| Commitment To The Community |
| Appearances by Players and Coaches |
| The special bond between the Green Bay Packers and the community is never more apparent than when the players and coaches volunteer their time at schools, hospitals, fundraisers and other community events and programs. During 2008, players and coaches made over 500 special appearances. - More Info |
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| Donations |
The Green Bay Packers' reach is unmistakable and provides many opportunities for charities to benefit from the team's success. Donating merchandise to non-profit groups is another Packers tradition. The team's unmatched following creates a great demand for autographed memorabilia, which is demonstrated by the fact that signed items fulfilling 8,000 requests raised approximately $2.5 million in 2008. The events supported by Packers donations included benefits, charity auctions and raffles, in addition to school and community fundraisers.
In addition to grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation, separate cash donations to local charities and fundraisers have topped $1.4 million over the past year. This includes donations of over $550,000 to NFL charities and youth football. - More Info |
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| Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer |
| In its fifth year, the Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer was again a great success as nearly 800 bikers, Packers players and staff members took to area roads for a worthy cause. Parins, Senior Security Advisor for the Green Bay Packers and a motorcycle enthusiast from an early age, coordinated the first annual Cruise just 16 months after being diagnosed with cancer. The 120-mile motorcycle ride has raised approximately $250,000 for various cancer-related organizations, many of which he encountered during his treatment at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. - More Info |
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| Brown County Children's Charity Golf Classic |
| The Brown County Golf Course was the site of the fifth annual Brown County Children's Charity Golf Classic, sponsored in part by the Green Bay Packers. Packers President, Mark Murphy was joined by other members of the Green Bay Packers administrative staff at the event, which raised approximately $30,000. The proceeds were used to provide assistance to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Program in the Green Bay Area Public School District. The program helps with the purchase of school items as well as funds programs directed at removing the learning barriers that exist for homeless children and youth. |
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| Military Support |
The Green Bay Packers recognize the impact sports can make on individuals away from home who are serving their country. The Packers have made a commitment to respond to the hundreds of letters and e-mails received from deployed soldiers and their families by sending countless military care packages and messages of support. Many requests ask for the team's help to provide a distraction from the rigors of military life, while others request special recognition of a soldier at a turning point in his or her military career.
In February, the Green Bay Packers took great honor in hosting a send-off at Lambeau Field for the soldiers of Green Bay's Army National Guard Company B, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry. Family members and friends of the departing soldiers, along with the general public, formed the large crowd that gathered in the Lambeau Field Atrium. Following the ceremony, the soldiers made their way to a U.S. Army installation in Texas before being deployed to Iraq. |
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| Welcome Back Packers Luncheon |
| Hosted by the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, the Welcome Back Packers Luncheon is held each year to welcome the players and coaching staff back to the area for the upcoming football season. During the luncheon in 2008, the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce recognized tackle Mark Tauscher for the exceptional impact he has made in the community and awarded him the 2008 Community Service Award. |
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| Lambeau Field Concession Stands |
At Lambeau Field, volunteers staff the concession stands on game days with proceeds going to community groups throughout the area. Through this cooperative effort between the Packers and Levy Restaurants, more than $694,000 was generated for the 69 community organizations that participated throughout the season.
Also in 2008, the Levy Team at Lambeau Field won the Shared Smiles Award among all Levy properties, an honor they have achieved for the third time in four years. The award was a result of their ongoing support and commitment to local groups, including the NEW Community Shelter, House of Hope, March of Dimes, Salvation Army and many others. |
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| Midwest Shrine Game |
| For nearly 60 years, the Packers have designated one preseason game as the Midwest Shrine Game. Each year at the game, the Packers make a donation to the Shrine Tripoli Temple, which operates Shriner's Hospitals for Children. The facilities provide specialized medical services to children at absolutely no cost. Designated proceeds from the game were donated to the Shriner's Children's Hospital in Chicago, a facility specializing in helping children with orthopedic needs where kids from Wisconsin are often sent for treatment. To date, the donations have totaled more than $3.1 million. - More Info |
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| Bishop's Charities Game |
| Since 1961, the Packers have designated one preseason game at Lambeau Field as the Bishop's Charities Game. Over the years from this game, the Packers have given in excess of $3.4 million to the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. - More Info |
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| Internships |
| As an organization, the Packers employ 180 people full-time and more than 300 people part-time. The Packers also offer internships to young adults in several areas of the organization. The accounting, information technology, marketing, public relations, ticketing, training and fields departments all provide interns with valuable experience to add to their college class work or professional training. Coaching also offers a minority internship. |
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| Pro Shop Outreach |
The Packers Pro Shop encourages high school students to become valued employees by developing a strong work ethic and learning the importance of responsibility. Involvement spans several areas in the Green Bay community. Each year the Pro Shop hires two students from local high schools to be part of the work experience program. The program is designed to increase community-based work experience opportunities for students. One student is placed at the retail store, and one at the mail-order and warehouse location..
The Pro Shop also works in conjunction with local high schools and hires co-op and DECA students to develop their retail and marketing skills to enhance the curriculum set for them in their business classes. The student's grade is incorporated with their work experience.
Two $750 scholarships are offered to graduating seniors through Scholarships Inc., a local volunteer organization designed to help students afford a college education. One is designated to a student who will be attending a two-year school and the other for a student attending a four-year school. In 2008, Courtney Kettner of De Pere High School and Erin Stanley of Green Bay's Preble High School were chosen as scholarship recipients. |
