GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A photo submitted by an Appleton woman will appear on a Green Bay Packers ticket for one game this upcoming season.
Team officials announced Monday that Laura Fischer’s photo was selected as the winner of the Packers Ticket Takeover Contest.
The photo features Fischer’s 3-year-old son, Declan, wearing a full Packers uniform, in a three-point stance ready to spring off the line of scrimmage.
In a release, Fischer says her son’s support of the green and gold is a way for him to be closer to his late father.
“One of the reasons I believe he enjoys watching the Packers so much is because it is how he continues to hold a strong connection to his ‘Dada,’ who passed away in November of 2013,” Fischer said. “When Declan sees himself dressed up as a Packers player on 80,000 tickets, it will give him a chance to be closer to his father and truly make his dreams come true.”
Fischer’s photo will be printed on the official tickets to the Packers’ Fan Appreciation game on January 3 against the Minnesota Vikings. Fischer also receives 2 tickets to the game and hotel accommodations.
She says it’ll be the first Packers game Declan attends.
Packers officials say over 9,200 photo entries were received. A panel of team officials picked 5 finalists, with the winner determined by an Internet vote of 24,500 cast.
