Delivery Company Partners with New York Communities for Annual Trees for Troops Charitable Program
DHL is partnering with local communities to deliver live holiday trees and decorations to U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East through DHL's annual Trees for Troops charitable program. This program has collected and shipped thousands of holiday trees, lights, ornaments, menorahs and messages of support to the brave men and women serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bahrain and Kuwait since 2004.

Local businesses, organizations, private citizens and nurseries have joined forces with DHL in donating and delivering 750 trees and holiday decorations overseas. THE NEW YORK official send-off event was hosted by DHL on December 3rd.

Dee's Nursery in Oceanside, NY, the NY State Veterans of Foreign Wars and other local NY metro community members teamed up with DHL to donate hundreds of trees and holiday decorations. "Santa Sacks" filled with thousands of holiday cards written by school children were also included. The December 3rd send-off began at Dee's Nursery followed by the transporting of trees and gifts to DHL's gateway at JFK International Airport.  The tarmack at the DHL facility was beautifully decorated using banners, boxes, gifts, Holiday decorated Trees, Menorahs, Dreidels and more.

The event moved inside to a room adorned with more Holiday Decorations.  WL Concepts & Production, Inc. a Signage, Graphics and Display firm provided full holiday regala for this event both on the tarmack and inside the facility.  Their expertise in visual merchandising paid off with a beautifully decorated Large Christmas Tree.  This tree was decorated with specially displayed Teddy Bears, unusual ornaments, and an attention popping display of fully loaded DHL Trucks sitting on a track around the tree.  Wreaths and Garland adorned the room which also included 5 smaller trees with DHL model airplanes as part of the decorations.   These visual displays and holiday decorations are just one of the many projects completed by the gifted and talented team members of WL Concepts & Production for DHL.
DHL’s Trees for Troops program started in December 2004, when Jim Adelis, a New York businessman whose son was stationed in Iraq at the time, reached out to DHL to assist in transporting a shipment of trees to the Middle East.  At that time, 135 trees and holiday decorations shipped from JFK to troops stationed at Camp Anaconda in Balad, Iraq.
Highlights, Excerpts and literary license taken from DHL press release
Written by:  Marian Keilson of WL Concepts & Production, Inc.

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