FedEx Freight and Christmas SPIRIT Foundation Deliver Joy toMilitary Families This Holiday Season

Nearly 15,000 trees slated for families at over 80 bases

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 14, 2022 — For the 18th year,FedEx Freight will partner with the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation todeliver nearly 15,000 live Christmas trees to military familiesthrough the Trees for Troops® program. Since 2005, Trees forTroops has delivered more than 250,000 trees to service members,and this year, the program is expanding its efforts by deliveringto an additional 30 military bases.

“FedEx Freight is truly honored to support Trees for Troops inpartnership with the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation,” said Lance Moll,President and CEO, FedEx Freight. “With our industry-leadingtransportation network, our team members look forward to deliveringholiday joy to U.S. military service members and their families.It’s our way of saying, ‘Thank you for your sacrifice andservice!”

Each year, FedEx Freight drivers move fresh-cut Christmas treesfrom 54 locations to more than 80 military bases representing allbranches across the U.S. The effort brings together hundreds oftree farms spanning 24 states–from Maine to Oregon–to help executethe program.

“Supporting Trees for Troops has become an important part of thetradition at a lot of the participating tree farms,” said WendyRichardson, of Richardson Christmas Tree Farm and current Chair ofthe Christmas SPIRIT Foundation. “Whole communities get involved ingetting farm-fresh Christmas trees to our military members.”

Trees for Troops kicks off Nov. 28, as hundreds of donors andvolunteers come together to help make this effort a success. Thereare two ways the public can support Trees for Troops:

• Donate a tree for delivery to a base at one of several officialTrees for Troops locations. Some locations offer online treepurchase options for shopper convenience. Donated trees must bepurchased by Dec. 5, to ensure pick-up and delivery by FedExFreight.

• Visit participating tree farms and retail lots and pen apersonal holiday or supportive message that will be attached to atree being donated to a military family.

A full list of participating locations can be foundat ChristmasSpiritFoundation.org.

FedEx Freight participates with the Trees for Troops program aspart of FedEx Cares, the company’s global community engagementprogram. For more information on the FedEx journey to positivelyimpact 50 million people around the world by the company’s50th anniversary in 2023, check out fedexcares.com.