By ALAINA KORRECK
Shopko 

SYRACUSE — As excitement builds for the start of another professional football season, Shopko is giving children across the country an opportunity to serve as the “kick-off kid” at Lambeau Field, home to the Green Bay Packers, one of the most storied franchises in professional sports. 

Open to children ages 6 to 12 (entrant must be over age 18), the “Kick-Off Kid Contest,” sponsored by Shopko, will provide one young fan per Packers’ home game during the 2015-16 season with a prize package that includes four free tickets and a once-in-a-lifetime experience of running onto the field to pick up the tee after the initial kick-off. To enter, go to www.facebook.com/shopko and follow the instructions.

Each child may be entered once for each of the following Packers’ home games hosted at Lambeau Field this season. Games include Sept. 20, against Seattle; Sept. 28, agaisnt Kansas City; Oct. 11, against St. Louis; Oct. 18, against San Diego; Nov. 15, against Detroit; Nov. 26, against Chicago; Dec. 13, against Dallas; and Jan. 3, against Minnesota.

For the final home game of the regular season, Shopko will select five winners, with each receiving four tickets to the game. Fans will be asked to vote on which young fan will be picked as the kick-off kid for that game – encouraging voters to rally around their hometown representative.  

“Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin is one of the most iconic destinations in all of sports,” said Peter McMahon, Shopko CEO. “Many children dream about standing on the ‘frozen tundra’ of Lambeau Field some day and we’re thrilled to facilitate such dreams through this fun and engaging contest. We can’t wait to see the excitement on the face of the winners as they race onto the field to grab the tee.”  

Full details of the promotion with terms and conditions can be found atwww.facebook.com/shopko. Once entered, contestants are invited to “share” the contest with Facebook friends to encourage others to enter.

The contest will run through December 6, 2015 at 11:59 pm CST, with winners being announced well in advance of each game. 

Follow Shopko at Facebook.com/Shopko. For more information, visit www.shopko.com.