Christmas tree sales have nonprofits seeing green
Tree sales can help churches, scout troops and other nonprofits raise money for activities and other needs.
Christmas tree sales have nonprofits seeing green Tree sales can help churches, scout troops and other nonprofits raise money for activities and other needs. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/12/03/scouts-still-selling-live-christmas-trees-but-they-going-fast/2194452002/
Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 7:49 p.m. ET Dec. 3, 2018 | Updated 11:03 p.m. ET Dec. 3, 2018
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Nonprofit groups including scout troops and churches sell trees, wreaths and other evergreen decorations as fundraisers.(Photo: Troop 149/Provided)
Local Scout troops and churches are selling live Christmas trees but you have to move quickly: They are going fast.
Many groups said this may be the last weekend, as sales have been brisk since right after Thanksgiving.
Scout troops are in the midst of their annual Christmas tree sales. Fresh-cut firs are the main source of operating funds for the troops. Profits pay for trips, camping and fees.
Troop 828 at Groesbeck United Methodist Church sells its trees from the church parking lot, 8871 Colerain Ave. The lot is open from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.
Matt Tietsort, a leader with Troop 828, said his group has about 59 trees left to sell this season.
St. Saviour Church Boy Scout Troop 18 is selling Christmas trees for the 53rd consecutive year at the church on Plainfield Road across from Deer Park High School. The Scouts will be selling Scotch pine, Fraser fir, White pine, and some Douglas firs, as well as pine roping and wreaths. The tree lot is at St. Saviour Church Plainfield Road, Deer Park. The lot is open Saturdays and Sundays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3 to 9 p.m. Visit the website for information.
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Mariemont Boy Scout Troop 149's tree sale is also expected to sell out this weekend. The troop sells Fraser firs, fresh wreaths and pine roping and has been in the holiday evergreen game since 1992. The troop sells trees on the front lawn of the Mariemont Municipal Building, 6907 Wooster Pike. You can check the troop's website to see if trees are still available. The lot is open weekdays, 5 to 9 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays noon to 6 p.m.
Scouts from Mariemont Boy Scout Troop 149 secure a tree atop a vehicle. (Photo: Troop 149/Provided)
Immaculate Heart of Mary Boy Scout Troop 694 is selling trees and wreaths at the church, 7800 Beechmont Ave., through Sunday, Dec. 16. The lot is open Monday and Friday, 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.
Mariemont families find a way to get their Christmas trees home. (Photo: Troop 149/Provided)
Scouts aren't the only nonprofit that sells trees. The annual tree sale at the Church of the Nativity of Our Lord in Pleasant Ridge is underway now at 5936 Ridge Road and runs through Dec. 16. The Christmas tree sale hours are Monday through Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.
If you are a nonprofit group with live Christmas trees for sale, contact me at jkey@enquirer.com and we will add you to our list.
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