About their experience:

“We had a blast watching Nick pitch and see the camaraderie between him and his teammates.  They squirreled around and had a lot of fun!  During the season, we began to get to know the other players as well especially because we had the opportunity to sit with other host families.  We felt like we were a part of the game each time we stepped into the Chinooks stands.”

“We had an opportunity to meet Nick’s parents, Mary and Greg Brown!  What a nice family!  They have raised such a respectful young man!” 

“Nick was not only an amazing ball player, but an excellent role model for our two girls (age 13 and 14). He took three summer online college courses while playing for the Chinooks and completed several hours of community service to maintain his school scholarship. He was diligent in his studies and was committed to his team. He treated our girls like sisters: he took them out for ice-cream on his days off, gave them softball tips (bunting, pitching), and talked to them about “lessons learned” in high school.  He was so respectful and grateful for the experience. It was very hard to see him leave at the end of the season. Yes, we got pretty choked up!  The good news is…we have stayed in touch and look forward to seeing him continue to grow as a baseball player and a fine young man. “

“We just received a Christmas card from Nick’s parents (Mary and Greg)!  They wrote beautiful paragraph about Nick’s experience as a Chinook and mentioned our family.  The girls screamed, “Yah, we made the Christmas card…we are family!”