KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan golf team has won the Helper Helper Team Challenge after participating in 860 hours of community service.
 
The Broncos attended 24 different opportunities and helped support 17 organizations during the challenge.
 
Helper Helper, a service tracking platform, has been making strides in encouraging college athletic teams to give back to their communities through their annual Helper Helper team service challenge. This challenge is open to all Division I, II, and III athletics teams that track their service through Helper Helper, and the top 64 teams are selected based on the service they complete during the three-month time period.
 
"Thank you to Helper Helper and the NCAA for putting on this challenge," said head coach Kim Moore.  "Being involved in the local community is such a huge part of our culture and our athletic department! Having this challenge was a big motivator for our girls.  I am so proud of their efforts and their willingness to serve the Kalamazoo Community this year.  We are National Champions, baby! Not every program can say that!"
 
"One of our key priorities is to create high quality connections between our student-athletes and the Western Michigan University community, and there is no better example of our commitment to that then the work of our Golf Program," said Vice President and Director of Athletics, Dan Bartholomae. "As the nation's leader in community impact, they have shown an incredible commitment to bettering their own experience and improving the experience of the community around them through unparalleled service to Southwest Michigan.  It is certainly a proud day to be a Bronco!"