{"id":37026,"date":"2026-09-03T09:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/?p=37026"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:57:33","slug":"woodchucks-ignite-roastar-turn-recycling-into-community-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/2026\/09\/03\/woodchucks-ignite-roastar-turn-recycling-into-community-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodchucks, Ignite &amp; Roastar Turn  Recycling Into Community Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Recycling Program Raises $3,000 for McLit<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wausau, WI- The Wausau Woodchucks, Wausau Ignite, and Roastar are excited to give back to the community with a $3,000 donation to the Marathon County Literacy Council, or McLit. The donation was made possible through the success of a season-long aluminum recycling initiative at Athletic Park.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the season, Roastar partnered with the Woodchucks and Ignite to provide co-branded aluminum cups in each outing area at Athletic Park. Both these cups and all aluminum beverage cans were collected from the Leinie\u2019s Deck, Leinie\u2019s Party Area, Aspirus Health Terrace, First Base Patio, and Section 200 over the course of the season and recycled. Woodchucks and Ignite fans helped keep 318.7 pounds of aluminum out of landfills this season by utilizing specific aluminum recycling bins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcLit extends our heartfelt thanks to Roastar and the Woodchucks for their generous donation. Your support strengthens our mission to Improve the Quality of Life Through Literacy and empowers learners across Marathon County to build brighter, more confident futures,\u201d says Connie Heidemann, Executive Director at McLit.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>McLit seeks to improve quality of life through literacy by offering a variety of programs. Some programs include education and tutoring programs, including GED help, English as a Second Language classes, and Spanish as a Second Language classes, as well as financial literacy classes, driver\u2019s education assistance, and health literacy education. McLit relies on donations to continue to provide these free resources to those in our community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Due to the success of the program, we are excited to carry it into our 2027 season! Thank you Roastar for partnering with us on our aluminum recycling program to help give back to our community.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>###<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The Wausau Woodchucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its\u2019 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 24 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 400 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019\/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com) and ESPN+. For more information, visit www.woodchucks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Woodchucks as your favorite team.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recycling Program Raises $3,000 for McLit Wausau, WI- The Wausau Woodchucks, Wausau Ignite, and Roastar are excited to give back  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":37027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news","category-update-ticker"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Woodchucks, Ignite &amp; 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