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Real Tree Advocacy Fund

In 2013 NCTA will continue to protect and promote our industry through:
  • Continuing core promotion programs (media relations, interviews, etc.)
  • Developing and distributing tools to help you SELL more trees
  • Presenting the White House Christmas Tree and maximizing media attention
  • Focusing promotions on the environmental benefits of Real Trees
  • Combating the fake tree industry’s fake claims
  • Continuing to fight misinformation (fires, mold, pesticides, etc.)
  • Ongoing work on legislative issues
To make your investment to the Real Tree Advocacy Fund, download a 2013 pledge form or call 636/449-5070.

Legislative Action Fund

Your investment in the Legislative Action Fund helps fund NCTA's work in support of legislative and regulatory priorities of the industry, including labor rules, immigration reform, tax policies and small business regulation. Legislative Action Fund contributions may no longer be deducted from taxable income as a business expense.

To make your investment to the Legislative Action Fund, download a 2013 pledge form or call 636/449-5070.

Protection and Advocacy Fund

The NCTA Protection and Advocacy Fund will provide for the support of current and ongoing programs, operations, outreach and education to advocate for and protect our industry. This unrestricted fund will help ensure our association will be a strong voice for us now and into the future.

To make your investment to the Protection and Advocacy Fund, download a 2013 pledge form or call 636/449-5070.


View the fundraising piece that was mailed to members in spring 2013 to learn more about the protection and advocacy issues NCTA is working on.
Thank You to Our 2013 Donors
We’d like to recognize the many people and organizations who have made contributions to NCTA in 2013 to help make protection and advocacy programs possible. The following list of investments were paid as of May 31, 2013. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, talents and resources to this effort. The TIP, Legislative and Real Tree programs continue to illustrate how, by working together, we can accomplish much more than we can by working alone.

Please note: the following list recognizes combined total contributions to the Real Tree Advocacy Fund, Legislative Action Fund and Protection and Advocacy Fund.

Bronze Stars
Investments of $5,000 through $9,999
Wolf Creek Tree Farm, Thomas Beutell

Bright Stars
Investments of $1,000 through $4,999
Christmas Tree Council Of Nova Scotia
K.L.M. Tree Farm, Mark & Luanne Steelhammer
The Kirk Company, Ralph Nilssen

Partner Level
Investments of $500 through $999
Brian Fox, Fox Brand, Inc.
Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association, Kerry Dull
John DeCosmo, Ulta-Lit Tree Company
Ken & JoAnn Scholz, Snowshoe Evergreen Inc.
Kerry Dull, Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association
Larry Martha Suzanne Stokoe, Stokoe Farm Trees
North Countree Christmas, Inc., Paul Schroeder
Paul Schroeder, North Countree Christmas, Inc.
Snowshoe Evergreen Inc., Ken & JoAnn Scholz
Society for the Protection Of N.H. Forests
Stokoe Farm Trees, Larry Martha Suzanne Stokoe

Patron Level
Investments of $100 through $499
All Western Evergreen Nursery & Christmas Tree Farm, Katherine Humphrey
Anthony Dal Bello, Anthony's Christmas Trees and Wreaths, Inc.
Beavers Christmas Tree Farm, Robert & Susan Beavers
Beth & Michael Walterscheidt, Evergreen Farms Christmas Trees
Bill & Mary Lou Schmidt, Elysian Hills Tree Farm
Blake Rafeld, Sugargrove Tree Farm
Bob & Susan Grelinger, Windy Knoll Farm
Cherry Grove Tree Farm, Paul & Richard Montgomery
Christmas Ranch Tree Farms, Donald & Marilyn Cameron
Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association, Kathy Kogut
Donald & Marilyn Cameron, Christmas Ranch Tree Farms
Donald Morris, Sandpoint Ranch Tree Farm Inc.
Egolf Christmas Trees Inc., Shirley Egolf
Enjoy Tree Inc., Renald Gilbert
Ernie Goldenman, Goldenman Christmas Trees
Evergreen Farms Christmas Trees, Beth & Michael Walterscheidt
Glenwood Heights Tree Farm, Jerry Stevenson
Goldenman Christmas Trees, Ernie Goldenman
James Nickelson, Needlefast Evergreens
Jay & Christie Weir, Weir Tree Farms
Jerry Stevenson, Glenwood Heights Tree Farm
Jim Hingst, Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm Inc.
Joe Freeman, Mistletoe Meadows
John Knight, Sorghum Mill Christmas Tree & Blackberry Farm
John Rosser, Rosser Family Christmas Trees
Katherine Humphrey, All Western Evergreen Nursery & Christmas Tree Farm
Kathy Kogut, Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association
Lowes Creek Tree Farm, Timothy Olson
Mark Johnston Chris Shumate, New River Tree Company Inc
Mistletoe Meadows, Joe Freeman
Moore Tree Farm LLC, Richard & Kay Moore
Needlefast Evergreens, James Nickelson
New River Tree Company Inc, Mark Johnston Chris Shumate
Paul & Richard Montgomery, Cherry Grove Tree Farm
Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm Inc., Jim Hingst
Randal & Kimberly Sides, Randal & Kimberly Sides Nursery
Richard & Kay Moore, Moore Tree Farm LLC
Robert & Susan Beavers, Beavers Christmas Tree Farm
Robert Chengerian, Chengerian's Tree Land Inc.
Sandpoint Ranch Tree Farm Inc., Donald Morris
Shirley Egolf, Egolf Christmas Trees Inc.
Sorghum Mill Christmas Tree & Blackberry Farm, John Knight
Stuart & Judy Smith, Wright's Christmas Tree Farm
Sugargrove Tree Farm, Blake Rafeld
T. Ernst Forest Products, Tom Ernst
Timbuk Farms/Canaan Fir Tree Company
Timothy Olson, Lowes Creek Tree Farm
Tom Ernst, T. Ernst Forest Products
Weir Tree Farms, Jay & Christie Weir
Wright's Christmas Tree Farm, Stuart & Judy Smith

Participant Level
Investments up to $100
A Family Tree Farm, Richard Healey
Andrew Alpaugh, Evergreen Valley Christmas Tree Farm LLC
B. Bucchianeri, Lone Oak Farm
Beau & Russell Estes, Peak Farms
Berry's Christmas Tree Farm & Nursery, Chuck Berry
Bierman's Christmas Tree Farm, Brian Bierman
Bill & Alice Brawley, Greenbriar Ag Management Inc.
Bill's Christmas Trees, William Sharelis
Black Oak Farm, Robert Housedorf
Bob Scott, Prairie Pines
Bob's Christmas Trees, Robert Pilon
Boiling Spring Tree Farm, Clement Meserve
Brad Miller, The Christmas Farm
Brian Bierman, Bierman's Christmas Tree Farm
Bruce Davidson, Davidson Christmas Tree Farm
Brushy Fork Pines LLC, Rickey or Tonyia Hollandsworth
Carl & Debbie Yeager, Storeyland Christmas Tree Farm
Carlton Ellms, Ellms' Christmas Trees
Carolyn Walsh, Walsh Christmas Tree Farm
Cedar Ledge Tree Farm, Ken & Mindy Cone
Chub Lake Tree Farm, Jim & Bev Whorton
Chuck Berry, Berry's Christmas Tree Farm & Nursery
Clarence Murdock, Murdock's Trees
Clement Meserve, Boiling Spring Tree Farm
Cooley Springs Tree Farm, Harold Shields
Country Pines, David Rench
Darrell & Adele Westover, Westover Farm
David Reese, Kaleidoscope Farms
David Rench, Country Pines
Davidson Christmas Tree Farm, Bruce Davidson
Dennis Tompkins, The Evergreen Arborist
Diane & Mark McCurdy, McCurdy's Tree Farm
Don & Heidi Clark, Family Christmas Trees
Don & Joyce Kachtik, K & K Evergreen Farms Inc.
Douglas Martin, Martin's Tree Farm
Dutchridge Tree Farm, William & Constance Hively
Echo Hill Farms Inc., Robert & Susan Keith
Ellms' Christmas Trees, Carlton Ellms
Family Christmas Trees, Don & Heidi Clark
Farmstead Acres, Marshall Patmos
Farnsworth Tree Farm, L.B. & Dick Farnsworth
Fishers Christmas Tree Farm, Gary & Melba Fisher
Galen May, Pine View Haven
Gary & Melba Fisher, Fishers Christmas Tree Farm
Gary & Terri Hite, Scioto Prairie Farms
Greenbriar Ag Management Inc., Bill & Alice Brawley
Gwinn's Christmas Tree Farm, Michael Gwinn
Harold Shields, Cooley Springs Tree Farm
Harry & Juanita Peckham, Memory Lane Christmas Tree Farm
Howard McCombs, Southern Tree Plantation Inc.
Hutchison's Christmas Forest, John Hutchison
J.G. Brands Christmas Tree Sales, Joe Grande
Jean-Luc Beloin, Jean Luc Beloin Inc.
Jerry Marchese, TNI Corporation, Inc.
Jim & Bev Whorton, Chub Lake Tree Farm
Joe Grande, J.G. Brands Christmas Tree Sales
John Benton, Spruce Goose Christmas Tree Farm
John Hutchison, Hutchison's Christmas Forest
John Wyckoff, Wyckoff's Tree Farm
John Yeager, Yeagers Tree Farm
Jon Bigler, Rolling Hills Tree Farm
K & K Evergreen Farms Inc., Don & Joyce Kachtik
Kaleidoscope Farms, David Reese
Ken & Mindy Cone, Cedar Ledge Tree Farm
Kenlin Tree Farm, Paul May
Kidman Tree Farm, Mike & Renee Kidman
King Tree Farm, Roy King
L.B. & Dick Farnsworth, Farnsworth Tree Farm
Lone Oak Farm, B. Bucchianeri
Lyn & Eric Walther, Strawberry Hill Christmas Tree Farm
M. Wright Farm & Forest Ltd, Matthew Wright
Marshall Patmos, Farmstead Acres
Martin's Tree Farm, Douglas Martin
Matthew Wright, M. Wright Farm & Forest Ltd
McCurdy's Tree Farm, Diane & Mark McCurdy
Memory Lane Christmas Tree Farm, Harry & Juanita Peckham
Meyer Christmas Trees, Michael Meyer
Michael & Lisa Godzyk, Sibgo Tree Company
Michael Gwinn, Gwinn's Christmas Tree Farm
Michael Meyer, Meyer Christmas Trees
Mike & Renee Kidman, Kidman Tree Farm
Murdock's Trees, Clarence Murdock
Pat & Laurie Sunnen, Red Barn Tree Farm
Paul May, Kenlin Tree Farm
Peak Farms, Beau & Russell Estes
Perfect Christmas Tree Farm, John & Cynthia Curtis
Pine View Haven, Galen May
Prairie Pines, Bob Scott
Red Barn Tree Farm, Pat & Laurie Sunnen
Redrock Farm, Richard Rockwood
Renald Gilbert, Enjoy Tree Inc.
Richard Healey, A Family Tree Farm
Richard Rockwood, Redrock Farm
Rickey or Tonyia Hollandsworth, Brushy Fork Pines LLC
Robert & Susan Keith, Echo Hill Farms Inc.
Robert Housedorf, Black Oak Farm
Robert Pilon, Bob's Christmas Trees
Rolling Hills Tree Farm, Jon Bigler
Roy King, King Tree Farm
Scioto Prairie Farms, Gary & Terri Hite
Sibgo Tree Company, Michael & Lisa Godzyk
Southern Tree Plantation Inc., Howard McCombs
Spruce Goose Christmas Tree Farm, John Benton
Storeyland Christmas Tree Farm, Carl & Debbie Yeager
Strawberry Hill Christmas Tree Farm, Lyn & Eric Walther
Sunrise Tree Farm, Betty & Pat Malone
Taylor Tree Farm, Wendell Taylor
The Christmas Farm, Brad Miller
The Evergreen Arborist, Dennis Tompkins
TNI Corporation, Inc., Jerry Marchese
Walsh Christmas Tree Farm, Carolyn Walsh
Wendell Taylor, Taylor Tree Farm
Westover Farm, Darrell & Adele Westover
William & Constance Hively, Dutchridge Tree Farm
William Sharelis, Bill's Christmas Trees
Wyckoff's Tree Farm, John Wyckoff
Yeagers Tree Farm, John Yeager
Tree Finder
Looking for wholesale Christmas Trees? Use NCTA's Wholesale Locator Tool.
Research Fund

NCTA Bob Stohr Memorial Christmas Tree Research Fund 

Administered by the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the NCTA Bob Stohr Memorial Christmas Tree Research fund was established in 2003 to support research dedicated to increasing the value and use of Real Christmas Trees.

You can contribute to the research fund by downloading a contribution form or donate online using Google Checkout.

Note: When you donate online, please contact Teresa Jodon at 202/741-4852 or tjodon@anla.org to designate your contribution for the NCTA fund.

Industry Calendar

June 2013

Kansas Christmas Tree Growers One-Day Summer Conference and Meeting
June 1
Kasl Christmas Tree Farm
Belleville, Kansas
Eldon Clawson - 785-207-5135 or countrychristmastrees@hotmail.com

International Food & Agribusiness Management Association World Forum
June 18-20
Cobb Galleria Centre
Atlanta, Ga.
www.ifama.org/events/conferences/2013/

Minnesota CTA Summer Convention & Trade Show

June 21-22
Brewery Hill Christmas Tree Farm
La Sueur, Minn.
Jan Donelson – 320/743-4657 or info@mncta.com
www.mncta.com

Pacific Northwest CTA Summer Meeting
June 21-22
Red Lion on the River – Jantzen Beach
Portland, Ore.
Bryan Ostlund – 503/364-2942 or bryan@ostlund.com
www.pnwcta.org

South Carolina CTA Summer Meeting

June 28-29
Christmas Hill Tree Farm
Chesnee, S.C.
Steve Penland - 803/366-7605 or spenland68@bellsouth.net
www.scchristmastrees.org

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