REI Co-op celebrates progress towards getting every person in America outside in five minutes or less
SEATTLE, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- REI Co-op is celebrating continued progress towards its efforts to get every person in America outside in five minutes or less, no matter where they live. Through its Outside in 5 initiative, REI supports local projects and national legislation to improve access to nearby nature. This includes support for the REI Cooperative Action Fund, which last fall provided $6.1 million in funding for more than 260 local, regional, and national nonprofits who are leading efforts to create better access to the outdoors for everyone.
- SEATTLE, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- REI Co-op is celebrating continued progress towards its efforts to get every person in America outside in five minutes or less, no matter where they live.
- Through its Outside in 5 initiative , REI supports local projects and national legislation to improve access to nearby nature.
- To help close this gap, REI donates $5 from every co-op membership to the REI Cooperative Action Fund.
- Since 2022, REI Co-op and the REI Cooperative Action Fund have invested a combined $175,000 to Greening Youth Foundation.