{"id":7484,"date":"2020-02-24T17:15:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T17:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/?p=7484"},"modified":"2020-02-24T17:15:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T17:15:53","slug":"nwl-share-the-glove-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/2020\/02\/24\/nwl-share-the-glove-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"NWL Foundation to Award 22 Youth Equipment Grants in 2020; Youth Baseball Grant to be Awarded in La Crosse Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/community\/share-the-glove\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-7485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/LAC-Share-the-Glove-Slider-Graphic_2020.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/LAC-Share-the-Glove-Slider-Graphic_2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27602%27%20height%3D%27347%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20602%20347%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27602%27%20height%3D%27347%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/LAC-Share-the-Glove-Slider-Graphic_2020-120x69.jpg 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/LAC-Share-the-Glove-Slider-Graphic_2020-151x87.jpg 151w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/LAC-Share-the-Glove-Slider-Graphic_2020-250x144.jpg 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/LAC-Share-the-Glove-Slider-Graphic_2020.jpg 602w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Through its Share the Glove initiative, the Northwoods League Foundation has awarded $100,000 in baseball and softball equipment to youth organizations across its 22 affiliate markets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rochester, Minn. \u2013 The Northwoods League Foundation will be awarding more than $50,000 in youth baseball and softball equipment through 22\u00a0<em>Share the Glove<\/em>\u00a0grants to be awarded this Spring. Each grant, with a retail value in excess of $2000, will include one sets of catcher\u2019s gear (plus mitt), ten fielding gloves, eight batting helmets, six bats and one bucket of practice balls.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven baseball grants and eleven softball grants will be awarded across the Northwoods League footprint to eligible youth organizations. Northwoods League affiliate teams will be coordinating the application process within their respective communities throughout the Spring, with the baseball and softball grants being allocated as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Softball Grants:<\/strong>\u00a0Battle Creek, MI; Fond du Lac, WI; Green Bay, WI; Kalamazoo, MI; Kenosha, WI; Lakeshore, WI; Madison, WI; Rockford, IL; Traverse City, MI; Wausau, WI; Wisconsin Rapids, WI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baseball Grants:<\/strong>\u00a0Bismarck, ND; Duluth, MN; Eau Claire, WI; Kokomo, IN; <strong>La Crosse, WI<\/strong>; Mankato, MN; Rochester, MN; St. Cloud, MN; Thunder Bay, ONT; Waterloo, IA; Willmar, MN.<\/p>\n<p>From the applications collected, the Northwoods League Foundation will select one (1) recipient in each community.\u00a0 Organizations must meet the applicable criteria, which includes compliance with IRS 501(c)(3) guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Share the Glove<\/em> program will be giving out grants for the third consecutive season. The Boys &amp; Girls Club of Greater La Crosse (2018) and the Viroqua Parks &amp; Recreation Department (2019) are the past recipients of the grant in past season.<\/p>\n<p>The Northwoods League Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that serves as a vehicle to transform a shared passion for baseball into positive change and support for communities. The Mission of the Northwoods League Foundation is to utilize the game of baseball to enrich the quality of life for children and families with an enduring and caring focus on Northwoods League communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, all of us can fondly reflect about a time in our childhood playing ball and how fun it was, never fully realizing at the time how much it also positively shaped our character,\u201d said Northwoods League Foundation Secretary Gary Hoover.\u00a0 \u201cThe Northwoods League Foundation\u2019s\u00a0<em>Share the Glove<\/em>\u00a0initiative directly speaks to making those same memories for children in the communities where the Northwoods League plays.\u00a0 It is a joy to make these grants possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To apply for this grant in the La Crosse market, <a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/community\/share-the-glove\/\">follow the link here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p><em>The Northwoods League Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that serves as a vehicle to transform a shared passion for baseball into positive change and support for communities. 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