PGRNY Completed Missions

Special Mission

Trees for Troops

All Military Branches

Multi-City, NY - 12/09/2024

Mission applies to the following Region(s):

Region 7, Region 8, Region 9

About the Mission:

DHL has teamed up with Dees’ Nursery and the New York community to donate and deliver hundreds of Christmas trees and thousands of holiday letters, menorahs, decorations, and gifts to US servicemen and women serving their country abroad through the DHL Operation Holiday Cheer charitable program. The special holiday shipment will receive a send-off celebration on Monday, December 9, from Dees' Nursery and Florist in Oceanside and will be loaded onto an aircraft at the DHL gateway facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport. DHL will deliver the trees and holiday items to US servicemen and women serving their country abroad.

Local community and veterans groups, schools, and Nassau County dignitaries will help send off the shipment of holiday cheer – along with a special appearance by Santa bearing DHL gifts and performances by the American Bombshells.

A procession of local police departments and Patriot Guard Riders arrive at DHL’s JFK gateway with the shipment of trees, holiday items, and thousands of letters for U.S. troops serving overseas. The shipment will be loaded by DHL employees, VFW, military and law enforcement personnel, PGR, and members of the community.

Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:

12/09/2024 at 09:15am

Staging Location:

Dees' Nursery
69 Atlantic Ave.
Oceanside, NY 11572

Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Wayne Cohen
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516-729-9869

Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:

Updated 15, May 2024

The CDC has changed its COVID-19 protocol recommendations for 2024, updating them to reflect the changing severity and transmission of the virus. Please click here for the latest information and continue to practice common sense distancing protocols while in enclosed locations.

Special Information:

The festivities begin at Dees' Nursery in Oceanside at 10:00 a.m. sharp.  A ceremony will take place at Dee's followed by a police escort to JFK to the DHL Cargo Building where we will help load one of the tractor-trailers full of trees onto the plane. We plan to leave Dees' at 11:00 AM and arrive at JFK at 11:45 AM.

Like last year, we will not be permitted to park on the ramp. We will be directed to the parking lot outside the ramp gate.

Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?

no

Submitted by:

Wayne Cohen - SRC Region 8 NY

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