Our YMCA is blessed to have a whole bunch of high school students who participate in programs, volunteer and are employed to be camp counselors, many whose first real work experience is the YMCA tree lot.  One of those Y kids, is Colin Jacobs.  Colin can list a whole bunch of things he learned at the Y as a camper, Youth & Government officer, Camp Fox and day camp counselor, but it is experience of a Youth in Business Tree Lot Manager that stands out as something that has molded the productive citizen that is ready to take his place in the working world.  When asked what he has learned from the Y and his leadership role on the tree lot, Colin says “I’ve learned that I like working hard.  I know that when I put effort in that I feel good about what I do.” 

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Ymca tree lot

Thank you for supporting our 2018 Tree Lot! You can buy a tree anywhere, but the only place that you can buy a premium tree, help kids thrive, and be helped by the leaders of tomorrow is at the Y Christmas Tree Lot. The YMCA of the Foothills Christmas Tree Lot has been around since 1965 and is operated as a social enterprise by the Y’s high school Youth in Business Club. This group of 75 high school students in partnership with the 335 high school Youth and Government delegates are dedicated to learning the skills of running a business and raise $60,000 to ensure access to valuable YMCA - Youth Development programs that are designed to raise “Thriving Kids”.

Tree Lot Dates: 
2019 Dates TBD

Tree Lot Hours:
2019 Hours TBD

PREMIUM TREES
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The YMCA Christmas Tree lot is unique in our area because we only sell Christmas Trees that are classified by the Dept. of Agriculture as “Premium Trees”. 

The YMCA Tree Lot stocks variety of trees, from 2’ to 12’ tall, all trees are premium grade.

NOBLE FIRS: The noble fir is a silvery evergreen with stiff branches that can support the weight of heavier ornaments. This is our most popular tree, over one-thousand of your neighbors will have a noble tree from the Y this holiday season.

GRAND FIRS: The grand fir scent is really incredible! It has a powerful citrus-like evergreen aroma and is, by far, the most fragrant Christmas tree. With their dark green color and shiny appearance, grand fir is a very beautiful Christmas tree.

NORDMANN FIRS: Nordmann firs have symmetrically arranged strong branches are perfect for holding large or heavy ornaments. The short, dark green needles are soft and flattened on the twig, with a shiny appearance and with less fragrance. Nordmann firs are the best tree for anyone with allergies, and have superb needle retention.

GREAT CAUSE

Our Tree Lot is a vital piece of the YMCA’s Thriving Kids initiative.  Not only does the tree lot raise over $60,000 to provide financial assistant for the Y’s youth programs, but it operated by the Y’s Youth and Business and Youth and Government clubs.  These 335 high schoolers will spend over one thousand hours and lift 70,000 lbs. of trees in an attempt to sell over 1,700 Christmas trees to raise money to help youth other than themselves.