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do you believe in me?
this speech was made a few years ago by then 5 th grader dalton sherman to 20,000 teachers and school staff of the dallas independent school district. its message, however, is not only timeless but rings true for anyone whose goal is to help kids…
teaching kids about healthy choices with the nutrition edition
lekita jones is a program staff member with the boys & girls clubs of southeastern michigan. healthy choices, healthy children: nutrition edition is a very good program for our club. it provides a strong yet understandable message to our…
what makes for a great volunteer experience?
this week is national volunteer week. although some of us are paid staff at our organizations, most if not all of us have been volunteers at some point. as youth-serving organizations and non-profits, volunteers play a huge role in the success of…
icebreakers: name touch
icebreakers are a great tool for people to get more comfortable with one another. that starts with learning names. we believe in making it fun, and this icebreaker does just that! name touch: · group size : 5 – 30 · length of…
do you screen your staff and volunteers annually?
april is national child abuse prevention month. it is also the time of year when we put our annual team background checks on the calendar. background checks are one of the most basic practices when it comes to keeping kids safe, and it’s a good…
what does it mean to be uncommon?
remarkable, exceptional, out of the ordinary, rare…these are all words that you find in the definition for uncommon. uncommon people are everywhere you look. cal, jr. and bill were fortunate enough to have a father who was an uncommon man who…
#crsfcamp is in full swing!
seems like we blinked and we are already into our second session of cal ripken, sr. foundation summer camp! we’ll share more highlights later, but in the meantime, you can get live updates and pictures from our program team via twitter! even if…
friday’s final thought: father’s day
each june, we celebrate skinned knees and fishing trips. we celebrate baseball games and soccer matches. we celebrate the kings of early morning day-care drop off and the stay-at-home laundry masters. we celebrate the day-shift, the night-shift,…
crsf camp 3: different states, same hopes and dreams
as we do every year, we cap off the summer with two weeks of back to back camp! today, we get ready to greet about 200 boys and girls for their last hurrah before they head back to school. this week, they come to us from 11 different states:…
crsf camp 3: day 1 on the field
the third week of camp is upon us! it’s truly shaping up to be another incredible week. just right now, as i sit here in the press box and write about this awesome week, i watched a girl come up to bat who looks as she has never picked up a bat…