{"id":339,"date":"2015-09-16T19:22:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T19:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2017-10-10T21:56:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T21:56:23","slug":"operation-evergreen-holiday-greetings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/operation-evergreen-holiday-greetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Evergreen &#038; Holiday Greetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ornament-letter-donation-form-17-combo-1.pdf\">Ornament letter &amp; donation form 17 combo<\/a>\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_revslider_element wpb_content_element\"><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Open+Sans:300\" rel=\"stylesheet\" property=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">\n<div id=\"rev_slider_16_1_wrapper\" class=\"rev_slider_wrapper fullwidthbanner-container\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"margin:0px auto;background:#E9E9E9;padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<!-- START REVOLUTION SLIDER 5.4.8.3 fullwidth mode -->\n\t<div id=\"rev_slider_16_1\" class=\"rev_slider fullwidthabanner tp-overflow-hidden\" style=\"display:none;\" data-version=\"5.4.8.3\">\n<ul>\t<!-- SLIDE  -->\n\t<li data-index=\"rs-49\" data-transition=\"notransition\" data-slotamount=\"7\" data-hideafterloop=\"0\" data-hideslideonmobile=\"off\"  data-easein=\"default\" data-easeout=\"default\" data-masterspeed=\"300\"  data-rotate=\"0\"  data-saveperformance=\"off\"  data-title=\"Slide\" data-param1=\"\" data-param2=\"\" data-param3=\"\" data-param4=\"\" data-param5=\"\" data-param6=\"\" data-param7=\"\" data-param8=\"\" data-param9=\"\" data-param10=\"\" data-description=\"\">\n\t\t<!-- MAIN IMAGE -->\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/White-Pine.jpg\"  alt=\"\" title=\"White Pine\"  width=\"1766\" height=\"1173\" data-bgposition=\"center center\" data-bgfit=\"cover\" data-bgrepeat=\"no-repeat\" class=\"rev-slidebg\" data-no-retina>\n\t\t<!-- LAYERS -->\n\n\t\t<!-- LAYER NR. 1 -->\n\t\t<div class=\"tp-caption largegreenbg   tp-resizeme\" \n\t\t\t id=\"slide-49-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t data-x=\"26\" \n\t\t\t data-y=\"526\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-width=\"auto\"\n\t\t\tdata-height=\"auto\"\n \n\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\" \n\t\t\tdata-responsive_offset=\"on\" \n\n\t\t\tdata-frames='[{\"from\":\"opacity:0;\",\"speed\":300,\"to\":\"\",\"delay\":500,\"ease\":\"Power3.easeInOut\"},{\"delay\":\"wait\",\"speed\":300,\"to\":\"auto:auto;\",\"ease\":\"nothing\"}]'\n\t\t\tdata-textAlign=\"['','','','']\"\n\t\t\tdata-paddingtop=\"[0,0,0,0]\"\n\t\t\tdata-paddingright=\"[20,20,20,20]\"\n\t\t\tdata-paddingbottom=\"[0,0,0,0]\"\n\t\t\tdata-paddingleft=\"[20,20,20,20]\"\n\n\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index: 5; 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Multiply that by 3 for the 300 trees that are sent. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>All the trees, boxes, ornaments, tree stands, packaging and assembly, transportation and shipping overseas is donated<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>.<\/u><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Donations need to be in hand the first week of November, we cut, transport, pack and ship the trees right around Veterans Day\u2014so they arrive between Thanksgiving and the first week in December!) Please include an e-mail address with the donation\u2014the troops have access to e-mail\u2014and they quite often reply!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank-you for participating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amy Galehouse<br \/>\nGalehouse Tree Farms,\u00a0 Ph: 330-658-2480, 330-607-4487\u00a0\u00a0 Fax: 330-658-2485<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:galehousetreefarms@bright.net\">galehousetreefarms@bright.net<\/a>\u00a0 or download info from <a href=\"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\">www.galehousetreefarms.com<\/a><br \/>\nor OCTA office\u00a0 Ph\/Fax: 740-828-3331, E-mail; <a href=\"mailto:val@ohiochristmastree.com\">val@ohiochristmastree.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OrnamentLetterDonationForm2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DOWNLOAD DONATION FORM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/xmas-trees.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-762\" src=\"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/xmas-trees.png\" alt=\"xmas-trees\" width=\"800\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/xmas-trees.png 800w, https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/xmas-trees-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ohio-xmas-tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756\" src=\"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ohio-xmas-tree.jpg\" alt=\"ohio-xmas-tree\" width=\"120\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ohio-xmas-tree.jpg 120w, https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ohio-xmas-tree-768x627.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ohio Christmas tree Association<\/strong><br \/>\n6870 Licking Valley rd<br \/>\nFrazeysburg, OH 43822<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Looking for a Few Good Folks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Operation Evergreen<\/strong>, Ohio Christmas Trees Overseas to military personnel is in its 22nd year.<\/p>\n<p><em>This program was set up to provide Christmas trees to those serving away from home during the holiday season by the Ohio Christmas Tree Association.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Starting in 1995, 29 trees were sent to troops serving in Bosnia.\u00a0 In the years that followed trees were sent to Kosovo, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.\u00a0 The number of trees sent has varied from the 29 up to 320 trees. Estimates are that the program has provided over 5000 trees to units serving overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1999, hand made ornaments, decorations and Christmas cards made by students, civic groups and other private citizens were included with the trees each year.<\/p>\n<p>A 200 tree for donation for the 2017 Christmas Season is being set up \u2014scheduled to be sent into Kuwait in <u>November<\/u>.\u00a0 A minimum or 2000 to 5000 of our troops get to enjoy these touches of \u2018home\u2019 each year within their units, on bases and at the R &amp; R areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>All trees, ornaments, transportation to the collection sites in the state and boxes are donated.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shipping costs have been funded several different ways&#8211;shipping overseas within the military distribution system, by commercial carrier from 2005 through 2011 and grass roots\/public donations 2012 through 2016.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Our organization needs help this year to cover the shipping expenses<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Each tree costs $100 to ship overseas.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PLEASE HELP US SEND THIS CHRISTMAS GIFT TO THOSE SERVING OVERSEAS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Make Checks Payable to:\u00a0 <strong>OCTA-Operation Evergreen<br \/>\n<\/strong>Send to: <strong>Ohio Christmas Tree Association, 6870 Licking Valley Rd, Frazeysburg OH 43822<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Deadline for monetary donations is November 1<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Feel free to contact me if you are interested, have questions or need more information.<br \/>\nAmy Galehouse, Operation Evergreen Coordinator \u00a0330-607-4487 cell, 330-658-2480 wk<br \/>\nemail: <a href=\"mailto:galehousetreefarms@bright.net\">galehousetreefarms@bright.net<\/a>, for forms and info go to www.galehousetreefarms.com<br \/>\nOr Valerie at Ph\/Fax: 749-828-3331, email:\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:val@ohiochristmastree.com\">val@ohiochristmastree.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ornament letter &amp; donation form 17 combo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/galehousetreefarms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}