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Great Americans! (Green Bay Packer fans help Brett Favre's hometown rebuild)
HBO's Inside The NFL | 11-7-07 | Self

Posted on 11/9/2007, 5:33:55 AM by Veggie Todd

I watched HBO's Inside The NFL this week and they aired a piece about a group of Packer fans that have been making trips to Brett Favre's hometown of Kiln, MS to help rebuild houses destroyed by Katrina. It was mostly a feel-good piece, but I really enjoyed it.

This group has made about twenty trips to Kiln to help rebuild houses. I can't remember the exact number, but I think they said they've helped about 44 families rebuild.

While I was watching this story, I couldn't help but think this is what's right with America. People helping other people. I wish I had an extra truck or trailer to loan them for their next trip.

Maybe I'm getting sentimental in my old age, but I love hearing stories like this. If I had any extra money to donate, I would give to groups like this where I know 100% of my donation would go to work, and not into somebody's pocket.

Just thought I'd share... And if I don't post again in the next few weeks, have a happy Thanksgiving!


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: greenbaypackers; katrina; ms; wi

1 posted on 11/9/2007, 5:33:57 AM by Veggie Todd
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To: Veggie Todd; MotleyGirl70

So that is where Motleygirl has been.


2 posted on 11/9/2007, 5:45:54 AM by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: Veggie Todd

Ya gotta admire people brave (or drunk or silly) enough to wear a giant wedge of cheese as a hat.


3 posted on 11/9/2007, 6:03:22 AM by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam.)
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To: Veggie Todd
Thanks for this one. That's just the kind of people we are in (most of) Wisconsin, once you get outside the liberal enclaves of Madison. Brett's given so much to the people of Wisconsin, so these people just wanted to give a little back.

... and those cheesehead wedges have saved lives. People have used them as crash helmets over their faces and walked away from small airplane crashes, unscathed.

4 posted on 11/9/2007, 6:46:59 AM by mukraker
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To: mukraker

Gee. Do you think the Lions fans will do that for Detroit?


5 posted on 11/9/2007, 3:05:51 PM by 70th Division (If we loose the Republic we have lost it all.)
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