Ashby Lumber Give Backs 2025: Supporting the Bay Area, Supporting Your Business

In today’s construction world, your partners matter just as much as your materials. The partners you work with reflect your values, impact your reputation, and influence how clients see your business.

That’s why so many Bay Area contractors continue to trust Ashby Lumber — a family-owned, contractor-friendly lumberyard with decades of experience, exceptional service, and a proven commitment to the communities we all live and work in.

For Ashby Lumber, giving back is not just a campaign — it’s a culture. In 2025, we’ve taken that commitment even further, strengthening our community impact in ways that also support the builders, contractors, and pros who make up our core customer base.

When you partner with Ashby, you’re doing more than building structures — you’re building up the Bay Area, one project and one purpose-driven purchase at a time.

1. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer – Bay Area

In 2025, Ashby proudly returned as a sponsor and participant in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Bay Area initiative, organized by the American Cancer Society. This campaign hits close to home for many of our staff, customers, and contractor partners — breast cancer has impacted countless families in our industry.

Thanks to widespread support, Team Ashby raised over $25,000 this year. Contractors, suppliers, vendors, friends, and family all played a role — by walking alongside us, donating to our campaign, and helping amplify the message.

This effort wasn’t just symbolic. It helped fund real cancer research, patient care services, and local outreach programs. By sourcing materials through Ashby, your business helped us exceed our goal, showing your clients and employees that your work supports more than just the bottom line.

When you display Ashby-supplied materials on a jobsite, you’re also signaling your alignment with businesses that prioritize community care and social responsibility — something that resonates with today’s homeowners and developers.

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2. Investing in the Future: Supporting Girls Garage

Ashby Lumber is committed to shaping a more inclusive and skilled future for the building industry. That’s why we proudly support Girls Garage, a Berkeley-based nonprofit that equips girls and gender-expansive youth with the tools, training, and confidence to build — both literally and figuratively.

In 2025, Ashby donated building materials, tools, and sponsorship funding to help power Girls Garage’s hands-on workshops, after-school programs, and summer design/build camps. These programs are led by skilled educators and industry professionals who guide students through everything from carpentry basics to advanced structural design.

For contractors, this isn’t about labor — it’s about legacy. It’s about encouraging curiosity, promoting equity, and making sure every young person has access to the opportunities and mentorship that build long-term confidence and skills. When you support Ashby, you support that mission.

By sourcing materials from Ashby, you’re helping grow a future workforce that reflects the creativity, diversity, and excellence our industry needs — and clients value.

3. Ashby Events: Where Community and Contractors Connect

Community engagement has always been a core part of Ashby Lumber’s identity, and 2025 has brought even more opportunities for pros to connect while giving back.

Our annual Berkeley Cornhole Tournament was one of our most successful events yet. Contractors, vendors, customers, and their families joined us for a day of friendly competition, BBQ, raffles, and networking — all while raising over $5,000 for youth empowerment and educational programs in the East Bay.

These events aren’t just fun. They’re a reminder that Ashby is a true community hub — a place where contractors are valued, supported, and connected to causes that matter. When you engage with Ashby, you’re part of something bigger — a network of builders and suppliers who show up for their communities.

4. Volunteerism That Begins at Home

At Ashby, giving back isn’t outsourced — it’s driven by our team. Employees at both our Berkeley and Concord locations are encouraged to volunteer on company time, and they regularly participate in service projects, local builds, youth mentoring programs, and neighborhood clean-ups.

This internal culture of service directly impacts the way we support you as a contractor. It’s why our customer service is consistently rated as GREAT — literally. It’s our model:

  • Greet
  • Relate
  • Empathize
  • Ask
  • Thank

That culture doesn’t just help you get in and out of the yard faster. It means your team is supported by people who genuinely care — about your time, your business, and your success.

Every purchase you make from Ashby keeps that momentum going, supporting a company that invests those dollars right back into the community and into people who care about helping you succeed.

5. How Ashby Gives Back to Your Business, Too

Ashby’s give-back culture isn’t just about charity — it’s also about delivering value to contractors through every service we provide:

  • Custom Milling to keep your project on spec
  • Fast Delivery throughout the East Bay and beyond — usually within 1–2 days
  • Custom doors and windows from top-tier brands like Marvin, Milgard, and Andersen
  • Project estimates and support from our in-store and outside sales teams
  • Online tools for quotes, pricing, credit apps, account management, and payment

When you work with Ashby, you’re tapping into a legacy of support, trust, and partnership that’s lasted over 50 years — from our early days under Thomas Hogan to today’s leadership under Emily Morgan.

Partner with a Supplier Who Supports What You Build — and Why You Build It

In 2025, it’s not enough to just get the job done. Clients are looking for contractors who care about quality and community. That’s where Ashby helps your business stand apart.

We’re not just a Bay Area lumberyard — we’re your partner in purpose. Every board, beam, or bracket you buy helps us fund local causes, support youth education, fight cancer, and strengthen the neighborhoods you build in.

Ready to build something bigger?

Visit www.ashbylumber.com, stop by our Berkeley or Concord yards, or connect with your Ashby sales rep today. Let’s build better — together.