Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Another reason to root for Green Bay

Support Green Bay;Annoy the Rich.  I prefer, Support Green Bay because I hate Steelers fans.  To each his own.  The Packers ownership is definitely unique and charming.  I think that if they are sold, the money goes to the American Legion post, although that may have changed.

Update: According to wikipedia:
Based on the original "Articles of Incorporation for the (then) Green Bay Football Corporation" put into place in 1923, if the Packers franchise were to have been sold, after the payment of all expenses, any remaining money would go to the Sullivan Post of the American Legion in order to build "a proper soldier's memorial." This stipulation was enacted to ensure the club remained in Green Bay and that there could never be any financial enhancement for the shareholders. At the November 1997 annual meeting, shareholders voted to change the beneficiary from the Sullivan-Wallen Post to the Green Bay Packers Foundation, which makes donations to many charities and institutions throughout Wisconsin.

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