MACC Fund

Northwestern Mutual Commits $5 Million to Children's Wisconsin and the MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Largest Standalone Donation

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

To support those affected both nationwide and in its hometown of Milwaukee, Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, today announced a $5 million commitment to Children's Wisconsin to support its MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

Key Points: 
  • To support those affected both nationwide and in its hometown of Milwaukee, Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, today announced a $5 million commitment to Children's Wisconsin to support its MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
  • The funding, which will span across five years through 2025, represents the company's largest standalone donation connected to its national philanthropic cause of childhood cancer.
  • It will also expand existing programs and services, such as the Northwestern Mutual Day Hospital for Childhood Cancer , to continue to provide outpatient care for children with cancer and blood disorders.
  • Today, more and more families are choosing the MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Wisconsin, the largest cancer program in Wisconsin and one of the top programs in the country.

Aaron Rodgers Receives Honorary Degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Friday, June 1, 2018

GREEN BAY, Wis., May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) bestowed an honorary doctorate of humanities degree to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers today for his commitment to end childhood cancer and blood disorders.

Key Points: 
  • GREEN BAY, Wis., May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) bestowed an honorary doctorate of humanities degree to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers today for his commitment to end childhood cancer and blood disorders.
  • One of the highest honors that an educational institution can award is an honorary degree.
  • Rodgers' was bestowed the honorary degree in recognition for his exemplary commitment to improve health for children facing cancer.
  • "MCW's conferral of an honorary degree on Aaron Rodgers not only honors this extraordinary individual, but also the MACC Fund's special relationship with the Medical College of Wisconsin," said Jon McGlocklin, co-founder and president of the MACC Fund.