September 29, 2015, will be an amazing day for a couple reasons.  But with your help, it could be amazing for a couple hundred or even thousand reasons…OneSeptember 29 will…

Have you ever thought about just how much we speak with other people during the course of a day? According to a study from the University of Missouri, we spend…

Being an Uncommon Athlete is about the small choices you and I make every day.Here is a story about a group of people, a crowd of spectators, who noticed a…

Ever wonder, hmm…how do people gain the attention of a group?There are many techniques to use for getting the attention of a group. Here at the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation,…

Is it to improve health, get in shape, or is it just for personal enjoyment? According to the Harvard Opinion Research Program and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…

Editor’s Note: Time flies when you’re having fun! Now it’s more than halfway through July, and I realized we had not introduced the wonderful students joining the program team as…

Editor’s Note: This month, a familiar face reappeared at the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation. Darius Gardner was an intern with us last summer, and after completing his senior year of…

We have had a lot of new coaches and mentors sign up recently—especially from the Golden State of California—but whether this is your first time here or your 100th, we…

Choosing the path that we want to take for our future can be difficult. There may be some obstacles or unexpected challenges that come in your way that may make…