Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Chief honors
Santa & Sons Christmas Trees contribution to the community
in 2009
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HOLIDAY PORTRAIT - Students and faculty from Pressman Academy
and Blessed Sacrament School gather around the Christmas tree
with Oregon grower Mark Rohlfs (in plaid shirt) and Los Angeles
Fire Department Chief Millage Peaks. Photo credit: The Tidings
by R. W. Dellinger. Dec 8, 2009
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The Los Angeles Fire Department Award
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Peaks on Dec 8th, 2009 to Mark Rohlfs of Santa & Sons Christmas
Trees for charitable giving over a decade that demonstrates
a sustained commitment to the local community.
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Stars Show Support for Trees for Troops
Trees for Troops, sponsored by FedEx and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation
delivered over 17,000 trees last year to military families across
the United States and overseas. http://www.treesfortroops.org/
Santa and Sons was joined by the community
and international celebrities in a show of support for
the US troops abroad and their families locally.
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here for 21 images from the event
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Samuel L Jackson and Mike Farrell join Mark to emphasize
the importance of the Trees for Troops campaign. Please
choose your video speed below for the ABC 7 news clip using
Windows Media.
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"We are delighted and very
grateful that Samuel L. Jackson and Mike Farrell came here to help
us and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation's Trees for Troops program,"
says Rohlfs, an Oregon tree grower whose lot has been operating
in the Los Angeles area since 1992. "This program gives everyone
a chance to do something to let deserving military families know
that we are thinking about them at Christmas."
About the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation:
The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, the 501(c)(3)
charitable organization of the National Christmas Tree Association,
was established in 2005 to support programs helping kids, families,
and the environment. For information, visit www.christmasspiritfoundation.org.
About Trees for Troops:
The Trees for Troops program, sponsored by FedEx
Corp. and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, grew into a nationwide
effort in 2005. Since then, the all volunteer program has delivered
more than 50,000 Real Christmas Trees to military service members
and their families. In 2008, the program delivered over 18,000 trees
to bases across the United States and overseas. For more information,
visit www.treesfortroops.org.
Prior year's events
Grossman Burn Center
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LA Fire Captain Ruda arranged for his fire team to install
a tree donated by Santa and Sons to the Grossman Burn Center
in Sherman Oaks. Dr. Grossman topped the tree with some help
from the Van Nuys fire department ladder truck.
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here for images of these events)
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LA Family Housing
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were a lot of very happy young faces on the morning Santa and Sons
donated an 18' foot tall Noble Fir to Los Angeles Family Housing.
When these kids remember the giant Christmas tree from their youth,
they'll remember putting on the top decoration from the second story
window!
Christmas should be joyful; a time to revel in the
beauty of the season and a time to demonstrate a generous spirit
benefiting one's neighbors and community.
Santa and Sons recognizes their unique role in spreading
holiday cheer to people in need of some of that Yuletide spirit.
Somewhat resembling Santa with his long hair and gray beard, Mark
cheerily moves out in the community to drop off trees. Acting like
Santa is great fun and so is delivering some special Christmas trees
during the holidays. We ask all members of the community to donate
to charitable organizations at Christmastime that support families.
Santa & Sons will provide free delivery within our regular service
area for any tree donated to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
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