I photographed volunteers as they unloaded 340 Christmas trees and set up their annual lot at the Brookhaven Christian Church for the Brookhaven Patch on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. The lot, which started in 1990, is run by volunteers at the church and is one of two major fundraisers throughout the year. These are my favorite images.
340 Christmas trees sit in the back of a semi truck waiting to be unloaded at the Brookhaven Christian Church on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Blake Morgan, left, helps his grandfather Danny unload 340 Christmas trees from a semi truck at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Charles Kinney, right, explains how the 340 Christmas trees being unloaded at Brookhaven Christian Church should be organized in the holding bin to volunteers on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Cyril Mazlum helps unload 340 Christmas trees from a semi truck at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Terry Lee Evans places one of the 340 Christmas trees into a holding bin at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Jake Whatley helps unload 340 Christmas trees from a semi truck at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Brookhaven Christian Church has 340 Christmas trees for sale this year. The church has been running their tree lot since 1990 and is one of two major fundraisers throughout the year.
With an extra set of hands, Julia Olson places one of the 340 Christmas trees at the Brookhaven Christian Church into a bin as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Mark Wszolek, right, and Terry Lee Evans pull a 12 foot tree off of the delivery truck at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Volunteers unload 340 Christmas trees off of a semi truck at the Brookhaven Christian Church as they set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Charly Olson places a four foot tree into a slot as she helps set up the Christmas tree lot at Brookhaven Christian Church on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Nathan Whatley tries to untangle string used for tieing down trees at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Marc Burch uses a chainsaw to trim one of the 340 trees for sale at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Charly Olson makes a wreath using pine branches at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Charly Olson makes a wreath using pine branches at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Shane Pinson uses a chainsaw to trim one of the 340 trees for sale at the Brookhaven Christian Church as volunteers set up the lot on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.