Donald Driver Announces 2018 Driven to Achieve Award Recipients

Green Bay Packers Super Bowl Champion, All-Time Leading Receiver, Dancing with the Stars Champion and New York Times best-selling author Donald Driver today announced he will honor five Wisconsin individuals for their outstanding community efforts at the Donald Driver Foundation’s Fifth Annual Driven to Achieve Awards presented by Northwestern Mutual on March 24 hosted at Milwaukee’s historic Pfister Hotel.

The 2018 community leaders who will be recognized include:

• Brian Sonderman, Executive Director, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

• Gus Ramirez, Executive Chairman of HUSCO International, benefitting St. Augustine Preparatory Academy

• John Daniels Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Quarles & Brady, for his work with MKE Fellows

• Katie Sanders, Executive Director, Safe & Sound

Ricardo Diaz, Executive Director at United Community Center, will be honored with the Northwestern Mutual Leadership Award for his ongoing contributions increasing education opportunities for students, quality of life for seniors and neighborhood programming for residents.

Each leader will be presented with an award and a $40,000 donation to each of their respective organizations.

“The Donald Driver Foundation is excited to honor this amazing class of talented honorees that are working every day to make a difference in our community.” said Donald Driver

Donald Driver’s Driven to Achieve Awards presented by Northwestern Mutual was created to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of multiple charities, companies and community leaders on a national and local level. In the program’s first four years, more than $1 Million has been donated to charitable organizations, including the MACC Fund, Sharp Literacy, Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Blessings in a Backpack, St Marcus School, Journey House and others.