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Brewers, FOX Sports Wisconsin to take part in 'Give Back Game'
Corey Knebel

Brewers, FOX Sports Wisconsin to take part in 'Give Back Game'

Published Aug. 30, 2016 12:45 p.m. ET

The Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday announced plans for the "Give Back Game," an event that is a major philanthropic endeavor to raise proceeds for great causes. With the Give Back Game, nearly all proceeds from ticket sales from the Brewers final home game on Sunday, Sept. 25 against the Cincinnati Reds will be donated to charity.

FOX Sports Wisconsin has teamed up with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee for this event.

Fans can purchase tickets in person at the Miller Park box office, via phone (414-902-4000) or online by going to brewers.com/giveback. At the time of purchase, fans will be asked to choose between one of four charities for their donation to benefit: The Boys & Girls Club, Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, MAAC Fund or Wisconsin Humane Society.

Fans will be able to choose a ticket for $10, and can elect to contribute more in increments of $5 up to $50. (For donations of greater than $50, please call 414-902-4000.)

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Tickets will be made available by level and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning with Field Level, then on to Loge Level, Club Level and finally the Terrace Level. Fans can get the best seats in the house for a great price, all while helping local causes.

A portion of every presold ticket will also be donated to a general fund that will be split between the four participating charities. Season Seat Holders may contact their representative to specify which charity they would like their donation to go to.

After all of the fan donations have been made, the Brewers will contribute an additional $50,000 to the charity that generates the most donations. Regardless of the results, each charity will automatically receive a donation of $20,000 from the Brewers. Every ticket sold after today will result in those additional proceeds being added on top of that $20,000.

To help the cause, several Milwaukee Brewers players have teamed up with the four charities to help promote the game. Each player will use their social media platforms tweeting with the hashtag #GiveBackGame to promote not just the entire initiative, but also their specific charity's involvement. Keon Broxton/Boys & Girls Clubs, Corey Knebel/Make-A-Wish, Tyler Thornburg/MACC Fund and Scooter Gennett/Wisconsin Humane Society.

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