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crsf camp 3: blue moon and blue fingers at the ironbirds game
last night we had the awesome opportunity to take the kids to an aberdeen ironbirds game! not only was it a blue moon last night, but it was a perfect summer evening in maryland. the game was a great success! we entered through a private entrance…
crsf camp 3: powerful stories
as another eventful week of cal ripken, sr. foundation summer camp comes to a close, campers reflected on new friends and new experiences in their final night. although getting the chance to play baseball and learn new skills on the diamond was…
crsf camp 4: the last hurrah
in some parts of the country, including our home state of maryland, many kids are already back in the classrooms and on school buses. fortunately for us, some of our kids have one last week of summer vacation so that we get to squeeze in one last…
writing new stories at crsf camp
we’re often asked “just what happens at #crsfcamp? what do the kids do? what do the kids learn? who teaches the lessons? how can just one week impact someone’s life? well…here’s our answer. #crsfcamp is a story. during a one week period, the…
dream day: our dream for all kids
fifty years ago today, martin luther king, jr. stood in front of millions of people at the lincoln memorial in washington, dc, and spoke those famous words ( which he apparently ad libbed ): “i have a dream that my four little children will one day…
crsf camp 4: lots of jumping, dancing, learning
relay race fun: campers had to walk (not run) across the turf circle and pretend they were putting things into a shopping cart. when they got to their counselor at the other end, they had to do five jumping jacks, shouting "i'm a star!…
life back at the office: no more camp?!?
as i sit here at my desk writing this blog post, i am a little perplexed because i am not out at camp enjoying free time or the ropes course and getting ready for dinner with over 200 people. for the past two weeks, the crsf program team and i have…
friday’s final thought: why not?
this past weekend, on her fifth attempt, 64 year old diana nyad achieved her dream: to become the first person to swim, unaided, from cuba to florida. that's more than 100 miles in choppy ocean waters inhabited by sharks and jellyfish! how…
spotlight on coach tim chappa
crsf travels up to neenah, wi, for september’s mentor spotlight of the month. tim chappa has been working in youth development for 9 years and has run our badges for baseball program at youth go for 4 years now. tim has been instrumental in the …
introducing new tools to help you keep kids safe
our kids can't thrive if they don't feel safe. a few months ago, we introduced access to affordable background checks through first advantage (formerly lexisnexis) along with a video that included excerpts from our daylong seminar from…