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Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Milwaukee Bucks Join Stop the COVID Spread! Coalition Efforts
Packers players advocate for effort to curb COVID-19 spread in new public education announcement
Madison, WI -- All three of Wisconsin’s major professional sports teams are getting involved in a new coalition effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Today, the “Stop the COVID Spread!” coalition released its second public education announcement on broadcast TV and digital platforms statewide, featuring three players from the Green Bay Packers. The Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks are also joining the “Stop the COVID Spread!” coalition as it expands its efforts.
The latest ad features Packers players Adrian Amos, Kenny Clark, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling encouraging Wisconsin residents to do their part in the team effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19. “When it comes to COVID-19, Wisconsin has been playing a lot of defense lately,” says Amos. The players add, “There’s not much time on the clock, but with the right game plan, we can turn this around.”
“We know that everyone must do their part to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 in our state and we are pleased to join this effort through a public service announcement and encourage Wisconsinites to join our team in wearing masks, social distancing and washing your hands. It’s time to get in the game Wisconsin!” said Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy.
The ad with the Packers is the latest in a series of public education announcements launched by the “Stop the COVID Spread!” coalition encouraging the use of crucial safety measures to help
reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks organizations are also joining the “Stop the COVID Spread!” coalition, standing alongside the dozens of business and public health groups banding together in an appeal to Wisconsinites to do all they can in their personal lives to fight COVID-19.
“Teamwork is critical to success in baseball, and we are joining the ‘Stop the COVID Spread!’ team to encourage Wisconsin residents to take precautions,” said Rick Schlesinger, President - Business Operations for the Milwaukee Brewers.
“Stop the COVID Spread!” is a coalition of more than 35 of Wisconsin’s leading health care, business, and advocacy organizations who have joined together in a campaign to educate the public about the seriousness of the growing crisis in Wisconsin and the critical need for preventative measures.
“As Wisconsin continues to see the COVID-19 crisis grow, we must do our part to reduce infections and hospitalizations,” said Alex Lasry, Senior Vice President of the Milwaukee Bucks. “We are pleased to join the ‘Stop the COVID Spread!’ coalition and remind Wisconsin residents that now is the time to take action, get in the game and stop the spread of COVID-19.”
“We could not be more grateful to have these voices on our coalition team,” said Eric Borgerding, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Hospital Association. “As COVID in Wisconsin continues to spread at alarming rates and sets troubling new records every day, having the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Milwaukee Bucks speaking out on this issue could not have come at a more important time.”
You can watch the full video series here:
Thank you to these associations for coming together! The growing coalition is currently made up of the following organizations:
- Wisconsin Hospital Association, CO-CHAIR
- Wisconsin Counties Association, CO-CHAIR
- Wisconsin Grocers Association, CO-CHAIR
- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), CO-CHAIR
- Wisconsin Restaurant Association, CO-CHAIR
- ACHE-WI
- Adams County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism
- Alliance of Health Insurers
- Arts Wisconsin
- Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce
- Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin
- Association of Wisconsin Surgery Centers, Inc.
- Association of Wisconsin Tourism Attractions
- Badger Bay Management Company
- Bayfield Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Bureau
- Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Commerce
- Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce
- Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce
- Deforest Windsor Area Chamber of Commerce
- Destination Madison
- Destination Wisconsin
- Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce
- Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce
- Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Center, Inc.
- Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce
- Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce
- Forward Janesville, Inc.
- Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Fox West Chamber of Commerce
- Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce
- Grafton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Green Bay Chamber
- Greater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc.
- Green Bay Packers
- Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce
- Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce
- Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce
- Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
- Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
- Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce
- LeadingAge Wisconsin
- League of Municipalities
- Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce
- Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Medical Society of Milwaukee County
- Mequon-Thiensville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Metastar
- Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC)
- Middleton Chamber of Commerce
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Monona East Side Business Alliance
- Monroe Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Mosinee Area Chamber of Commerce
- New Berlin Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
- New Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
- Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce
- Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce
- Park Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
- Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
- Portage Area Chamber of Commerce
- Portage County Business Council
- Pulaski Area Chamber of Commerce
- Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce
- Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce
- Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
- Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce
- Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce
- Skiing Wisconsin
- St. Germain Area Chamber of Commerce
- Stoughton Chamber of Commerce
- Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce
- The Arc Wisconsin
- The Chamber of Manitowoc County
- Tomah Chamber & Visitors Center
- United Way Wisconsin
- UW System
- VISIT Lake Geneva
- Visit Milwaukee
- WAMD-Wisconsin Association of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
- Washburn Area Chamber of Commerce
- Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce
- Waukesha County Medical Society
- Waunakee Area Chamber of Commerce
- Waushara Area Chamber of Commerce
- West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce
- Whitewater Chamber of Commerce
- Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians
- Wisconsin Assisted Living Association
- Wisconsin Association for Home Health Care
- Wisconsin Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
- Wisconsin Association of Health Plans
- Wisconsin Association of Local Health Department and Boards (WALHDAB)
- Wisconsin Association of School Administrators
- Wisconsin Association of Surgery Centers, Inc.
- Wisconsin Bankers Association
- Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
- Wisconsin Builders Association
- Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative
- Wisconsin Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians
- Wisconsin Credit Union League
- Wisconsin Dental Association
- Wisconsin Director of Nursing Council
- Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association
- Wisconsin Health Care Association / Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living
- Wisconsin Healthcare Business Forum
- Wisconsin Literacy Network
- Wisconsin Medical Society
- Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
- Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Leaders
- Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association
- Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
- Wisconsin Propane Gas Association
- Wisconsin Psychiatric Association
- Wisconsin Public Health Association
- Wisconsin Realtors Association
- Wisconsin Safety Council
- Wisconsin Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association
- Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association
- Wisconsin Swimming
- Wisconsin Technology Council
- Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association
- Wisconsin Utilities Association
For more information about the Stop the Spread coalition and the importance of safe behaviors for both public and state economic health, visit www.wha.org/stopthecovidspread.
