NEW ULM - To some Minnesotans, saying Carol Green is a typical Green Bay Packers fan might have a ring of truth to it.
Green professes to be a Packers fan. She wears her green Packers jersey with a pin that has the team's logo on one side of the jersey and a yellow button with the statement "I told you God is a Packers fan" on the other.
Her jersey bears the number 30 and has the name of the appropriate player, former Packers running back Ahman Green, whose last name, coincidentally, is the same as the owner of this particular jersey.
On days when her adopted heroes win, Green comes to work at Curves dressed in the full kit - she has her Ahman Green jersey, foam cheese cowboy hat, yellow pants and green Crocs that have the Packers' name on them.
On Monday, Green's attire was mostly black. Her team lost to the Dallas Cowboys late Sunday night, 27 to 16.
"When they loose, I come in Packer black," Green said.
Sure enough, on Monday, she wore a black turtleneck with the Packers' 'G' helmet logo on the neck and black pants.
It's important to note that Green was, at one time, a fan of the Oakland Raiders during the time she was living in California, which was before quarterback George Blanda retired.
She says she's been a Packers fan for the last 14 years.
But ever since Green shot her mouth off to some of her clients, as she said, she's made a bet with some of them. Now, Green has become a supporter of another team - the American Cancer Society.
The bet doesn't hinge on any one particular game, but it works like a typical wager.
If Curves can raise $2,000 for the society, Green will dye her hair purple and gold - colors of the Minnesota Vikings. If the effort can hit the $4,000 mark, the purple-and-gold dye job will become permanent, she said.
"I believe in the cause. It's a good cause and I will follow through if the girls win," Green said.
Curves participates in other charity events. It is involved with the March of Dimes, the United Way Day of Caring. It has raised money and goods for the local foodshelf and has collected coats for charity.
A jar decorated in purple and gold sits on the counter of the front desk at Curves specifically for the contest donations.
"I think we'll have to have a can for the Packers fans who want to negate the purple," Green joked.
Aside from Packers games, Green has another event coming up. Curves will host a 'Girls' Night In' that will serve as an open house on Oct. 23 from 6-8:30 p.m.
