GMB is Honored to Sponsor The January Series on Thursday, January 20, 2011
For over twenty years, The January Series of Calvin College has been a leading lecture/cultural arts series in the country. Once again, GMB is honored to sponsor The January Series on Thursday, January 20, when Cal Ripken Jr. will present “The Keys to Perseverance.”
Retired from baseball in October 2001 after 21 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken, Jr. was entered in the record books as one of only seven players in history to achieve 400 home runs and 3,000 hits. Cherished by fans around the globe as baseball’s “Iron Man,” in 1995 he broke Lou Gehrig’s record for consecutive games played, and voluntarily ended his streak in 1998 after playing 2,632 consecutive games. Ripken’s name has become synonymous with strength, character, endurance, and integrity. His philosophy of working hard, playing with passion, and enjoying the game has made a tremendous impact on the sport, and on fans everywhere.