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Volunteers back at Lambeau for first time, ex-Packer wants 15,000 fans next week

Posted at 10:48 PM, Jan 16, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-16 23:48:58-05

GREEN BAY, Wis. (NBC26) -- Ticketed Packers fans witnessed a Divisional Playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams Saturday night. They weren't the only ones back at Lambeau Field for the first time this season.

Some people haven't been able to work at the stadium throughout the entire Packers campaign.

That includes concession stand volunteers from St. John Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sherwood and even stadium sanitation workers.

"This is our [St. John] first game back and it's wonderful to be back in Lambeau," concessions volunteer Kathy Kesler said. "And we did receive wonderful complements from Rams fans as well, so it's been fun. And everybody's excited to be here."

"When they [the Packers] started bringing in friends and family, obviously it was a much lower capacity," Jani-King regional director Jamie Muniz said. "So we had part of the bottom concourse. Now, with upwards of 9,000 fans, we have 65 people [sanitation workers] here."

The concession volunteers used the sales they made to earn funds for kids at the St. John's school.

After tonight's game, former Packers star defensive back Leroy Butler tweeted he wants 15,000 fans at next week's NFC Championship game.

But the team hasn't made any official announcements on attendance yet.