09/20/2026
A Letter from Our Founder, John Leep
Iโve spent a lot of today thinking about yesterday and the thing that keeps coming back to me isnโt the wiffle ball. Itโs the people. Looking out across those fields and seeing this community show up the way it does, year after year, is something I will never take for granted.
To our sponsors, donors, volunteers, teams, vendors, families and everyone who had a hand in making Stevieโs World happen, thank you. So many people give their time, their resources, and their hearts to this event, often without ever asking for recognition. You simply see something worth supporting and you show up. That kind of generosity is what makes this possible.
But at the center of all of it are our Stevieโs World kids. This year, Andrew, Selwin and Isla gave us three more reasons to remember why we do this. And they join a long line of kids and families who have become part of Stevieโs World forever. We canโt change the hard things theyโve been asked to face. But together, we can make sure they know they arenโt facing them alone.
Thatโs what I saw yesterday. A community rallying around families. People cheering for kids they may have never met before. Friends, neighbors, and strangers standing side by side because they wanted to be part of something bigger than themselves. We may call it a wiffle ball event, but Stevieโs World has always been about so much more.
It is a privilege and an honor to bring it to life every year. And I am deeply grateful for every person who continues to believe in it, support it, and make it what it is.
Stevieโs World may only happen once a year, but the love behind it reaches far beyond one day. Thank you for continuing to make this something these families can carry with them long after the last wiffle ball is thrown.
John Leep
Founder, Stevieโs World of Wiffle Ball