{"id":15611,"date":"2022-03-23T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T21:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.northwoodsleague.com\/waterloo-bucks\/2022\/10\/04\/bucks-seek-host-families\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:19:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T16:19:32","slug":"bucks-seek-host-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/waterloo-bucks\/2022\/03\/23\/bucks-seek-host-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks Seek Host Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Waterloo, Iowa &#8211; The Waterloo Bucks are now taking applications for host families for the 2023 season.\u00a0 Every year, roughly 50 elite college baseball players come to the area from all around the country to better their baseball skills and showcase their talent in the Northwoods League while representing the Cedar Valley in a Bucks uniform.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/waterloo-bucks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Adopt-A-BUCK-for-2022-Be-A-Host-Family.pdf\">Download the 2023 Adopt-A-BUCK Form by clicking here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Host families house and provide their player with support throughout the summer.\u00a0 Each player becomes a member of their host family during their time in the area.\u00a0 Hosting a player can be a rewarding experience, as numerous lifetime relationships have been forged between players and their host families over the years.\u00a0 Hosting a player provides an opportunity to establish new connections with the athletes, their family, and potentially their future. \u00a0The Bucks host family program offers the possibility to meet new people from around the country and show support to aspiring baseball players, while having a summer full of fun, sun, and baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 28 seasons, Waterloo Bucks host families have been an important part of the team&#8217;s and the NWL\u2019s success both on and off the field.\u00a0 Having a player become part of a local family helps these young men find a sense of normalcy in an unfamiliar city.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the Pitch:<br \/>\n&#8211; Provide a home and bed for player(s) during the Bucks season.<br \/>\n&#8211; Every member of your immediate family will receive complimentary Reserved Seat season tickets.\u00a0 Any family who hosts multiple players will receive Box Seat season tickets for every member of the immediate family.<br \/>\n&#8211; Your family will be invited to attend special events.<br \/>\n&#8211; The player will be a positive role model for your children.<br \/>\n&#8211; You will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the future of a young man.<br \/>\n&#8211; With 20 former Bucks who have made it to the big leagues, you might be getting to know a future Major League Baseball player.<br \/>\n&#8211; You have the potential for the creation of a long-term friendship.<\/p>\n<p>Families or individuals interested in housing a college-aged player and becoming part of the Bucks\u2019 family may apply by calling general manager Dan Corbin at (319) 232-0500 x2 or e-mailing corbin@waterloobucks.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/housing-flyer.pdf\">Download the Housing Flyer by Clicking Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterloo, Iowa &#8211; The Waterloo Bucks are now taking applications for host families for the 2023 season.\u00a0 Every year, roughly  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,44,124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-categories","category-team-news","category-the-hot-corner"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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