Scholarship Money Available For Athletes With Financial Need To Participate In The Games

The Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation (WSDC) is excited to announce that, thanks to an anonymous donation, scholarship dollars are available for youth and adult athletes with a financial need to participate in the American Family Insurance Badger State Games.

"We're extremely excited to be able to provide monetary support to those that may not otherwise be able to participate in the Games," said Ron Vincent, Chief Executive Officer of the Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation. "Having a place to play for everyone, regardless of economic background or ability to pay, is one of the key pillars of the Games. We are just ecstatic that we will now be able to provide this kind of increased support."

The scholarship money can be used by individuals or teams, for both the winter and summer games.

"We will be actively looking for local community support organizations throughout the state to help us get the word out and help identify those that may benefit most from this program," noted Tim Allen, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for WSDC. "Having this kind of donation will really help us get more people involved in the Games and physically active. What a great way to start a new year!"

For more information on the scholarship program or the American Family Insurance Badger State Games in general, log on to www.badgerstategames.org or call 608-226-4780.

The American Family Insurance Badger State Games major sponsors include Wausau Insurance, the Ho Chunk Nation, Charter Communications, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Time Warner Cable and Ministry Health Care with generous support from TravelWisconsin.com.

Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation is a non-profit sports management organization that helps develop sports tourism in Wisconsin and promotes positive lifestyles and physical fitness through amateur athletic events and health education programs. WSDC owns the American Family Insurance Badger State Games, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, Paddle & Portage, Shape Up Wisconsin Kids, Lighten Up Wisconsin and the Fit Kids Challenge. WSDC is also the local host of the Ironman Wisconsin triathlon.