Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler helps load Christmas trees to be sent to Marines at Camp Lejeune.
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recently joined local farmers and volunteers with the N.C. Christmas Tree Association at Cline Church Nursery in Ashe County to load up Christmas trees for shipment to military families. North Carolina growers donated more than 1,000 Christmas trees for members of the armed forces as part of the 2010 Trees for Troops program. Trees from North Carolina were sent to Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Fort Hood, Texas.