Picture 1,000 professional builders, an army of subcontractors and suppliers, and 130 Habitat for Humanity affiliates all coordinating on one goal: 400 new homes for families in need of decent, affordable housing -- all in one week. The 2006 Home Builders Blitz, scheduled for June 5 - 9, 2006, is Habitat for Humanity's first nationwide blitz build -- and the largest single building event in its history.

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iLevel™ by Weyerhaeuser, the company's new integrated residential framing business, is joining with Habitat for Humanity, builders, and other building materials suppliers to help construct simple, decent homes for families across the United States. Habitat for Humanity estimates that the new homes built during the blitz will provide quality shelter for more than 1,000 people.

"Working with Habitat for Humanity is a deep passion for us," said Lee Alford, senior vice president of Residential Wood Products for Weyerhaeuser. "Helping people get into -- and enjoy -- their own homes is something we are always happy to be a part of."

Building on Weyerhaeuser's past support of Habitat for Humanity, iLevel will donate structural framing materials and funding, along with employee volunteer hours for the blitz. The company will provide $250,000 of framing products and $200,000 has been donated by the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation.

According to Habitat for Humanity, since its founding in 1976, it has built more than 200,000 homes in nearly 100 countries. The idea for a nationwide building blitz began in Raleigh, North Carolina, where previously 12 builders built 12 homes in one week.

About iLevel™ by Weyerhaeuser

iLevel is Weyerhaeuser's integrated residential framing business resulting in a seamless, unified solution for residential builders through dealers -- offering a coordinated network of support for all structural framing materials. By combining Weyerhaeuser's high-quality products and services from well-known brands like Trus Joist and Structurwood, with its distribution and technology capabilities, iLevel efficiently supplies customers with all the necessary components for building the residential structural frame, and solving builder and customer needs around that frame.

About Weyerhaeuser:

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2005, sales were $22.6 billion. It has offices or operations in 18 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities. Additional information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses, products and practices is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/.

About Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in Americus, Ga., in 1976, Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses in nearly 100 countries, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than one million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org.

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  Trade Media, 253-661-7333

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CONTACT: Media, Shawn Watson, +1-253-924-4691, or Trade Media,
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