Community
Involvement
LP is committed to building sustainable communities in the places where our employees and customers live and work. That means building good relationships with our neighbors. Sharing our time and expertise. And providing contributions of products and cash that provide shelter and services for neighbors in need, enrich education for children in our communities, and protect the environment.
At several facilities, we sponsor Community Advisory Councils that help us stay connected to our neighbors and community. These forums have covered a wide range of topics over the years including economic development, environmental management, noise abatement, traffic control, employment, forestry practices, and charitable contributions. Two of these facilities maintain local community web sites: East River, Nova Scotia at www.compostinglpeastriver.ca and Swan Valley, Manitoba at www.swanvalleyforest.ca.
With LP sponsorship and support, our employees across the U.S., Canada and Chile love to get together to give back. We build Habitat for Humanity homes, clean up beaches, tutor in schools and teach kids how to take better care of our environment. We serve on charity boards, as well as volunteer for fire departments and search and rescue teams.
Recognition
In 2006, just two years after LP moved its headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee, the LP Foundation was awarded the Nashville area Association of Fund-Raising Professionals Corporate Philanthropist of the Year Award for community involvement.
In 2007, LP was awarded the Nashville Mayor’s Award for system-wide support of the Pencil Foundation in support of metro public schools.
The Red Cross awarded our Tomahawk ,Wisconsin, plant a “Corporate Hero” award for the efforts of four employees to save the life of a contractor on-site. Read more.
LP Stories
To kick off our new alliance with the Tennessee Titans NFL team, LP donated building materials to a Habitat affiliate in each city where the Titans played away games in 2006.
A Name on the Stadium and
a Team in the Community
In 2006, we announced our name would grace LP Field, home stadium for the Tennessee Titans. We thought, “What better way to promote community involvement than to celebrate our new alliance with joint community efforts?”
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