Like some 380,000 others, I'm a Green Bay Packers shareholder--hence, an "NFL Owner" of the only community-owned major professional sports franchise in the United States. While I'll never see any profits from my investment, I do have three benefits: (1) knowing that my investment keeps the Packers in Green Bay without significantly raising taxes on Brown County taxpayers; (2) this pretty green stock certificate on the wall of my office (much better than a Jay Cutler poster); and (3) the right to vote on the membership of the Packers' Board of Directors.
I could just stare at it all day, while making the championship belt pose.
So a few weeks back, I got a form in the mail prompting me to visit the Packers' proxy website in advance of the July 24th shareholders meeting. There, I can appoint a proxy to cast my shareholder's ballot in support of the new members of the Board of Directors. Most people just check the box to rubber stamp the prospective members recommended by the current Board of Directors. But I decided to make a statement with my ballot, and I hope others do too.
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