Badgers
Give Back
I
n September 2012, Wisconsin
Athletics unveiled "Badgers Give
Back," a new community relations
platform meant to increase publicity
of student-athlete outreach efforts,
streamline the request process for
student-athlete appearances and inkind donations and further ensure
compliance with NCAA regulations.
The consolidation of UW's service and
outreach efforts under the "Badgers Give
Back" umbrella was an unquestioned
success:
263%
Increase in student-athlete
appearances over last year
79%
Increase in hours volunteered by UW
student-athletes over 2011-12
4,185
Hours volunteered by UW student-athletes
145
Community appearances made during the
2012-13 academic year
34
Visits to American Family Children's
Hospital by UW student-athletes
3,611
Families fed by food collected through the
fifth-annual Red & White Hunger Fight
The annual holiday toy drive organized by
UW student-athletes resulted in donations of
189 toys and $1,342 for Toys for Tots
In fi
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