In 1950, the Packers were enlisted to promote the sale of U.S. Savings Bonds to the public. We have no idea how effective this type of promotion was in the Green Bay community, but if we were residents back then, we surely would’ve taken the team’s urging seriously and bought bonds every pay day.
A life-long Green Bay Packers fan, shareholder, and season ticket holder who splits time between Green Bay, Wisconsin and Illinois... over 200 miles from Lambeau Field.
Packerville, U.S.A. exists to share the experience of being a Green Bay Packers fan with other fans around the world. Some readers may never get to a game, or to Green Bay, or even to the United States. Our posts are for those fans — letting them experience what it’s like to be a season ticket holder, a shareholder, and to live (part-time) in Green Bay, Wis.