Want to support an area business that supports our troops and veterans? Pleasant Ridge Christmas Tree Farm in Rantoul, participates in program called “Trees For Troops”, donating trees to military bases across the country to families that might not be able to afford a real Christmas tree.
Since 2022, the program has given over 16,000 trees to 84 bases in the United States. Memory Lane both donates and picks up trees from other tree farms and delivers them to the collection point in Wichita., where FedEx takes over.
They also have a “Trees For Troops Bear”, a teddy bear in uniform, for sale at the tree farm. All proceeds from the sale of each bear goes to the Christmas Spirit Foundation to support the Trees For Troops program. If you would like to order a bear, call the Peckham’s at Pleasant Ridge or check out the Ttrees For Troops Bear facebook page.
