Fill the Hill Brings in Funds News | October 7, 2023 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy Wisconsin Foundation Alumni Association Fill the Hill #UWFlamingoes #fillthehill Oct. 16, 2015, in Madison, Wis. (Photo © Andy Manis) UW-Madison’s annual “Fill the Hill” fundraiser brought in over half-a-million dollars this year. UW Foundation officials said Friday evening they’ve counted nearly 32-hundred gifts totaling more than 513-thousand dollars. Pink plastic flamingos filled Bascom Hill, each one marking a contribution. Fill the Hill has brought in about three-million dollars to support university programs, departments, and initiatives since it began.