December 22, 2022

To help make the holidays brighter for U.S. military families, the FirstEnergy Foundation has donated $15,000 to the 2022 Trees for Troops program. This is the fourth year the Foundation has provided financial support or employee volunteers to assist with the program, which has distributed more than 300,000 Christmas trees to military members and their families stationed abroad and domestically since 2005.

“As a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, I’ve witnessed the positive impact a kind gesture can have on a military family who’s either stationed away from their extended families or their loved one is away during the holidays serving their country,” said Troy Rhoades, a FirstEnergy external affairs consultant and a co-chair of the company’s Veterans and Allies employee Business Resource Group. “FirstEnergy is proud to team up with Trees for Troops to bring a festive spirit and joy to the brave men and women who selflessly serve our country.”

The Trees for Troops program is a partnership between the Christmas Spirit Foundation, FedEx, and Christmas tree growers across the country. Over the next few weeks, FedEx Freight drivers will deliver nearly 16,000 trees to dozens of military bases across the country. About 350 trees will be distributed to service men and women at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Monmouth County, New Jersey, located within our service area.

We proudly employ over 1,000 past and present U.S. Armed Forces members and have been recognized by Military Friendly® as a military-friendly employer, earning the Military Friendly Employer silver designation and Top 10 Supplier Diversity Program designation for 2022.

For more information about our commitment to U.S. service members and veterans, visit www.firstenergycorp.com/military.