Making a Difference in the Heart of Our Community

2018 Walk & Run for Wishes

The Badger Walk for Wishes team continues to break records year after year! This year, we had our largest team to-date; 126 members raised $19,172 to grant wishes for children living with life-threatening medical conditions.

Specifically, the money we raised granted the wishes of two very special kids:

Garnett, a 15-year-old from Racine living with a seizure disorder, was granted his one true wish to have a room makeover, where he will have a place all to himself.

Naomi, a 4-year-old from Milwaukee living with a nervous system disorder, was granted her one true wish to go to Walt Disney World Resort ® where she visited the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios.

Badger Mutual is proud to support our friends at Make-A-Wish Wisconsin and, each year, we are ecstatic to see the growing success of the Walk for Wishes at Milwaukee’s lakefront.

Since Make-A-Wish Wisconsin’s founding in 1984, more than 6,500 children and families with life-threatening medical conditions throughout the state have experienced the transformative power of a wish.

Badger Mutual Lives United!

Employees donated $24,722.26 to the United Way campaign in 2018.

United Way is a nonprofit organization that brings together partners from various organizations to work toward common goals, resulting in a better quality of life for all. Since their start in 1909, they have invested over $1 billion to solve our community’s most serious problems.

Since 2008, Badger Mutual has been a participant and proud supporter of Girls on the Run.  Girls on the Run is an international organization that partners with the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center for an annual event in Milwaukee. The event encourages girls to use exercise and the development of healthy habits to build self-esteem and positive thinking. Girls become inspired and empowered by the event, learning what it’s like to be comfortable in their own skin and that they can take on any challenge they may face.

Since 1969, the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center has devoted their time to providing quality healthcare and health education services to underserved patients throughout the Milwaukee area regardless of cultural or economic backgrounds.

Badger Mutual Sponsors the Youth Wall of Fame and Teen Center

Each year UCC and Badger Mutual honor outstanding achievements by the community’s youth through the selection of five individuals for the Badger Mutual Wall of Fame. Students are nominated based on their academics, school activities, extracurricular activities, and dedication to community service. Their pictures and brief overviews of accomplishments hang on the walls of the United Community Center Learning Center.

Badger Mutual is proud to recognize the accomplishments of these outstanding students recognized at the UCC 49th Anniversary Dinner on May 3, 2019:  Marianna Espinoza, Alan Angulo, Bryan Mercado, Leticia Hernandez Salazar and Yosielys Vargas.

Wall of Fame – Where Are They Now?

Every year for the past 30 years, exceptional students have been selected for the Badger Mutual Wall of Fame.  We are so proud of all of our Wall of Fame Alumni and excited to show them off!

 

The United Community Center (UCC) provides personal development programs to Hispanics and near-south side residents of all races and ages in education, cultural arts, recreation, community development, and health and human services in an effort to help individuals achieve their potential by focusing on cultural heritage as a means of personal development.

La Galleria

Badger Mutual has chosen the artwork of many talented student artists from Bruce-Guadalupe Community School to be hung on the walls of the home office.  Each year our collection grows!  In addition to the visual impact the beautiful artwork provides, each student’s piece reminds employees and visitors of the patience, determination, and hard work it takes to be successful.   Badger Mutual is proud to support the young artists in our community and showcase the success and talent of the Bruce-Guadalupe Community School Art Program.

Through a partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Bruce-Guadalupe Community School operates as an extension of the UCC and includes a K4 – 8th grade charter school within its campus.

Badger Mutual 2018 Giving Tree: 120 Gifts Collected for the Don & Sallie Davis Boys & Girls Club

Our Christmas Giving Tree makes its grand appearance in our Conference Center right after Thanksgiving. Employees choose a card with a child’s age and gift wishes—and then purchase, wrap, and place the gifts under the tree. For some children, this may be the only gift they receive.

Christmas Present Wrap Party

Badger Mutual volunteers helped the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee wrap thousands of presents in early December.  Once all the toys are wrapped, they are distributed to more than 40 various Club Christmas parties so every child attending is guaranteed a present during the holiday season.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee has been helping local kids and teens since 1887. Today, it is the largest youth-serving agency in the city and has grown to be one of the largest Boys & Girls Clubs in the country. Their vision is to ensure the academic and career success of every member that walks through their doors.

Badger Mutual Insurance Women’s Amateur

The Badger Mutual Insurance Women’s Amateur held at the Brown Deer Golf Course is one of the largest amateur women’s tournaments of its kind in our area.  We owe the success of the event to the Brown Deer Women’s Club, staff at the Brown Deer Golf Course, volunteers, sponsors, donors, and the golfers.

2018 Results     Tournament Info

The Badger Mutual Insurance Women’s Amateur Golf Tournament benefits local charities including the Sojourner Family Peace Center and LOTUS Legal Clinic.

The Sojourner Family Peace Center is the largest nonprofit provider of domestic violence prevention and intervention services in Wisconsin, serving over 9,500 individuals every year.  Lotus Legal Clinic provides free legal counsel to survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking.