180 schools across Wisconsin receive trees after Bucks make franchise record number of threes at Fiserv Forum during 2021-22 season
American Transmission Co. (ATC) is donating 579 trees – equal to the number of threes the Milwaukee Bucks made at Fiserv Forum during the 2021-22 regular season – to 180 Wisconsin schools that registered for the 2021-22 Trees for Threes program. The program, which just completed its sixth season, calls for ATC to donate one tree for every three the Bucks make at home during the regular season.
To celebrate the culmination of the sixth year of the Trees for Threes program, the Bucks and ATC will hold a tree planting ceremony at Milwaukee Academy of Science. Students from Milwaukee Academy of Science will help plant one of the three trees the school is receiving from the program. Bucks Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility Arvind Gopalratnam, ATC Vice President of External Affairs and Communications Greg Levesque and Milwaukee Academy of Science Chief Executive Officer Anthony McHenry will also give remarks at the tree planting ceremony.
“Congratulations to the Bucks on a record-breaking season of three-pointers,” said Levesque. “Our partnership with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Trees for Threes program continues to be a win for local schools and the environment. ATC supports initiatives that have a positive impact on the environment, education and health and well-being to help strengthen the communities in our service area. Planting trees at schools aligns well with these initiatives and can be a valuable lesson for students.”
The Bucks’ 579 threes made at Fiserv Forum this season marked a new franchise record for three-pointers made in a season at home. Milwaukee’s 579 threes made at home were the most by any team in the Eastern Conference and were the fifth-most in the NBA during the 2021-22 season. The 579 trees were donated to 180 schools in 42 counties across Wisconsin. In six seasons of the Trees for Three initiative, the Bucks and ATC have teamed up to donate more than 2,900 trees to help make Wisconsin greener.
About American Transmission Co.
Formed in 2001 as the nation’s first multi-state transmission-only utility, American Transmission Co. is a Wisconsin-based company that owns and operates over 10,000 miles of electric transmission lines and approximately 580 substations in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. Our transmission network enables the movement of electricity produced from all forms of generation resources to areas where it is needed. Visit our website at www.atcllc.com.