Local businesses give away Christmas trees and turkeys

Published 12:00 am Friday, December 5, 2008

Dedrick Johnson, owner of Johnson Concrete & Construction, LLC along with JTF Trucking gave out 125 Christmas trees and 240 turkeys recently.

The trees were purchased from Treeland of Slidell. The turkeys were purchased from Gregg’s Neighborhood Supermarket. River Parish Disposal provided the portable bathrooms at no charge for the event.

Those waiting in line for the Christmas trees and turkeys patiently waited for the gates to open at 10:00 am. After collecting the trees and turkeys, many chose to stay and enjoy the refreshments provided by JCC & JTF Trucking.