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Packers Foundation Awards $144,250 In Grants To 61 Organizations
posted 02/27/2007
The Green Bay Packers Foundation has awarded $144,250 to 61 civic and charitable groups throughout the state of Wisconsin in its annual distribution of funds, Gary Rotherham, chairman of the Foundation committee, announced Tuesday.
The 61 groups were guests at a luncheon at the Lambeau Field Atrium. The luncheon is an event that brought all the recipients together and recognized the outstanding efforts and services performed by each of the organizations.
With these disbursements, the Foundation has distributed $1,618,376 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 28 grants - aggregating $79,750 - were awarded to Brown County organizations, among them Disabled American Veterans, Libertas Treatment Center and Salvation Army.
Additional grants, totaling $64,500, were made to 33 other groups around the state, among them the East Madison Community Center, Watertown Family Center and Center for Blind & Visually Impaired Children in Milwaukee.
Rotherham made the grant announcements during a press conference at the Lambeau Field Atrium prior to the luncheon.
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.
In the past year, the Packers Foundation also has distributed an additional $52,375 on behalf of National Football League Charities - $21,500 in "Community Quarterback" awards to civic leaders for contributions to the community, $5,600 in "Junior Community Quarterback" awards, $12,375 in the NFL's "Coach of the Week" program which honors successful Wisconsin high school coaches on a weekly basis throughout the season, $2,900 for the "Junior Volunteer Stars" grant, $5,000 in NFL "Join the Team" initiative and $5,000 in the league's "Hometown Huddle" program.
"The Packers Foundation is proud to award these grants today," Packers President/COO John Jones observed. "These great organizations being recognized today perform wonderful work in our communities.
"The grants, however, are just one component of the Packers' efforts in giving back. Our community relations department works with our players and coaches in making appearances at various functions. Also through the department, nearly 8,000 organizations and individuals benefited in 2006 from donated autographed items for fund-raising efforts that raised more than $2.5 million. And through our four major community events at Lambeau Field, families from the area and around the state are able to enjoy the facility."
The Green Bay Packers Foundation Committee includes, in addition to Mr. Rotherham, Ave Bie, Casey Cuene, Andrew Farah, Ed Martin, Bryce Paup, Mike Wier and Hon. Donald Zuidmulder. Margaret Meyers is secretary of the Foundation.
A complete list of grant recipients
Brown County Organizations (28):
1. AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
2. American Legion - Sullivan-Wallen Post
3. ASPIRO, Inc.
4. Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay
5. Brown County Library
6. Children's Promise
7. Disabled American Veterans
8. Einstein Project
9. Encompass Child Care
10. Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Inc.
11. Freedom House Ministries, Inc.
12. Green Bay Symphony and the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra
13. Hand-N-Hand of Northeastern Wisconsin, Inc.
14. Integrated Community Services Incorporated
15. Langlade Elementary School PTO
16. Libertas Treatment Center
17. Literacy Council of Brown County
18. N.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation, Inc.
19. Prevent Blindness Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
20. Reading Connections
21. Salvation Army - Green Bay
22. Service League of Green Bay (Back to School Store)
23. Special Olympics Wisconsin Northeastern Area
24. St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center
25. St. Norbert College - Athletic Department
26. St. Vincent Hospital Center for Childhood Safety
27. Volunteer Center of Brown County
28. YWCA of Green Bay-De Pere
Other Organizations (County) (33):
1. East Madison Community Center (Dane)
2. Madison Repertory Theatre (Dane)
3. Safe Harbor of Dane County, Inc. (Dane)
4. VSA Arts of Wisconsin (Dane)
5. Door County Memorial Hospital Foundation (Door)
6. Harbor House Crisis Shelters (Douglas)
7. Youth for Christ (Fond du Lac)
8. Watertown Family Center (Jefferson)
9. East Shore Industries, Inc. (Kewaunee)
10. Chairs & Cares Model Accessible House, Inc. (Marathon)
11. Above The Clouds, Inc. (Milwaukee)
12. Center For Blind & Visually Impaired Children (Milwaukee)
13. Creative SHARP Presentations, Inc. (Milwaukee)
14. Kathy's House (Milwaukee)
15. Kids From Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
16. Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services, Inc. (Milwaukee)
17. Prince of Peace/Principe de Paz (Milwaukee)
18. Ronald McDonald House (Milwaukee)
19. Wisconsin Foundation for Independent Colleges (Milwaukee)
20. Neighbor For Neighbor, Inc. (Monroe)
21. Outagamie County Senior Housing, Inc. (Outagamie)
22. Rawhide, Inc. (Outagamie)
23. Youth Educated in Safety, Inc. (Outagamie)
24. Racine Warriors Basketball Club (Racine)
25. Women's Resource Center, Inc. (Racine)
26. Time-Out Family Abuse Shelter, Inc. (Rusk)
27. Ventures Unlimited, Inc. (Sawyer)
28. Navarino Nature Center (Shawano)
29. Washington County Humane Society, Inc. (Washington)
30. La Casa de Esperanza, Inc. (Waukesha)
31. Tyme Out Youth Center (Waukesha)
32. Fields of Honor Military Veterans Museum (Winnebago)
33. Mount Tabor Center, Inc. (Winnebago)
Organization Speakers
1. Linda Bell, Director - Center for Blind & Visually Impaired Children (Milwaukee County)
2. Mike Lanahan, Chapter 3 Commander - Disabled American Veterans (Brown County)
3. John Harmelink, Youth Program Manager - East Madison Community Center (Dane County)
4. Jennifer Geiken, Director - Hand-N-Hand of Northeastern Wisconsin, Inc. (Brown County)
5. Tim Ewing, Director-Naturalist - Navarino Nature Center (Shawano County)
6. Tom Anderson, President - Racine Warriors Basketball Club (Racine County)
Green Bay Packers
Gary Rotherham, Chairman of Green Bay Packers Foundation Committee (speaker)
Bob Harlan, Chairman/CEO
John Jones, President/COO
Margaret Meyers, Secretary of Green Bay Packers Foundation
Ave Bie, Green Bay Packers Foundation Committee
Casey Cuene, Green Bay Packers Foundation Committee
Andrew Farah, Green Bay Packers Foundation Committee
Ed Martin, Green Bay Packers Foundation Committee
Bryce Paup, Green Bay Packers Foundation Committee
Mike Wier, Green Bay Packers Foundation Committee
Hon. Donald Zuidmulder, Green Bay Packers Foundation Committee |
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