| Packers Women's Association |
| The Packers Women's Association (PWA) members teamed up with the community to share their time, talents and resources. PWA, which is an arm of the Green Bay Packers organization, is a non-profit organization whose
main focus is to support the community through various outreach programs.
Membership in the PWA is comprised of players', coaches', and male staff members' significant others, in addition to full-time female Packers employees. |
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| Paul's Pantry Food Drive |
PWA celebrated its twenty-first year of collecting food and monetary donations by partnering with Festival Foods. During the annual PWA Food Drive for Paul's Pantry, which was held prior to a Packers home game, nearly $14,000 and 15,000 non-perishable food items were collected from generous fans. An additional 25,000 food items were donated to the cause, courtesy of Festival Foods and SuperValu, a food supplier to Festival Foods. Several PWA members also spent time one afternoon bagging groceries for Festival Foods shoppers in De Pere.
In 21 years of conducting the food drive, the PWA has collected approximately 595,000 non-perishable food items and more than $203,500 for Paul's Pantry, a supplementary food distribution program for the needy in the greater Green Bay area.
Along with the food drive held at Lambeau Field, PWA held an in-school food drive competition in which 18 area schools participated. Three schools, the top two collectors and a third randomly selected, were rewarded with a visit from Packers players. The students from all schools generously brought in an additional 24,532 pounds of non-perishable food items. |
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| Football 101 |
| Each year, PWA enjoys spending time with female Packers fans from throughout the state as the basics of football are taught during the Packers' Football 101 Clinic. The hands-on workshop for women teaches the
technical side of the game, while giving participants insight into the NFL and
the lives of NFL coaches' and players' families. - More Info |
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| Salvation Army's Adopt-A-Family Program |
| The members of PWA were happy to once again support the Salvation Army's Adopt-A-Family Program. PWA spreads cheer and joy to less fortunate families by fulfilling the families' holiday wish lists. PWA members adopted 24 families, all of whom received gifts and necessities. PWA and Festival Foods also teamed up to provide each family with a complete holiday dinner. Over the years, PWA has adopted over 275 families for the holidays. |
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| School Mentoring Program |
| PWA volunteered their time to mentor the youngsters at one of the area's oldest schools in Green Bay. PWA members guided students and worked with them on improving their reading and arithmetic skills at the at-risk school. |
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| Running to Cure Breast Cancer |
| Members of PWA backed efforts to raise funds to research and fight cancer by participating in the Breast Cancer Awareness Run/Walk. PWA members ran and walked to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer
Society's annual event in Green Bay. |
