Man Makes Canes For Veterans Out Of Recycled Christmas Trees

U.S. Army veteran Jamie Willis takes donations of Christmas Trees after the holidays and uses the wood to make walking canes for Veterans and civilians who need them.

"The whole process, it's just done off donations," Willis explains, "I make the canes myself. Everything's done out of pocket."

Willis has made over 200 canes by hand since starting the non-profit.

Each donated tree equates to a single cane, which takes an entire day to make. Willis then uses his own money to ship the cane to whomever it is for.

"It's been an outpouring of donations this year, more than I ever thought I would get," he told CNN, "Home Depot flooded me with trees, they're sending me 400, and the rest of the community will be giving me about another 100 trees."

Free Canes For Veterans Organizer Oscar Morris explained that Willis was the fifth veteran to start their own branch off of the non-profit.

"It would be a blessing to get the word out for more veterans to do this," Morris said, "Each of these veterans were on my original list of 500 in 2015."

Canes For Veterans Central Texas accepts monetary donations and donations of trees through their Facebook Page. Consider giving your tree to a good cause this year.

ht: CNN, Upworthy