Making a Difference in the Heart of Our Community

2020 Walk for Wishes

It was another record-breaking year for our Badger Mutual’s Virtual Walk for Wishes team!  Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, like so many other businesses and organizations, has been impacted by the pandemic.  Currently, there are 430 wishes in the pipeline, waiting to be granted once it is safe to do so.
To help grant as many wishes as possible during these unprecedented times, Badger employees rallied together to raise over $23,000 to grant wishes for Wisconsin children battling life-threatening medical conditions. Specifically, we were able to sponsor Jada’s special wish to have a camper.

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 over $28,000 to the United Way campaign in 2020.

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.

Badger Mutual Sponsors the Youth Wall of Fame and Teen Center

The Badger Mutual Wall of Fame, located in the United Community Center’s lower level, lines the hallway with pictures of UCC students recognized for their academics, extracurriculars, and community service. Each year since 1988, the judges, including a panel of school leaders and Badger Mutual employees, select five UCC students to induct into the Wall of Fame.

Badger Mutual is proud to recognize the accomplishments of these outstanding young leaders identified as the 2020 Wall of Fame Inductees:

• Alondra Mercado is currently a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is a recent DSHA graduate and is pursuing a career in Early Childhood Education with a focus in Special Needs.
• Denise-Arlene Cevilla Covarrubias is a junior at Brookfield Academy who is a two-sport student-athlete, active in many student organizations, has done research in Asia, and is enrolled in a handful of Advanced Placement courses.
• Leonardo Astorga is also a junior at Brookfield Academy. He is a two-sport varsity athlete who has a passion for physics. He hopes to study engineering at Case Western University after graduation.
• Dalia Chairez Alba is an eighth-grader at Bruce Guadalupe Middle School. Since second grade, she has been involved with the Latino Arts Springs Program and is interested in a career in the medical field.
• Rafael Morales is an eighth-grader at UCC Acosta Middle School. He is currently the Assistant Coach to the UCC Chess Club, participates in the UCC boxing program, and aspires to be a bio-mathematician or biomedical engineer in the future.

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

Each year, Badger Mutual chooses the artwork of 10-15 talented student artists from Bruce-Guadalupe Community School & Acosta Middle School to be framed & featured at an evening art gallery at the United Community Center (UCC).  In addition to the visual impact the beautiful artwork provides, each student’s piece reminds Badger and UCC visitors alike of the importance of patience, determination, and hard work. Beyond the gallery, the artwork can be seen on the walls of Badger employees’ offices, throughout the UCC, and on display at UCC silent auctions and fundraising events.

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 2019 Giving Tree

120 gifts collected for the Don & Sallie Davis Boys & Girls Club!

Our Christmas Giving Tree makes its grand appearance in the Badger Mutual Conference Center right after Thanksgiving. After choosing a card with a child’s age and gift wishes, employees purchase, wrap, and place the gifts under the tree. The gifts are then delivered to the children’s families to place under their own tree, making the holiday season a little brighter for neighborhood families in need.

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.

Badger Elves joining in on the Wrap Party fun at the Don & Sallie Davis Boys & Girls Club

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.

2020 Results

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.

Cookies for Cops

Each year, the Badger elves start their busy holiday season early, delivering dozens of homemade Christmas cookies to the hardworking Milwaukee Police Officers at Districts 2 and 3. Thank you to all officers, here and everywhere, for serving and protecting the communities we love.