Sport United States Project #4458

Cal Ripken, Jr.: Send 75 Deserving Kids to Camp!

by Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation

Project Report | Oct 26, 2011
Heading to Wisconsin for camp in a day

By Janice Chan | Foundation and Grant Writer

Kids worked on their fielding skills

Unfortunately last August, Mother Nature got in the way and some of our kids were unable to come to camp, so we found a way to bring the camp experience to them. On Saturday, October 8th, we brought camp to 40 kids from our Wisconsin Badges for Baseball sites in Milwaukee, Beloit, Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, and Keshena.

In the morning, the boys and girls checked in for their team assignments and uniforms, including a baseball glove for each camper. Warm ups included relay races, agility drills, and lots of running around. Then the kids were off to various stations to work on their skills in throwing, hitting, and fielding, thanks to some help from the Wisconsin Lutheran College baseball team. The morning wrapped with fun competition drills and a Quickball tournament. Quickball is a fast-paced game similar to baseball, yet it can played by kids at all skill levels and can be played indoors or out. Then it was on the bus to Adventure Rock for—you guessed it—rock climbing. The kids had a blast pushing themselves to the top, testing their limits, and cheering on their friends. At the end, when asked, 100% of the campers said they pushed themselves higher than they ever thought they could on the rock wall.

We are grateful to the Wisconsin Department of Justice for their commitment to youth and also to all the coaches, chaperones, and local partners who helped on Saturday. The kids had great day, and we couldn’t have done it without the support of our partners, volunteers, and generous donors like you! Thank you so much!

Kids challenged themselves on the rock wall

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Aug 4, 2011
Lifetime experience for Mississippi kids!

By Jessica Lowe | Development Assistant

Jun 3, 2011
The 2011 Summer Camp season has begun!

By Jessica Lowe | Development Assistant

Handing out equipment and uniforms!

On May 24^th, the 2011 Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Summer Camp season kicked off! We welcomed 83 campers from Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri. As the 83 campers arrived, they filled their brand new book bags with equipment and uniforms to use for the week. (picture)

In addition to learning the fundamentals of baseball and softball each day, campers found themselves trying new things and overcoming their fears:

-“I tried to climb to the top of the rock wall. The reason it’s special is because I planned to go to the middle, but I pushed myself to go to the top.” Isak

-“Rock climbing was special because it made me push myself hard and try something new.” – Jalia

-“When we went to the obstacle course, I was scared to play on the big swing and it was special because all of my friends were cheering me on when I felt like I couldn’t do it and eventually I did it.” – Pareece

-“I gave up a position I wanted to a kid who also wanted it. I had to try a new position, and it felt great what I did.” – Marcelino

The campers were also asked to set some goals each day like those listed below:

-“A thing I could do for tomorrow is uplift everybody and cheer. I am also going to try to hit a homer.” – Shianne B.

-“Push myself like I did today.” – Isak

On Thursday, May 26th, the Maryland State Police stopped by to introduce the campers to two patrol dogs, a drug sniffing dog, and a hound dog who showed off his powerful nose. Maryland State Police officers and Deputy U.S. Marshals also volunteered as coaches throughout the entire week of camp. Two police officers participating in Badges for Baseball in Greensboro, North Carolina, also came up to coach even though their kids will not be coming to camp until June. (picture)

Check out this FOX45 segment about our summer camp!

http://www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wbff_vid_7715.shtml

There will be four more camps this summer, with the next one starting June 13^th. Thank you very much for your support and for giving our kids a once in a lifetime experience!

Hanging out with the Maryland State Police

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