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The Green Bay Packers organization has enjoyed tremendous fan support through its long and storied history. The community supported the team in times of need by "passing the hat" at games and by buying stock in 1923, 1935, 1950 and 1997, among other ways. To give back to the community, the team created the Green Bay Packers Foundation in December 1986. The Foundation assists in a wide variety of activities and programs that benefit education, civic affairs, health services, human services and youth-related programs.
Last year, in its annual distribution of funds, thefoundation awarded $171,237 to 85 civic and charitable groups throughout the state of Wisconsin, Casey Cuene, chairman of the Foundation committee, announced Feb. 26, 2009. With these disbursements, the Foundation has distributed $1,945,916 for charitable purposes since it was established in 1986 by Judge Robert J. Parins, then president of the Packers Corporation, "as a vehicle to assure continued contributions to charity."
The financial breakdown of the Foundation's contributions discloses that 32 grants -- aggregating $96,737 -- were awarded to Brown County organizations.
Additional grants, totaling $74,500, were made to 53 other groups around the state.
Under the Packers Scholarship Program, established in 2002, an additional $15,000 is being awarded -- $7,500 to Scholarships, Inc., for distribution to students in four-year colleges -- and $7,500 to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) for distribution to students in two-year associate degree or apprenticeship trades programs. The scholarship funds come from National Football League Properties which, at the Packers' request, returns to the Foundation royalty fees paid for using the Packers logo on Wisconsin automobile license plates.
The Green Bay Packers scholarship program is an educational partnership with Scholarships, Inc. and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The program was formed to benefit students from Brown County. Please contact the following organizations to see if you would be eligible:
In the past year, the Packers Foundation also has distributed an additional $57,000 on behalf of National Football League Charities -- $20,000 in Community Quarterback awards to civic leaders for contributions to the community, $12,000 in the NFL's Coach of the Week program, which honors successful Wisconsin high school coaches on a weekly basis throughout the season, $5,000 in the NFL Join the Team initiative and $5,000 in the league's Hometown Huddle program. By adding a fitness component to the Hometown Huddle project, a $15,000 grant was provided through the Youth Fitness Zone to build a playground.
The period for accepting applications to the foundation is now closed. Please request our 2010 application and guidelines after February 1, 2010. Written requests at that time should be sent to:
Margaret Meyers
Green Bay Packers Foundation
P.O. Box 10628
Green Bay, WI 54307-0628
(920) 569-7315
meyersm@packers.com
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