'Packers Tailgate Tour' Makes Local Stop to Benefit Portal Inc.

Port Washington and Saukville residents have the chance to get up close and personal with a handful of current and former Packers team members during an event held at Grafton High School on May 18.

Portal Inc. — a nonprofit that serves adults with disabilities living in Ozaukee County — was chosen to host the event next weekend as one of five stops on the "Packers Tailgate Tour," according to an article on the team's official website, Packers.com. 

Portal Inc. serves 220 individuals with disabilities, with 49 percent of those individuals residing in Port Washington, Saukville, Belgium and Fredonia, said Marlene Morgan of Portal Inc.

Players Charlie Peprah, Jordy Nelson, and Mason Crosby as well as Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy and Packers Hall of Famers William Henderson, Larry McCarren and Marco Rivera will all be at the event, which runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. May 18, with doors opening at 4:30.

The night "will feature a flavor of famous Lambeau Field tailgating food, giveaways, tour celebrity question-and-answer sessions and autographs," according to Packers.com. The four other Tailgate stops benefit a nonprofit in the following cities: La Crosse (May 15), Madison (May 16), Kenosha (May 17) and Sturgeon Bay (May 19).

General admission tickets cost $5 and include Tailgate Tour activities, food and beverage, and the Packers Q&A session (but not autographs). A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $30, and include: the Q&A session, food and beverages, and one autographed item.

For tickets, visit www.portalinc.org or call 262-377-4410; general admission tickets are also available at Port Washington State Bank locations.