{"id":2774,"date":"2017-01-07T21:59:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T21:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/thunder-bay-border-cats\/?page_id=2774"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:37:50","slug":"host-family-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/thunder-bay-border-cats\/host-family-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Host Family Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1655.68px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:21 \/ 9;--awb-object-position:50% 48%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" title=\"2025 Host Family\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2025-Host-Family.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2025-Host-Family-300x127.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-16836 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272456%27%20height%3D%271039%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202456%201039%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272456%27%20height%3D%271039%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2025-Host-Family-200x85.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2025-Host-Family-400x169.png 400w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2025-Host-Family-600x254.png 600w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2025-Host-Family-800x338.png 800w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2025-Host-Family-1200x508.png 1200w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2025-Host-Family.png 2456w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Your Home, Their Dream &#8211; Be Part of a Future MLB Journey.<\/h2>\n<p>Dear Potential Host Family,<\/p>\n<p>First, thank you for being here. It means the world to us that you are considering helping one of our up and coming players by providing a comfortable home for them during the summer.\u00a0 Numerous lifetime relationships have been forged between NWL players and their Host Families over the years and we expect more to develop in each future season.\u00a0 Children of host families have been fortunate enough to receive baseball tutelage and view NWL players as role models not available to most youth. Becoming a host family is a commitment, but it\u2019s also one of the best opportunities and experiences we can offer for both our student-athletes and community members!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-body-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-none\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color5);border-width:0px;background-color:var(--awb-color1);box-sizing:content-box;height:40px;width:40px;line-height:40px;border-radius:50%;font-size:20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-home fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Benefits of Being a Border Cats Host Family:<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Each member of your immediate family will receive FREE season tickets<\/li>\n<li>$250 Gift Card from No Frills Supermarket<\/li>\n<li>A voucher for 20% off team merchandise from the Cat Shack<\/li>\n<li>Passes for the entire family to any away Northwoods League game<\/li>\n<li>Host Family Appreciation Night at end of season<\/li>\n<li>The player will be a positive role model for your children<\/li>\n<li>You will be more involved with the community<\/li>\n<li>You will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the future of a young man<\/li>\n<li>You might be getting to know a future Major League Baseball star<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #c82027\">Ready to become a host?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Please fill out the form below to inquire about being a Host Family.<\/h4><\/h1><\/div><script 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