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Rowen Kaufmann, 5, and his sister Evie, 9, of Newfields, NH., have a photo taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus during the Trees for Heroes Christmas holiday event at Smolak Farms in North Andover. The event featured a meet and greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus, holiday craft making, food, and refreshments. For the eighth year, BAE Systems and its employees donated more than 200 Christmas trees to the Red Sox Foundation who selected 200 military families from bases in the surrounding areas in Massachusetts and New Hampshire to receive the trees and decorations. Invitees include service men and women who may be deploying shortly after the holiday season or families of a currently deployed service member. This event is part of BAE Systems’ Community Investment program which annually contributes thirty percent of its company’s philanthropic dollars to military support organizations. BAE Systems partners with Smolak Farms to host military appreciation events, including the company’s annual apple picking event in September. 12/2/17
