Arizona's Christmas Gift to the U.S. Capitol

You are invited to the Cutting Ceremony
of the Capitol Christmas Tree 2009

Saturday, November 7, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
8:30 a.m. musical entertainment begins

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Near Alpine, Arizona

This year, the Capitol Christmas Tree is from Arizona - an 85-foot blue spruce from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The 8-story-tall tree will be cut on Saturday, November 7, 2009. It will then be taken on a meandering through the state for ten days so Arizonans can see it before it starts its journey to Washington, D.C.

THE TREE'S ROUTE THROUGH ARIZONA & THE UNITED STATES

Arizona Tour Route/Stops/Overnights

Saturday, November 7 Tree Cutting Ceremony
Saturday, November 7 Round Valley Send Off Celebration Eagar
Tuesday, November 10 Pinetop-Lakeside, Show Low, Snowflake, Payson
Wednesday, November 11 Fountain Hills, Prescott Valley, Prescott
Thursday, November 12 Peoria, Glendale, Phoenix
Friday, November 13 Apache Junction, Florence, Oro Valley, Tucson
Saturday, November 14 Tucson, Bisbee, Douglas, Benson
Sunday, November 15 Gila Bend, Yuma
Monday, November 16 Lake Havasu City, Kingman
Tuesday, November 17 Williams, Grand Canyon Park, Flagstaff
Wednesday, November 18 Winslow, Holbrook

Thursday, November 19 Second Mesa, Window Rock Navajo Nation
Friday, November 20 In-State Tour Ends

National Tour Route Stops

Saturday, November 21 Amarillo, TX
Sunday, November 22 Tulsa, OK
Monday, November 23 Branson, MO
Tuesday, November 24 Nashville, TN
Wednesday, November 25 Roanoke, VA
Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving
Friday, November 27 Chevy Chase, MD
Monday, November 30 Tree Presented to United States Congress

For a map and directions to this event, and information about Arizona’s Gift to the United States Congress, please visit the official website:www.CapitolChristmasTree2009.org