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Wisconsin Christmas tree delivered to White House

The day after Thanksgiving was certainly something special for Sue and Tom Schroeder of Neshkoro, Wisconsin, they delivered a Christmas tree to the White House. First Lady Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha Obama greeted the Schroeders and the 19-foot Balsam fir. Schroeder’s Forevergreens won the annual competition conducted by the National Christmas Tree Association to determine whose tree will get the honor of being the official White House tree. The tree, hand-picked by White House and National Park Service officials, will be set up in the Blue Room of the mansion.

The White House also recognized the Schroeder’s as one of approximately 800 Christmas tree farms and lots nationwide that donate Christmas trees to the Christmas SPIRIT Foundations’ Trees for Troops program. Trees for Troops has provided 84,000 full-sized farm-grown Christmas trees to troops and military families since it began in 2005 and this year’s goal is to deliver their 100,000th tree.

Pictures of the Schroeders and the tree available here: