2023 IMPACT
Happy New Year!Thanks to your tremendous support the Greater Bucky Open had its most successful year and exceeded our $100,000 goal! We will be making a donation of $64,500 to CHAMPS For Children Facility Dog Fund as directed by donors, $25,000 to support innovative pediatric cancer research, $12,500 to patient and family support food program, and $6,000 to Bucky Badger student mascot scholarship program.
In total, together we have raised $728,145 and now have $1M in our sights.
LET’S DO THIS!
If you’d like to contribute to our efforts and support the below impact areas, please consider a gift here:
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GBO IS TAKING A BIG SWINGSave the Date, September 13, 2024
TPC WISCONSIN - check!
Alabama football weekend - check!
We will be one of the first official private outings to be hosted at the newly designated TPC Wisconsin golf course in Madison! Huge thank you to the TPC staff, ownership, and the Stricker family for their long time support. This is a big move for us and can’t wait to tee off at TPC with our GBO supporters! New exclusive sponsorships are also now available to help make this possible. Thanks for the support!
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2023 Greater Bucky Open Impact
CHAMPS For Children Facility Dog: WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN GREATER BUCKY OPEN DOG ON THE WAY! We received confirmation that our GBO dog will arrive in February 2024 and be put to work at the American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH). We are SO EXCITED and huge thank you to everyone’s support including our lead donors, the Kahl & Clack families.
Pediatric Cancer Research: Our GBO friend, Dr. Christian Capitini continues to advance innovative pediatric cancer research. Dr. Capitini is one of the original members of the national pediatric cancer Dream Team and more recently the co-leader of the developmental therapeutics program. Dr. Capitini and his team are developing an anti-cancer therapy called CAR T, which involves genetically engineering your body’s killer cells to fight cancer.
The GBO is helping fund critical technology needed to transform new types of CAR T from the laboratory to clinical trials for both children and adults with cancer. With the GBO support, AFCH, and UW Carbone Cancer Center plan to become a destination center for children needing CAR T.
Patient and Family Support Program: Since the beginning, GBO funds have always provided family meals at the children’s hospital. Our 2023 GBO support covered lunches 5 days a week for parents and siblings for 3 months!
In addition, with 2023 support we provided funds to update the Greater Bucky Open Family Lounge located on the 4th floor of AFCH. Dr. Capitini received feedback from his teenage patients and the GBO Family Lounge now has great video games and other teen activities to complement the fun provided in the lounge for younger patients.
During the 2023 GBO week, we partnered with the children’s hospital’s Child Life Team to host Bucky in the clinical waiting room. Bucky took photos, dressed wounds with his doctor’s kit, colored pictures, and generally provided big Bucky smiles on many sweet faces. Please see our Facebook page for some great photos of our visit! Also, the GBO toy drive was a great success again thanks to our lead donor American Family Insurance. The Child Life Team sent the below picture and message highlighting our 2023 toy delivery.
Bucky Badger Student Mascot Scholarship Program: As a former Bucky Badger student mascot, loyalty to the #1 mascot in the world is strong and the need for funding is known first-hand. To show our collective appreciation of Bucky, a small portion of the GBO funds raised provides a modest scholarship for the student mascots and will be credited at the bursar’s office for their tuition bill. On, Wisconsin!
If you’d like to contribute to our efforts and support the above impact areas, please consider a gift here:
Give Now
SAVE THE DATE, September 13, 2024The 28th Annual Greater Bucky Open will be held on Friday, September 13, 2024 (Wisconsin vs Alabama football weekend)
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Happy New Year!Thanks to your tremendous support the Greater Bucky Open had its most successful year and exceeded our $100,000 goal! We will be making a donation of $64,500 to CHAMPS For Children Facility Dog Fund as directed by donors, $25,000 to support innovative pediatric cancer research, $12,500 to patient and family support food program, and $6,000 to Bucky Badger student mascot scholarship program.
In total, together we have raised $728,145 and now have $1M in our sights.
LET’S DO THIS!
If you’d like to contribute to our efforts and support the below impact areas, please consider a gift here:
Give Now
GBO IS TAKING A BIG SWINGSave the Date, September 13, 2024
TPC WISCONSIN - check!
Alabama football weekend - check!
We will be one of the first official private outings to be hosted at the newly designated TPC Wisconsin golf course in Madison! Huge thank you to the TPC staff, ownership, and the Stricker family for their long time support. This is a big move for us and can’t wait to tee off at TPC with our GBO supporters! New exclusive sponsorships are also now available to help make this possible. Thanks for the support!
SIGN UP & SPONSOR NOW
2023 Greater Bucky Open Impact
CHAMPS For Children Facility Dog: WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN GREATER BUCKY OPEN DOG ON THE WAY! We received confirmation that our GBO dog will arrive in February 2024 and be put to work at the American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH). We are SO EXCITED and huge thank you to everyone’s support including our lead donors, the Kahl & Clack families.
Pediatric Cancer Research: Our GBO friend, Dr. Christian Capitini continues to advance innovative pediatric cancer research. Dr. Capitini is one of the original members of the national pediatric cancer Dream Team and more recently the co-leader of the developmental therapeutics program. Dr. Capitini and his team are developing an anti-cancer therapy called CAR T, which involves genetically engineering your body’s killer cells to fight cancer.
The GBO is helping fund critical technology needed to transform new types of CAR T from the laboratory to clinical trials for both children and adults with cancer. With the GBO support, AFCH, and UW Carbone Cancer Center plan to become a destination center for children needing CAR T.
Patient and Family Support Program: Since the beginning, GBO funds have always provided family meals at the children’s hospital. Our 2023 GBO support covered lunches 5 days a week for parents and siblings for 3 months!
In addition, with 2023 support we provided funds to update the Greater Bucky Open Family Lounge located on the 4th floor of AFCH. Dr. Capitini received feedback from his teenage patients and the GBO Family Lounge now has great video games and other teen activities to complement the fun provided in the lounge for younger patients.
During the 2023 GBO week, we partnered with the children’s hospital’s Child Life Team to host Bucky in the clinical waiting room. Bucky took photos, dressed wounds with his doctor’s kit, colored pictures, and generally provided big Bucky smiles on many sweet faces. Please see our Facebook page for some great photos of our visit! Also, the GBO toy drive was a great success again thanks to our lead donor American Family Insurance. The Child Life Team sent the below picture and message highlighting our 2023 toy delivery.
Bucky Badger Student Mascot Scholarship Program: As a former Bucky Badger student mascot, loyalty to the #1 mascot in the world is strong and the need for funding is known first-hand. To show our collective appreciation of Bucky, a small portion of the GBO funds raised provides a modest scholarship for the student mascots and will be credited at the bursar’s office for their tuition bill. On, Wisconsin!
If you’d like to contribute to our efforts and support the above impact areas, please consider a gift here:
Give Now
SAVE THE DATE, September 13, 2024The 28th Annual Greater Bucky Open will be held on Friday, September 13, 2024 (Wisconsin vs Alabama football weekend)
SIGN UP & SPONSOR NOW