“We get to celebrate Veteran’s Day
in a special way at Kaleidoscope Farms,” said farm owner Dave Reese. “We
participate in the Operation
Evergreen Program that sends around 100
Christmas trees, complete with handmade ornaments, to troops stationed overseas
for the holidays.”
On the Sunday prior to Veteran’s
Day, area veterans are invited to come and select Christmas trees from the farm
to cut for the program. Local elementary students, high schools students and
community groups also visit the farm to present the ornaments they have made to
the veterans. Last year there were well over 3,000 ornaments brought to the
farm.
The trees and ornaments then go
from the farm to the Ohio Department of Agriculture on Nov. 13 where they are
inspected and shipped to U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East.
This year’s Operation Evergreen
event will be held at the farm on Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. Operation Evergreen is
possible thanks to $16,000 in donations to cover the shipping cost of the
program.
For more information about
Kaleidoscope Farms, visit kaleidoscopefarms.com or call Reese at 419-722-1154.
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