Friends of Wildwood are pleased to announce a grant has been received from the REI Cooperative Action Fund!

Started in 1938 near Seattle, REI exists to inspire and equip everyone to get outside and enjoy the outdoors. For you outdoor enthusiasts, you know that REI operates as a consumer co-operative and exists as the nation’s largest retailer of outdoor recreation equipment.

The REI Cooperative Action Fund is a separate non-profit program, established as an arm of the REI Co-op in 2021. By awarding grants, the Fund supports other non-profits nationwide doing the essential work in making the outdoors more accessible and inclusive for everyone.

The FOWW was nominated for this grant by the REI Co-op Team of Mechanicsburg, PA in support of our mission and efforts at Wildwood. We are proud to be one of only six Fund grant recipients in Pennsylvania this year.  We are grateful for and so appreciative of REI’s recognition of The Friends of Wildwood.

The funds will help create an accessible picnic area behind the Olewine Nature Center with added hardscape and accessible picnic tables!  Construction is underway.