A piece of home sent to troops
By: Meghan Backus
Updated: November 29, 2007
Local tree farmers have a special delivery for the
“We hope to have about 350 trees here at Stokoe Farms, and they're going on to into
Volunteers loaded Christmas trees onto a Fed-Ex truck at Stokoe Farms Thursday morning. They’re all destined for the base in
“It gives them a little sense of maybe some home life if they're away from home and their families,” Darling said.
“We hope it brings back some family traditions,” said Suzanne Stokoe, “the memories, the smell, and hopefully it helps them to enjoy a traditional christmas time.”
Several volunteers were also on hand to help. Half a dozen national guardsmen helped load the trees. They’re shipping out to
“I think it's really good for them,” said Sergeant Travis Snyder, “kind of like a morale booster.”
“It's not only for morale,” said Private Wayne Simmons, “it's real nice to see this stuff and be out here doing it too.”
Volunteers say they hope to send 500 more trees to
