CAL RIPKEN, SR. FOUNDATION'S
CAL RIPKEN, SR. FOUNDATION'S
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<strong>CAL</strong> <strong>RIPKEN</strong>, <strong>SR</strong>. FOUNDATION’S<br />
Aspire<br />
gala<br />
A TRIBUTE TO LIFE’S COACHES<br />
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
tHE aspire gala<br />
Each year, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation hosts a one-of-a-kind annual gala. The event honors<br />
leaders from the fields of sports, entertainment, and business. This year’s Aspire Gala will<br />
continue a tradition of honoring those who are truly making a difference in the lives of others. The<br />
evening includes a lively cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner, and program.<br />
The 2013 Aspire Gala Co-Chairs are R. Todd Ruppert, John Ryan, and Haywood Talcove.<br />
February 22, 2013<br />
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront<br />
Cocktail Reception begins at 5:30 p.m.<br />
THE <strong>CAL</strong> <strong>RIPKEN</strong>, <strong>SR</strong>. FOUNDATION<br />
The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, working throughout the country with<br />
Boys & Girls Clubs, P.A.L. centers, schools, and other youth serving organizations to serve at-risk<br />
children in America’s most distressed communities.<br />
Founded in 2001, the Foundation is led by former Major League Baseball greats, Cal Ripken, Jr.<br />
and Bill Ripken, and was named in memory of their father. The Foundation honors Cal, Sr.’s legacy<br />
and his philosophy that “everything you do in baseball you do in life, and everything you do in life<br />
you do in baseball.” Quite simply, the life lessons of leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, and a<br />
strong work ethic are keys to success for all young people, especially those living in disadvantaged<br />
circumstances.<br />
The Foundation partners with community based organizations and law enforcement to provide<br />
resources, training, equipment, a character education curriculum, and on-site program support to<br />
help kids learn these life lessons and reach their potential.
MUHAMMAD AND LONNIE ALI<br />
2013 honorees<br />
As one of the most iconic athletes of our time,<br />
world-class boxer Muhammad Ali leverages his<br />
fame in the most generous of ways. Muhammad<br />
Ali became the first person in history to win the<br />
heavyweight champion title three times. Most<br />
recently, Muhammad lent his name in support of<br />
the Hope for Haiti Now telethon, raising millions<br />
of dollars for desperate victims of that disaster.<br />
As testament to his work in developing nations,<br />
the United Nations named him a Messenger of<br />
Peace, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal<br />
of Freedom, as well as Amnesty International’s<br />
Lifetime Achievement Award. He is devoted to<br />
helping charities at home including soup kitchens, hospitals, the Make-A-Wish-Foundation, and<br />
the Special Olympics. Each year, he hosts Celebrity Fight Night, an auction and gala which<br />
has generated more than $60 million for charity. In 1997, he established the Muhammad Ali<br />
Parkinson Center and Movement Disorders Clinic at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix to<br />
bring hope, comfort, and treatments to patients and their families.<br />
Upon marrying Muhammad in November 1986, Lonnie began to assume responsibility for the<br />
coordination and eventual management of his business affairs. In September of 1992 she formally<br />
incorporated G.O.A.T., Inc. to centralize and license her husband’s intellectual properties for<br />
commercial purposes. She served as Vice President of G.O.A.T. from 1992 until the sale of the<br />
company in April 2006. Lonnie currently serves as Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors at the<br />
Muhammad Ali Center, a tribute to Muhammad’s accomplishments and the values that guide<br />
his life. The Center functions as a cultural attraction and international education center, infusing<br />
future generations from around the world. She and is a member of the Presidential Commission<br />
for the Study of Bioethical Issues. They have contributed substantially to the awareness and<br />
research efforts for Parkinson’s disease. She served on the Board of Directors of the Michael J.<br />
Fox Foundation and recently partnered with a major pharmaceutical company to launch a national<br />
campaign in support of Parkinson’s caregivers. She remains actively involved in various charitable<br />
and educational causes including being an advocate for children’s rights and Parkinson’s disease<br />
research.
2013 honorees<br />
ROBBIE <strong>CAL</strong>LAWAY<br />
Robbie Callaway is a lifelong advocate for children,<br />
especially children from the most disadvantaged<br />
circumstances. His early days directing group<br />
homes for juvenile delinquents laid the groundwork<br />
for his future national accomplishments. Callaway<br />
has played a pivotal role promoting juvenile justice<br />
funding and reform and the passage of national<br />
legislation, policies and programs that impact<br />
children. During his 24-year career at Boys & Girls<br />
Clubs of America, Callaway led a Government<br />
Relations team who, with strong bipartisan<br />
Congressional and Presidential support raised over<br />
$1 billion for the organization. He was instrumental<br />
in growing the number of Clubs in public housing<br />
communities from 23 to over 400 Clubs and was the driving force in BGCA expansion from zero<br />
Clubs on Indian reservations to over 200.<br />
He is a founding, past Chairman and current Board Member of the National Center for Missing<br />
& Exploited Children and is past Chairman and continuing Board Member of the Cal Ripken, Sr.<br />
Foundation. Thirty years ago he joined forces with John Walsh to pass the Missing Children’s Act<br />
and recently rejoined John to help pass the Adam Walsh Child Protection & Safety Act, the most<br />
comprehensive piece of child safety legislation in 25 years.<br />
Today, working with FirstPic, Inc., Callaway continues to advocate for national youth-serving<br />
organizations and foundations as he helps them “do the right thing for America’s children.”<br />
Callaway’s number one mentor was a D.C. Transit bus driver with an amazing heart….his father.<br />
UNDER ARMOUR<br />
Founded in 1996 by former University of Maryland<br />
football player Kevin Plank, Under Armour is<br />
the originator of performance apparel – gear<br />
engineered to keep athletes cool, dry, and light<br />
throughout the course of a game, practice,<br />
or workout. Under Armour was founded with<br />
a mission: to make all athletes better through<br />
passion, design, and the relentless pursuit of<br />
innovation.<br />
Today, Under Armour is a leading developer,<br />
marketer, and distributor of branded performance<br />
apparel, footwear, and accessories. The brand<br />
offers state-of-the-art products designed to help<br />
athletes perform better, including moisture-wicking<br />
fabrics, silhouettes, and color offerings for men, women, and youth. Under Armour product is<br />
available on UA.com and at more than 20,000 retail locations across the globe.<br />
The Under Armour global headquarters is located in Baltimore, MD, with European headquarters<br />
in Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium. Additional offices are located in Denver, CO, Hong Kong,<br />
Toronto, and Guangzhou, China. Under Armour has more than 5,000 employees worldwide.<br />
Together, Under Armour and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation are partnering to bring a clean, safe<br />
place for kids to play and learn in Baltimore City’s Patterson Park.
sponsorship levels<br />
HALL OF FAME $100,000+<br />
• Seating for ten (10) with a celebrity at one of our head tables<br />
• A photo opportunity for you and each of your guests with Cal Ripken, Jr. (ten photo passes)<br />
• One (1) Cal Ripken, Jr. autographed jersey with throwback signature and special inscription<br />
• One (1) Cal Ripken, Jr. autographed game model bat<br />
• One (1) Bill and Cal Ripken autographed baseball<br />
• Full page inside cover color ad in the Aspire program book<br />
• Featured on-site signage<br />
• Your name or company logo featured on the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation website and e-newsletter<br />
• Use of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and/or Aspire logo in your advertising and on your website<br />
PLATINUM $50,000 - $99,999<br />
• Seating for ten (10) with a celebrity at one of our VIP tables<br />
• A photo opportunity for you and each of your guests with Cal Ripken, Jr. (ten photo passes)<br />
• One (1) Cal Ripken, Jr. autographed jersey with throwback signature and special inscription<br />
• One (1) Cal Ripken, Jr. autographed Orioles game model helmet<br />
• One (1) Bill and Cal Ripken autographed baseball<br />
• Full page color ad in the Aspire program book<br />
• Featured on-site signage<br />
• Your name or company logo featured on the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation website and e-newsletter<br />
GOLD $25,000 - $49,999<br />
• Seating for ten (10) with a celebrity at your table<br />
• A photo opportunity for you and each of your guests with Cal Ripken, Jr. (ten photo passes)<br />
• One (1) Cal Ripken, Jr. autographed game model bat<br />
• One (1) Bill and Cal Ripken autographed baseball<br />
• Half page color ad in the Aspire program book<br />
• Your name or company logo featured on the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation website and e-newsletter<br />
SILVER $10,000 - $24,999<br />
• Seating for ten (10)<br />
• A photo opportunity for you and three of your guests with Cal Ripken, Jr. (four photo passes)<br />
• One (1) Cal Ripken, Jr. autographed Orioles game model helmet<br />
• One (1) Bill and Cal Ripken autographed baseball<br />
• Half page black and white ad in the Aspire program book<br />
• Your name featured on the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation website and e-newsletter
1427 CLARKVIEW ROAD, SUITE 100 • BALTIMORE, MD 21209<br />
1.877.<strong>RIPKEN</strong>.1 • <strong>RIPKEN</strong>FOUNDATION.ORG
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