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🌱 Patch AM: Why Green Bay food pantries say post-holiday help matters most now
Coming up: Improv Comedy with Fish Sticks on the Green Bay Patch calendar
Good morning to you Green Bay! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Green Bay food pantries say post-holiday help matters most now
- How much playoff road games could cost Green Bay businesses this winter
- How one retiring TV leader helped shape Greater Green Bay’s community spirit
Also on today's calendar: Improv Comedy with Fish Sticks and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Green Bayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Green Bayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Windy; a little snow, with a high of 23 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Tuesday: A little snow, up to 1"; cold, temps: high: 19, low: 13.
- Wednesday: Cloudy and cold with flurries, with a high of 18 and low of -6 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Food pantries say need still great following holiday season (wtaq.com) — Food pantries in Green Bay say donations drop sharply after Christmas even as demand keeps rising, making winter and early spring their toughest stretch. Leaders at Rooted In and Paul’s Pantry stress that financial gifts and food contributions are still urgently needed, and they’re planning carefully to stretch current supplies through the coming months. 
• Businesses lose additional revenue with Packers on the road for playoffs (fox11online.com) — With the Packers’ playoff games all on the road, Green Bay and De Pere businesses are bracing for a major loss in tourism dollars normally driven by Lambeau Field crowds. Short-term rental owners, cleaners, and nearby bars expect quieter January weekends and fewer busy days surrounding games, even as fans still gather locally to watch.
• FOX 11's Jay Zollar closes out TV career having made a community impact (fox11online.com) — A familiar face behind FOX 11’s success, Green Bay-area TV executive Jay Zollar is retiring Dec. 31 after decades shaping local news and community projects. From Packers Family Night to the FOX 11 Food Drive and Golden Apple Awards, colleagues say his focus on serving Greater Green Bay has left a lasting mark.
📸 Around Green Bay
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Green Bay
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- Hockey: Boys Varsity Tournament
Champion Center , Grand Chute, WI - Wrestling: Boys Varsity Invitational
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
9:00 am - Meet the Fruit Bats of the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Green Bay, WI Calendar , 1660 E Shore Drive , Green Bay
1:00 pm - Dance Team Practice
AHS Auxiliary Gym
1:00 pm - Wolf Feeding
Green Bay, WI Calendar , 1660 E Shore Drive , Green Bay
1:30 pm - City Hall Closed
Green Bay, WI Calendar , 100 N Jefferson St , Green Bay
8:00 am - Dance Team Practice
AHS Auxiliary Gym
1:00 pm - Wolf Feeding
Green Bay, WI Calendar , 1660 E Shore Drive , Green Bay
1:30 pm - Improv Comedy with Fish Sticks
Cup O Joy Music Venue, 525 N Taylor St, Green Bay, WI 54303
7:30 pm
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
Friday January 2
Saturday January 10
📣 Green Bay Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wrestling: Boys Varsity Invitational
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
9:30 am - Basketball: Boys JV2 Game
Kaukauna High School
1:00 pm - Basketball: Boys JV-2 Game
Kaukauna High School
1:00 pm - Basketball: Boys JV1 Game
Kaukauna High School
2:30 pm
Monday December 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Come join The Gardeners Club of Green Bay for our first speaker for January 2026!
Learning how to plant more native species in your garden can benefit our feathered friends. From flowers to trees to "weeds," every native species… (Nextdoor Taylor St and Shawano Ave) - A garage fire in Green Bay displaces three people and causes $40,000 in damages, but firefighters successfully prevent major damage to the house.
4:58PM on Dec 27: Three people are temporarily displaced after a fire damaged a garage in Green Bay. (Nextdoor )
- Festival Foods posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk I (Part-Time) in Green Bay. Apply here.
- Merry Maids posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Green Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Green Bay here.
🗞 Nearby News
Howard
- Where to Dispose of Your Christmas Tree in the Green Bay Area (wixx.com)
De Pere
- Pages and Pours merges classic books with fine wines on Main Avenue in Northeast Wisconsin (fox11online.com)
- Keweenaw Teams Rule on MacInnes Opening Day (kbear102.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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