Seymour Middle School is Packers Character Playbook grant recipient

SEYMOUR – Seymour Middle School was among several Wisconsin middle school student groups awarded Character Playbook Community Impact Grants from the Green Bay Packers.

“Seymour Middle School eighth graders will engage in small acts of kindness by visiting and playing bingo with students at the elementary school and residents of a local retirement home, as well as creating and delivering cards and crafts to the local veteran’s manor,” a Packers release stated.

“Student groups, under the guidance of a Wisconsin school or nonprofit organization, were invited this fall to develop a service project to help their school, neighborhood or surrounding community. After the project proposals were submitted and reviewed, 10 group project ideas were selected to receive a grant.

“Groups selected receive grant awards up to $500 through funds from the NFL Volunteerism Grant to help finance implementation of the project.

Other recipients included Hi-Mount Community School in Milwaukee, Kiel Middle School,Youth Impact Club at Badger Middle School, Poynette Middle School HOPE Squad, members of the Pollinator People, a student group from Harborside Academy in Kenosha, Gaenslen School in Milwaukee, St. Clare Catholic School in Wrightstown, Mineral Point Middle School and Waterloo Intermediate/Middle School.

Each group selected has a project supervisor who will help guide the students in their project and to serve as the communication liaison with the Packers.