Last month, we held our first groundbreaking ceremony at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, and now we are excited to head to Fredericksburg, VA to help address the growing needs of the area’s youth.
Starting Monday, The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation will be building the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Youth Sports and Development Complex. Strategically located in the City of Fredericksburg and easily accessible to both Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties, this facility will become the cornerstone for much of the Foundation’s work in the region.
The center is designed to use baseball and softball themed programs to address a variety of youth development needs, including character development, health, physical education, culture, and history. The facility will include stations throughout that support the 12 life lessons of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s Healthy Choices, Healthy Children character development curriculum.
The goal is to create three ball fields in partnership with the City of Fredericksburg. One of the fields in the project is being built solely to meet the needs of anyone with a physical or mental disability.
The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation plans to take this program national over the coming years. Growing up, we were fortunate to learn valuable life lessons on the field, and we’re glad we can give the same opportunity to young players.
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Ripken Baseball represents the endeavors of Cal Ripken, Jr. and his brother Bill Ripken since they retired from playing baseball professionally. The Baltimore-based company is on a mission to grow the game of baseball worldwide, the Ripken Way.
