| Players And Coaches Outreach |
| School Visits |
Going back to school is not something coaches and players take lightly. Maybe they read a story, talked to the kids about respect or answered questions. Regardless of the reason they were invited to the school, they are very aware of the impressions they leave behind. - Story 1 | Photos |Story 2 | Photos
The "NFL Take a Player to School" program brought Nick Barnett to Southern Door Elementary School in Brussels as a guest of fifth grader Brett Kinnard, one of 34 winners of the JC Penney Afterschool Program Sweepstakes. After the pair's arrival in a limousine, Nick had the opportunity to speak to the students about the importance of in-school and after school education, in addition to offering some football instruction. - Photos
Some of the schools visited by players and coaches included:
- Carl Traeger Elementary School
- Christ Lutheran School
- Clintonville High School
- Denmark Elementary School
- East De Pere Middle School
- Edgewood Elementary School
- Emmeline Cook Elementary School
- Koenig Elementary School
- Lombardi Middle School
- Nicolet Elementary School
- Notre Dame Academy
- St. John the Baptist School
- St. Mark Lutheran School
- St. Norbert College
- Waters Elementary School
- Webster Elementary School
- Webster Stanley Elementary School
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| Public Service Announcements |
The Green Bay Packers have supported various non-profit organizations through public service announcements. Players, along with local television stations, work together to raise awareness of important issues that affect our community. The following players and coaches have devoted their time and support:
- Coach Mike McCarthy - Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin
- Greg Jennings - Toys for Tots
- Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila - Humane Society
- Brady Poppinga - Boy Scouts of America
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| 65 Roses Celebrity Golf Tournament |
| For more than 16 years, the head coach of the Green Bay Packers has served as the honorary chairman of the 65 Roses Celebrity Golf Tournament. Coach Mike McCarthy, along with other Packers coaches, players and staff, have teamed up with Humana to raise more than $450,000 for the fight against cystic fibrosis through the annual golf tourney. Proceeds from the tournament and silent auction are donated to St. Vincent Hospital's Cystic Fibrosis Center and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Wisconsin. - Story | 2006 Photos | 2007 Photos |
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| Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon |
| The Green Bay Packers traded in their cleats for bowling shoes as they took to the lanes to have some fun while raising money for The Angel Fund for Children with Cancer, Inc. during the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon. The Angel Fund is dedicated to giving financial and social support to families residing in Brown County whose children are receiving treatment for cancer or bone marrow failure. The event, which featured Bennett, a former Packers running back and now the team's running backs coach, along with over fifty other current Packers players, coaches and staff, raised over $58,000 for The Angel Fund. - Story | 2006 Photos | 2007 Photos |
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| Green and Gold Gala |
| The Packers organization has been a strong supporter of the Green and Gold Gala, an annual event that aids Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, which offers diverse services to families in crisis and in need. In addition, players, coaches and staff members have made personal appearances to show their support. Packers President Bob Harlan and his wife, Madeline, served nine years as Honorary Hosts for the charity event. In 2006, Coach Mike McCarthy took on the role of Honorary Host. |
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| National Guard Challenge Academy |
Green Bay Packers players and staff continued their support of the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy by making a trip to Fort McCoy, WI. Players Rob Davis and Abdul Hodge visited with cadets during lunch and participated in a question-and-answer period that addressed issues such as work ethic, setting goals and building character.
The challenge academy offers cadets, most of them high school dropouts or at-risk students, the opportunity to turn their lives around by developing proper work habits and the discipline to become responsible students. - Story | Photos |
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| Campbell's Chunky Soup "Click for Cans" |
| As part of the Campbell's Chunky soup "Click for Cans" online program, fans were invited to vote for their favorite NFL team to help food banks in their community. The competition, which ran for one month, gave the Green Bay Packers an unprecedented fifth consecutive win in the online program aimed at raising awareness of America's hunger crisis. As a result of the support of the fans, over 14,000 cans (the equivalent of the weight of the entire Packers roster) of soup were donated to fifteen food banks across the state of Wisconsin. Noah Herron, Cullen Jenkins and Jason Spitz were on hand to help distribute a portion of the pantries' allocations of soup. |
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| Cerebral Palsy Telethon |
| For over 50 years, WBAY - TV 2 has played host of the local CP Telethon, benefiting the CP Center located in Green Bay. During the 15 hour broadcast, donors pledged over $1 million. Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy was on hand to participate in a Q&A session, in addition to updating viewers on the running donation total. - Photos |
