{"id":83764,"date":"2025-12-06T04:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T04:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/83764\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T04:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T04:43:20","slug":"thanks-with-a-tree-brings-holiday-cheer-to-local-military-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/83764\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThanks With A Tree\u201d brings holiday cheer to local military families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bulletin-boards-flyer-2025-tree-breakdown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"1275\"  \/>(Photo courtesy of \u201cThanks With A Tree\u201d)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"590\">December 3, 2025 \u2014 The holiday season is getting brighter in the 559 thanks to the efforts of Thanks With A Tree, a local initiative now in its 11th year. Founded in 2014 by Fresno resident Marty Martinez, the program provides Christmas trees to active-duty military families in the Central Valley as a small but meaningful gesture of appreciation for their service.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"864\">Over the past decade, Thanks With A Tree has delivered more than 1,850 Christmas trees to families of the Army Reserve, Air National Guard, Marine Corps, and other local units. This year, organizers hope to provide over 400 trees before the holiday season arrives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"1053\">\u201cThis is our way of saying thank you to those who serve our country,\u201d said Martinez. \u201cThese families make sacrifices every day, and we want to help make their holidays a little brighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two Community Events Planned<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1226\">The program will feature two Meet &amp; Greet events where community members, business partners, and military families can participate:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1531\">Friday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. \u2013 Business-Focused Gathering<br data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1290\"\/>Location: Bruce\u2019s Christmas Tree Lot, 720 E. Nees Ave., Fresno<br data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1359\"\/>Military trucks will pick up trees for delivery to their units. The event will include a short speech and prayer, and local news outlets are expected to cover the activity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1952\">Saturday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. \u2013 Traditional Community Gathering<br data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1603\"\/>Location: Army National Guard Base, 5575 E. Airways Blvd., Fresno<br data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1675\"\/>More than 150 trees will be delivered to seven different military units. A short speech and prayer will precede unloading, and complimentary coffee and donuts will be provided by St. Mary\u2019s Pharmacy. Members of the public, business partners, and families are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n<p>Community Support Makes It Possible<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2219\">The initiative depends on community support and sponsorship to reach its goal each year. Donations are processed through the nonprofit Our Heroes Dreams, a 501(c)(3) organization, making contributions tax-deductible.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2467\">Thanks With A Tree has become a much-anticipated holiday tradition in Fresno and the surrounding area. It serves as a reminder of the region\u2019s appreciation for its service members and the power of local generosity to bring the community together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo courtesy of \u201cThanks With A Tree\u201d) December 3, 2025 \u2014 The holiday season is getting brighter in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-83764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}