Trees for Troops for the Holidays

The good folks at the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation (in conjunction with corporate sponsor FEDEX) have been distributing free Christmas trees to military families in need this month.

Although most trees have been given out already, you can check if your base is on the list of recipients using the online map on the Trees for Troops website. (The map says "2008" but the same bases are participating now in 2011 and presumably next year in 2012.)

For further details about how the program operates on your base and how trees are distributed, check with the MWR department.

Also, for those who wish to help donate trees, you can contribute to the Trees for Troops program by donating through the website or via text message.

The instructions for how to make a donation via text (excerpted directly from the Trees for Troops website) are:

Text TREE to 50555 to make a $10 mobile donation.*
*Charges will appear on your wireless bill, or be deducted from your prepaid balance. Message and Data Rates May Apply. Text STOP to 50555 to STOP. Text HELP to 50555 for HELP. Full Terms: www.mGive.org/T.

We're Almost Out of Iraq!

Within three weeks our troops will be out of Iraq, with the exception of a relatively small cadre of liaisons assisting the Iraqi military. Welcome home, everybody, we're glad you're back! Happy Holidays to all!

MegaBus Offers 200,000 Free Bus Tickets Starting Today

Need ground transportation on January 4 through March 1 of 2012? Megabus is giving away 200,000 free tickets beginning today. The service is in about 70 different American cities. Be sure to use the promo code GOFREE to get the deal.

Military Spouse Employment Partnership

Thank you to the Daily Worth personal finance newsletter for alerting us to the Military Spouse Employment Partnership, a resource that helps military husbands and wives prepare their resumes and identify new job opportunities.

Currently available jobs promoted on the site run the gamut from trade associations to the Dish Network.

Wells Fargo Says 10,000 Positions Currently Available

Wells Fargo announced this week that they have about 10,000 open positions nationwide, everything from bank tellers and financial analysts to loan processors and customer service representatives.

Even though their message was not targeted towards veteran job candidates per se, we still like to pass along any valid employment opportunity information we receive to help alleviate veteran unemployment rates.

For more information about Wells Fargo job opportunities open near you, check out the Wells Fargo Careers page.