Trees for Troops, a national program supported locally by Berry's Christmas Tree Farm in Covington, is being honored at the White House April 11 as a finalist in the Joining Forces Community Challenge.

This past holiday season, Berry's donated real Christmas trees as part of the nationwide program.

"Berry's has been involved with Trees for Trooper for over five years and has donated more than 100 trees to the program," said Chuck Berry, owner of the tree farm.

Trees for Troops, organized by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, was selected from more than 300 applicants as a top 20 finalist.

From mid-January to mid-March, the public voted on the finalists. With the voting period over, all 20 of the organizations have been invited to the White House for a ceremony and to award prizes.

"The Trees for Troops program has helped to bring Christmas spirit to U.S. military families across the nation and around the world by delivering more than 100,000 free trees grown by American farm families since 2005," said Nigel Manley, a Christmas SPIRIT Foundation chairman. "In 2011, Trees for Troops, with the help of partner FedEx, delivered more than 19,000 Christmas trees to 65 military bases in the U.S. and overseas."

Berry said that the tree farm became involved because it was a way to help support military personnel and their families.

"Berry's understands the sacrifices made every day by our dedicated troops. By donating to the Trees for Troops program, we can help make sure that military families across the state enjoy a real Christmas tree during the Christmas season," said Berry.