Deals prepare for tree presentation in D.C.

Earl and Betsy Deal will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday, Nov. 26, amid the hustle and bustle of traveling to our nation’s capital to meet the First Lady. The Deals earned this privilege when one of their trees won the National Tree Contest and the Deal’s were named the Grand Champions by the National Christmas Tree Association at its Convention in Lake Harmony, Penn.

By coincidence, the Deals are the 40th Grand National winner to place trees in the White House.

The winner is afforded the honor of providing the official White House tree, an 18 plus-foot Fraser fir that will be displayed in the Blue Room, as well as holiday trees for the Oval Office and private residence. It will include an opportunity to officially present the trees to First Lady Laura Bush on Monday, Nov. 28.

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