Miners seeking host families

Augusta — The Sussex County Miners are seeking out local area fans and families to host a Sussex County Miner for the 2018 season. The Host a Miner program is a great way for fans to know the players and to go above and beyond supporting their professional baseball team. Plus the Miners will be giving a fantastic thank you gift (details listed below) for participating families.
Host families are needed for several reasons. Many of the players don't make a large salary and finding a 3-4 month lease is very difficult. Host families are also an immense help for players adjusting to life as a professional baseball player which can be quite rigorous.
Hosting a Miner entails many things. A player will need his own room (unless a family hosts two in which case they can share) with ideally his own bathroom and access to a laundry room and kitchen. Host families should be able to provide arrangements for players from May 1-September 15. Since the players will be provided dinner at the ballpark after each home game, the host family is not required to cook for them. However, if they want to make a home-cooked meal, it will be truly appreciated.
To say thank you to Host a Miner program participants, the Miners will give each host family a pair of 2018 season tickets. These special tickets feature loads of exciting perks that are listed below:
• Admission to all exhibition and regular season games
• Your choice of seats
• 10% discount at our team store
• Invitations to exclusive player meet & greets
• A Special Gift
For more information, please call the Miners front office at 973-383-7644 or email at contact@scminers.com
About the Sussex County Miners
The Sussex County Miners are New Jersey’s newest professional baseball team. The Miners are a proud member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball and play a 100-game season from May through September. The Miners play their home games at Skylands Stadium, one of the premier sports and entertainment venues in North Jersey. The Skylands Stadium Sports Complex is conveniently located in the heart of Sussex County and includes a 4,200-seat stadium, 17,000-square foot Event Center, 3-acre play and party area, an 80-seat farm to table restaurant, 3 concession stands, a Yuengling Ice Cream Parlor and a spacious parking lot. In addition to baseball, Skylands Stadium also hosts numerous events including food truck festivals, beer festivals, boat shows, and holiday extravaganzas, as well as private and corporate functions. For more information or tickets, sussexcountyminers.com/tickets/ or call 973.383.7644.