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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.

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 April 30, 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
Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association, Kerry Dull
North Countree Christmas, Inc., Paul Schroeder
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
Beavers Christmas Tree Farm, Robert & Susan Beavers
Cherry Grove Tree Farm, Paul & Richard Montgomery
Christmas Ranch Tree Farms, Donald & Marilyn Cameron
Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association, Kathy Kogut
Egolf Christmas Trees Inc., Shirley Egolf
Enjoy Tree Inc., Renald Gilbert
Evergreen Farms Christmas Trees, Beth & Michael Walterscheidt
Glenwood Heights Tree Farm, Jerry Stevenson
Goldenman Christmas Trees, Ernie Goldenman
Lowes Creek Tree Farm, Timothy Olson
Mistletoe Meadows, Joe Freeman
Moore Tree Farm LLC, Richard & Kay Moore
Needlefast Evergreens, James Nickelson
New River Tree Company Inc, Mark Johnston Chris Shumate
Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm Inc., Jim Hingst
Randal & Kimberly Sides Nursery, Randal & Kimberly Sides
Sandpoint Ranch Tree Farm Inc., Donald Morris
Sorghum Mill Christmas Tree & Blackberry Farm, John Knight
Sugargrove Tree Farm, Blake Rafeld
T. Ernst Forest Products, Tom Ernst
Timbuk Farms/Canaan Fir Tree Company
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
Berry's Christmas Tree Farm & Nursery, Chuck Berry
Bierman's Christmas Tree Farm, Brian Bierman
Bill's Christmas Trees, William Sharelis
Black Oak Farm, Robert Housedorf
Bob's Christmas Trees, Robert Pilon
Boiling Spring Tree Farm, Clement Meserve
Brushy Fork Pines LLC, Rickey or Tonyia Hollandsworth
Cedar Ledge Tree Farm, Ken & Mindy Cone
Chub Lake Tree Farm, Jim & Bev Whorton
Cooley Springs Tree Farm, Harold Shields
Country Pines, David Rench
Davidson Christmas Tree Farm, Bruce Davidson
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
Greenbriar Ag Management Inc., Bill & Alice Brawley
Gwinn's Christmas Tree Farm, Michael Gwinn
Hutchison's Christmas Forest, John Hutchison
J.G. Brands Christmas Tree Sales, Joe Grande
Jean Luc Beloin Inc., Jean-Luc Beloin
K & K Evergreen Farms Inc., Don & Joyce Kachtik
Kaleidoscope Farms, David Reese
Kenlin Tree Farm, Paul May
Kidman Tree Farm, Mike & Renee Kidman
King Tree Farm, Roy King
Lone Oak Farm, B. Bucchianeri
M. Wright Farm & Forest Ltd, Matthew Wright
Martin's Tree Farm, Douglas Martin
McCurdy's Tree Farm, Diane & Mark McCurdy
Memory Lane Christmas Tree Farm, Harry & Juanita Peckham
Meyer Christmas Trees, Michael Meyer
Murdock's Trees, Clarence Murdock
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
Rolling Hills Tree Farm, Jon Bigler
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
Westover Farm, Darrell & Adele Westover
Wyckoff's Tree Farm, John Wyckoff
Yeagers Tree Farm, John Yeager