Christmas Trees That Give Back to the Community (VIDEO)

Action was brisk this final weekend of  sales for community organizations that run Christmas tree fundraisers.

This year, the Los Altos Kiwanis Club partnered with the Day Workers Center to run the 26th Annual Los Altos Kiwanis Tree Lot, which requires a lot of lifting, sawing, shaking and netting. See our video of the action.

If you haven't gotten your tree yet, and you still want to patronize local organizations over commercial ones, there are a still a couple of non-profit organizations selling trees, including the Sea Scouts who run a tree lot at Palo Alto High School through Dec. 22.

Mountain View:

 MVLA Tree Lot, 1035 El Monte Rd., Mountain View - Help supportMountain View-Los Altos Union High School District sports when you buy your tree at the corner of El Camino Real in the former  Blockbuster and CVS parking lot. It has premium-grade noble firs, 3 to 11 feet in size, free bagging and a guarantee for the entire season. You can also direct up to 20 percent of your purchase to any MVLA school or organization. Their hours will be 4-7 p.m. weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends. You can even order online at mvlatrees.com.

Palo Alto:

Sea Scouts Christmas Tree Lot, at the Little League field at 3672 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, 94303 - offers fresh-cut Christmas trees. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekends. 650-493-6614. The lot is its biggest event to raise money to subsidize boat fuel and maintenance costs that keeps their program affordable. The website says the lot will stay open until Saturday, Dec. 22.