PVFC & PVRS Press Release – Christmas Tree Sales 2025 and on…
Happy Holidays, and some unfortunate News from the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company and the Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad:
After over 40 years, we regret to say that there will be no Christmas Tree sales this year at our station.
We are grateful to all our friends, neighbors, and supporters who come out each year to purchase a beautiful tree to adorn their homes.
This decision was not made lightly. Several factors influenced the outcome, among them:
- For the last several years, we have been unable to secure the number and sizes of trees to meet many of our loyal customers’ needs due to a national tree shortage
- Our primary responsibility to respond to community emergencies grew significantly again this year. Staffing our station and apparatus, and increased duty responsibilities, took precedence over our volunteers’ time away from their families.
- With the growing shortage of volunteers to staff this event, we could not sustain the significant effort to manage the event and meet your expectations for your support under such circumstances.
- And as the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” This saddens our FD family as much as it may sadden you and your family.
This note is intended to alert you to this decision so as not to disappoint you if you relied on us to help you find the perfect tree for your Christmas celebration once again.
While there will be no trees this year, Santa has informed us he expects to be in Town to ride the Tower Ladder through the community as usual on Friday Night, December 19th, and Saturday night, December 20th. Look for the upcoming schedule of his visits on the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company website @ www.purcellvillefire.org
Wishing you and your Family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
PS: We have contacted a local vendor here in town (Southern States Co-op), one of the few vendors that had previously sold Christmas trees, to ensure their inventory can meet local demand for trees. We have even provided our current vendors’ information to Southern States Co-op, and they have also generously offered to donate 10% of the Tree sales back to the fire department.