Anyone going to the Stockholder meeting tomorrow?

[LambeauLegs]

Had lunch with the Packers today. Each year the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce holds a welcome back Packer event in the Atrium at Lambeau Field. The group I am a member of the Madison Packer Backers goes to this event annually.

They set up roughly 90 tables or so in the Atrium at Lambeau Field. Then 9 Packer fans sit at each of the tables with the 10th seat taken by a Packer player or coach. The player at my table this year was Ed Williams a rookie receiver that most likely wont make the cut on Saturday but may be on the practice squad.

Here is a link from the Packer home page about the event

LB Sam Barrington receives 2015 community service award 



In years past I have had Sam Shields, Micah Hyde, Edgar Benet, William Henderson, Jermichael Finley his rookie season, William Henderson, John Kuhn, kicker Longwell before he turner purple and others.

Kind of ticked me off the table next to me got Lacy it would have been nice to have him

 

[LambeauLegs]

Oh then I took a tour of the newly moved and remodeled Packer Hall of Fame.

Here is what 12 of the 13 World Title Trophies look like. For some reason the very first one is not displayed.

 

[LambeauLegs]

The latest renovations to Lambeau Field were done without tax payer assistance:



Stock sale closes; shares top 268,000

The fifth stock sale in team history closed at midnight Wednesday with the Packers raising almost half of the money needed for the Lambeau Field expansion that’s already underway.

Final sale numbers are not yet available, but more than 268,000 shares were sold at $250 apiece during the 12-week sale, contributing roughly $67 million in revenue toward the $143 million Lambeau project.

“For budgeting purposes, we looked at what we did last time and estimated conservatively at $25 million,” Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy said, referring to the 1997 stock sale’s proceeds. “When you step back from it, it far exceeded our expectations.”

In the first two days of the sale in early December, 185,000 shares were sold, as the convergence of the Christmas season and the team’s undefeated record at the time produced immediate demand. In the final weeks of the sale, regulatory clearance was gained to sell stock in Canada, leading to roughly 2,000 shares purchased across the border.

“It’s a tribute to the organization, the support of our fans, and the uniqueness of the Packers,” Murphy said. “I think that really appeals to people. You can’t say enough about how appreciative we are for the support.”

Wisconsin fans purchased approximately 50 percent of the shares in this sale, by far the most by one state but a lower percentage than in 1997. Illinois and California were next with 8.5 percent apiece, followed by Minnesota and Texas with 5 percent each.

Before considering a stock sale, the Packers had secured all the financing necessary for the Lambeau expansion, which is adding two high-definition video boards and a new north-side entrance tower in 2012, and then 6,700 additional seats and a new entrance gate in the south end zone in 2013. The money from the stock sale reduces considerably the amount the team needs to borrow to finance the Lambeau project.

The sale more than tripled the team’s total number of shareholders. More than 250,000 new shareholders were added to the existing 112,000, bringing the franchise’s total to more than 360,000 shareholders.

That almost certainly will lead to the franchise’s largest shareholders meeting this coming summer, which in the past has been attended by between 10,000 and 20,000 people, some the guests of shareholders.

Murphy said the organization is discussing how to conduct this year’s meeting, given potential logistical issues, depending on how many shareholders desire to attend.

“We’re looking at all the different aspects of it,” he said.

The shareholders meeting, traditionally held in late July, is expected to serve this year as the unveiling of the new video boards inside Lambeau Field.

“I think people are going to be blown away by the new scoreboards,” Murphy said. “They’re going to enhance the gameday experience for all of our fans.”

Murphy added that the long-term impact of this stock sale will be significant, as well.

“Our fans are much more loyal and have a stronger bond with the organization because of our ownership structure,” he said. “To triple the number of shareholders, giving that many more fans a tie to the Packers, it really bodes well for the future in terms of the support we’re going to have in the years ahead.”

 

[GNG]

I wish every NFL city followed the same model the Packers did with ownership... Chances of the Pack ever leaving town are next to nothing... Brilliant move ... It sickens me when an owner buy's a team and just craps all over the entire fan base moving to another city ...


Unfortunately, the Packers’ ownership structure can’t be duplicated.

The National Football League (NFL) has formally banned any more Green Bay Packers-type ownership structures. Former commissioner Pete Rozelle changed the NFL constitution in 1960 to prevent another franchise from going to the Green Bay model. Article V, Section 4 of the NFL constitution, the “Green Bay Rule,” says that “charitable organizations and/or corporations not organized for profit and not now a member of the league may not hold membership in the National Football League.”


That's a dam shame ...

We Cowboys fans are stuck with Jerry.

 

[GNG]

Oh then I took a tour of the newly moved and remodeled Packer Hall of Fame.

Here is what 12 of the 13 World Title Trophies look like. For some reason the very first one is not displayed.

I'm jealous.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

We Cowboys fans are stuck with Jerry.

lol .. Jerry has been pretty good though, not one of the worst owners for sure... He might get too involved, but he certainly cares about winning, and cares about the product on the field even if some of his decisions are bad .. Some owners don't give a @#^$ at all...

 

[Moab]

If you want a truly shitty owner, become a Bengals fan where fat Mike Brown employs about 100 family member that do little to nothing to help the football product. There are a couple others like that, but they stick out...

 

[gandog56]

Nope, got my share, but over 1000 miles to go to get to the meeting.

 

[LambeauLegs]

Saw this pic on facebook that the Packers put out and was trying to figure it out. They had it titled "Good Morning from Lambeau Field"

Looks to be some sort of Grow lights or something with them keeping the field lit up all through the night?