Sammamish Scouts Set Date for Christmas Tree Drive

So we've had a , a live, fresh-cut, or fake tree, but there's always that after-the-party issue of how to get the house back to normal to start the new year fresh.

How about having your tree picked up right from your curb before the dust settles on your New Year's resolutions?

No matter if you picked a fresh-cut, artificial, or live tree this year, you can participate in the Boy Scout Tree Drive after Christmas.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Jan. 7, when Sammamish Boy Scout troops will be recycling Christmas trees.  This will be the organization's 27th year of recycling trees for Sammamish residents.  

, and over 3,500 Christmas trees are estimated to have been recycled. 

The Scout Tree Drive is the primary fundraiser for six troops on the Sammamish plateau. All donations fund Scouting programs here in Sammamish. 

Trees will be picked up curbside starting at 9 a.m. The suggested donation is $15-$30 per tree. Donations may be attached on the tree inside a plastic sandwich bag. If you don't have a tree to recycle but still want to support local Scouting programs, the Scouts have a special donation page for you.

Donations from residents are a crucial part of the Boy Scouts ability to fund a quality program for Sammamish youth, the organization says.

Please visit http://www.ScoutTreeDrive.org for more information, email reminders, and contact links.