Retired Green Bay football player Gilbert Brown will visit 20 Wisconsin campgrounds this summer and fall as part of a fundraising effort supporting children through the Gilbert Brown Foundation.
Brown, known as “The Grave Digger,” said the campground appearances play an important role in generating resources for the foundation’s charitable work.
The nonprofit organization has raised funds for more than 150 children’s charities since its establishment in 2005 and provides assistance to families facing a range of hardships.
“It’s our fundraising events that help us generate the resources we need to make a difference in the lives of children who need help,” Brown said in a press release.
According to the foundation, support provided to families has included gas cards, access to summer football camps and funding for life-changing surgeries. Brown’s campground appearances serve as a key component of the organization’s fundraising activities.
The tour will run from June through early October and is being coordinated by the Wisconsin Association of Campground Owners. During the events, Brown plans to meet campground guests, participate in games and sign football memorabilia.
Some appearances will also feature former Green Bay football players Santana Dotson, Dorsey Levens, Leroy Butler, Antonio Freeman and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, depending on availability. Brown said the events are designed to combine fundraising with entertainment for campground visitors.
“We always have fun whenever we’re together,” Brown said.
The tour begins June 13 with stops at 松树林露营地 in Shawano and On The Rocks Family Campground in Gresham.
Additional June appearances include 冠军河滨度假村 in Galesville on June 19 and a series of visits on June 20 to 埃姆里克湖露营地及度假村 在牛津， 箭头湖露营地 in Montello and Grand Valley Campground in Dalton.
Brown will continue the tour June 27 at Deerhaven Campground in Waupaca before resuming appearances Aug. 1 at 红谷仓露营地 in Shell Lake, 切特克河露营地 in Chetek and Rock Lake Grill & RV Resort in Bloomer.
Other scheduled appearances include stops at 河边露营地 在史蒂文斯角， 金尼湖露营地 in Marion, 斯托尼溪房车度假村 in Osseo, 奥尼尔溪露营地 在奇珀瓦瀑布， East Bay Lodge in Lake Holcombe, 湖畔篝火营地 in Nekoosa, 福克斯山房车度假村和露营地 in Baraboo, Milton KOA in Milton and Wishing Well RV Resort in Fort Atkinson.
The fundraising tour concludes with Legends Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 9-11 at Champions Riverside Resort in Galesville.