It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the VFW National Home for Children this week, after VFW Post #6754 of Black River, Michigan, aka “The Spruce Post” delivered 24 trees to homes on our campus.
Unpacking Christmas cheer - 24 live Christmas trees for National Home residents
Dennis Ziesman arrived with the trees Friday evening, where he was met by a hardy crew of staff members and residents eager to be part of the delivery.
Dennis Ziesman of VFW Post #6754 (third from right) and volunteers from the National Home prepare to deliver the trees.
It is impressive enough to note that this is the 64th year “The Spruce Post” has supplied National Home families with trees. Even more impressive is the fact that one man, Bill Aulstrom, has helped with this effort every year since it started, in 1948.
“In years past, there were no tree farms,” said Alstrom. “We would just go to swamps and cut trees down.”
Volunteers deliver trees to homes on the National Home campus.
Post Commander Mike Liske, Post Quartermaster Chuck Gauthier and member Rick Wallen also helped with this year’s tree delivery. The trees were from Schultz Tree Farm.
Families living at the National Home can request a live tree from “The Spruce Post” each December.
