Celebrating and Promoting Volunteerism

Volunteerism through service projects and education is an emphasis of REI's community outreach. Grants provided to nonprofit organizations last year have supported/will support a wide range of service projects, committing 2,149,870 of hours of labor from 260,660 volunteers (Note: Because some projects funded last year will occur in 2008, these numbers are estimates provided by our nonprofit partners.)

Active stewardship also means getting our own hands dirty and working alongside our members and customers. Last year, REI hosted 688 volunteer projects, and recruited 32,652 volunteers and 124,284 hours of "sweat equity." Since 2000, dedicated REI volunteers scheduled more than 1,800 outdoor conservation-focused events nationwide.