Life lessons from March Madness
Buzzer beaters, Cinderella stories, bracket busters, shocking upsets…March Madness is the cliché of the sporting world.As a sporting fan, this may very well be my favorite time of the year.…
Tuesdays with Travis: Atlanta Quickball Tournament
This past Saturday, March 16th, Chris (@Chris_CRSF) and I (@Travis_CRSF) facilitated a Quickball Tournament located at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta’s Warren Unit. We had teams from…
Safe to Compete: Protecting Child Athletes from Sexual Abuse
“We can’t prevent what we don’t know about.†– Sharon Cooper, MD, FAAPProtecting children and providing them safe spaces in which they can learn, play, and grow is central to…
Friday’s Final Thought: Together
As we come up to one of my favorite times of year, March Madness, I always get excited about the opportunity to watch great stories of underdogs, buzzer beaters, and…
Follow Friday: Program Team on Twitter
Although we’ve been tweeting as @CalRipkenSrFdn for awhile, the program team is sometimes in several different states at once. While @CalRipkenSrFdn remains the handle to follow for all general Cal…
Introducing the Healthy Choices, Healthy Children Nutrition Edition
Ask and you shall receive! The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation (CRSF) heard its community partners loud and clear when they expressed a strong interest in the nutrition of their youth. …
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Like the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation on Facebook! Help us get to 2,632 fans by the start of the baseball season! Simply fill out the contest form attached to this…
Tuesdays with Travis: Teach me how to study
Every year in Maryland, children in grades 3-8 are required to participate in the Maryland School Assessments (MSA’s) in early March. These achievement tests are standardized math and reading based…
And the contest winners are…
Thank you for getting the word out to your teammates! That last push really made a difference as some organizations pulled ahead of others late last week. Drum roll, please….The three…
Home Run Series: Ernie Graham
It takes courage to be honest, to admit to one’s mistakes, and to learn from them. It takes even more courage to talk about these mistakes openly so that others…