{"id":8518,"date":"2018-02-27T12:11:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/?p=8518"},"modified":"2018-03-01T11:14:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:14:56","slug":"northwoods-league-foundation-donate-50000-baseball-softball-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/2018\/02\/27\/northwoods-league-foundation-donate-50000-baseball-softball-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwoods League Foundation to Donate $2,500 in Softball Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Through its \u201cShare the Glove\u201d initiative, the Northwoods League Foundation will award $2,500 in softball equipment to one youth organization in each of its 10 southern markets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/community\/appearance-request\/share-the-glove\/\">To Register Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif;font-size: 12pt\">The Northwoods League Foundation is celebrating the 25<sup>th<\/sup> season of the Northwoods League by donating $50,000 in youth Rawlings baseball and softball equipment through 20 grants. Each grant, with an approximate retail value of $2,500, will include two sets of catcher\u2019s gear, ten gloves, eight batting helmets, six bats and one bucket of practice balls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Ten softball grants will be awarded, one in each South Division market. Organizations must meet applicable criteria related to IRS 501(c)(3) guidelines and the Northwoods League Foundation\u2019s Mission. The Rafters will be awarding one local softball organization $2,500 in equipment.\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: left;color: #333333;line-height: 24px;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;text-decoration: none;cursor: text;float: none;background-color: transparent\">Winners will be selected by the Northwoods League Foundation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif;font-size: 12pt\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u201c<em>Share the Glove<\/em> is an exciting opportunity for the Foundation to support youth organizations throughout our communities during the highly visible celebration of the Northwoods League\u2019s 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary,\u201d said Gary Hoover, Northwoods League Foundation Secretary. \u201cWe not only have the chance to impact those communities where the Northwoods League operates, but to foster a love and appreciation for the games of baseball and softball through participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif;font-size: 12pt\">For more details, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/share-the-glove\/\">northwoodsleague.com\/share-the-glove<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Through its \u201cShare the Glove\u201d initiative, the Northwoods League Foundation will award $2,500 in softball equipment to one youth  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":8524,"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":[15,1,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news","category-uncategorized","category-update-ticker-all-categories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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