Dec 17, 2021
Community
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana: Feeding the Future
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana fights hunger through programs and partnerships focused on distributing food and critical groceries to Indiana communities they serve.
Group 1001 is proud to support Gleaners and the #NoOneRunsOnEmpty campaign, fostering education and engagement resulting in increased awareness, volunteer hours and value of food donations.
“Group 1001’s support this past year helped distribute 82.5 million meals, assisted in securing additional funding and established new hunger relief programs, including Home Delivery, Gleaners2Go and the No One Runs on Empty awareness and volunteerism campaign,” said Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana CEO John Elliott. “We’re honored to have Group 1001 join us as a mission partner and help us help the people of Indiana with critical needs as we move into the new year.”
Learn more about Gleaners Food Bank by visiting gleaners.org.
Read the No One Runs on Empty campaign 2021 impact and results.
Jan 10, 2022
Community
RISE Drives Social Change Through Sports and Education
RISE (Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality, Inc.) is committed to educating and inspiring the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations in our country. With a two-year, $2M contribution, Group 1001 is helping enact change through programming impacting our ...
Dec 1, 2021
Community
Group 1001 and Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Partnership Surpasses 5 Year Goal
Group 1001 and Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation combined efforts to build a total of 10 Youth Development Parks over 5 years in 10 cities across the country. We surpassed our goal and have competed 13 parks together so far! Each park promotes an active and healthy lifestyle and provides educational opportunities through camps...
Sep 17, 2021
Community
Group 1001 Partners with RISE to Eliminate Racism Through Sports with $2M Commitment
Group 1001 is proud to partner with RISE, a national nonprofit educating and empowering the sports community at all levels to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice, and improve race relations. We share their vision that education and sports have the power to transform communities.
The company has tak...
Nov 13, 2019
Community
City of Toledo and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Unveils Multi-Sport Youth Athletic Field in Old South End Neighborhood
Rick and Nancy Corbett Athletic Complex presented by Group1001 will provide local youth with a clean, safe place to learn, play and grow
Toledo, Ohio (November 13, 2019) – The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and the City of Toledo today unveiled a new youth development park located at Danny Thomas Park in the Old South End...
Sep 21, 2019
Community
Olympians, Local Youth Join Law Enforcement Officers for Multi-Sport Mentoring Clinic
USA Track & Field Olympians, Mark Crear and Sharrieffa Barksdale, and Salinas Police Officers mentor at-risk youth at Ripken Foundation clinic
Salinas, CA (September 21, 2019) – The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Group1001 hosted a Badges for Baseball clinic yesterday with more than 80 local children. The event aime...
May 31, 2019
Community
New Read-Dunning Youth Development Park Opens in Chicago
The multi-sport, synthetic turf field will provide local youth with a safe place to learn, play and compete
Chicago, Ill – The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Group1001 partnered with the Chicago Park District to unveil a multisport playing field at Park 580 “Read-Dunning” in the Dunning Community Area of Chicago. The ne...
May 8, 2019
Community
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Unveils Multisport Field at the Home Club on the Sheth Family Campus of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area
New field in East Austin to provide Club youth with Boys & Girls Club of the Austin Area with a safe place to learn, play and compete
Austin, TX - The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Group1001 today joined the Boys & Girls Club of the Austin Area (BGCAA) to unveil a multisport playing field on BGCAA’s Home Club o...
Mar 22, 2019
Community
Local Youth Join Austin Law Enforcement Officers for Multi-Sport Mentoring Clinics
Austin Police Department and USA Track & Field Olympians Michelle Carter and Kori Carter to mentor at Ripken Foundation clinics
Austin, TX - The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Group1001, and Olympians Michelle Carter and Kori Carter hosted two events this week that aim to reshape the relationship between law enforcemen...
Sep 17, 2018
Community
Group1001, IndyCar Driver Zach Veach and EVERFI announce new STEM education partnership
Sonoma, CA - Group1001 and IndyCar rookie driver Zach Veach today announced a partnership with leading education technology company EVERFI, Inc that will bring hands-on STEM teaching to classrooms nationwide and inspire the next generation of engineers.
The interactive STEM education program, called Endeavor, introduces...
Sep 8, 2018
Community
Hall of Fame Running Back Curtis Martin to bring new synthetic turf youth development park to Pittsburgh
Together with Group1001 and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, the new field will provide local youth with a clean, safe place to learn, play and grow
Pittsburgh, PA - The City of Pittsburgh, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Dan Towriss, CEO of Group1001, today announced plans to design and construct a new youth athletic...
