Packers players present $250,000 to Wisconsin organizations

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The Green Bay Packers announced five Wisconsin organizations that would each receive a $50,000 donation, as part of the team’s community action initiative to support social justice causes.


The players, led by Geronimo Allison, Adrian Amos, Oren Burks, Elgton Jenkins, Aaron Jones, Corey Linsley, Will Redmond, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Za’Darius Smith and Dexter Williams, worked together to select the following recipient organizations: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, CASA of Brown County, House of Hope, La Causa and Sherman Phoenix. Each organization will use the donations to further the social justice causes championed by the players and their teammates.


“We’re proud to offer our support and contribute to the causes of five extraordinarily worthy Wisconsin organizations,” said Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy. “Our players have led the effort to expand our community action initiative this year by supporting groups that focus on empowering youth, creating economic opportunity and building safe and stable communities.”


The donations are a component of the ongoing effort by NFL players and clubs to improve their communities through programs and initiatives that reduce barriers to opportunity, whether through education and economic advancement, criminal justice reform or improving police-community relations.


Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee is the city of Milwaukee’s largest youth-serving agency and sees an average of 5,000 of Milwaukee’s youth each day to participate in academic and recreation programming. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee provides safety and support during critical hours of the day, as well as meals, strong role models, organized athletics and access to the arts, all to build the community’s social and economic fabric to ensure the academic and career success of each member.


“Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee would like to thank the Green Bay Packers organization as well as players like Adrian Amos and Za’Darius Smith for this generous gift,” said Dawn Matson, VP of Marketing with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. “The grant will allow us to continue providing a safe space, meals and programming across education, arts, sports & recreation, health & wellness and leadership & service to almost 50,000 kids in Milwaukee annually.”


To learn more or to get involved, please visit https://www.bgcmilwaukee.org/.
 
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