Making WAVES Program

When is making waves a good thing? When employees, retirees, families, and friends contribute time, energy, and skills to projects in their communities through the Making WAVES (Weyerhaeuser Active Volunteer Employees) program—and earn grant money for their favorite nonprofits, municipal organizations and schools at the same time.

Weyerhaeuser invests in the communities where we operate, and we honor our employees who do the same. Making WAVES, administered though the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, is one way that volunteers are making a difference across the United States and Canada.

Some recent projects completed by Making WAVES volunteers include:

• Building low-cost homes with Habitat for Humanity
• Beautifying local schools, parks and streams
• Rebuilding communities in the Gulf area following Hurricane Katrina
• Working with youth as mentors and tutors
• Collecting donations for local food and clothing banks
• Participating in fundraising events such as the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life and the March of Dimes Foundation's WalkAmerica
• Providing nonprofits with business expertise in areas such as strategic planning and technology
• Planting trees or restoring and enhancing native ecosystems
• Mentoring youth on sustainable forests practices