Sunday, May 21, 2023
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Palo Alto High School – Football Field
CO-CHAIRS
Maryam Neil
Jenn & Mike Kramer
A joy-filled afternoon of sports and activities benefiting underserved children throughout the Bay Area.
Join Wender Weis Foundation for Children for fun with fitness, sports drills, clinics, demonstrations, and a chance to meet Stanford athletes. Enjoy arts & crafts, face painting, photo trading cards, photo-ops with professional team athletes and mascots, pop-up fitness activities for adults—and more!
Event details
Wender Weis Foundation for Children’s (WWFC) proudly presents Children’s Champions, a family-friendly afternoon of sports, activities, art, snacks, and philanthropy. The event will feature:
- Interactive sports stations with athletes from Stanford University as well as some of your favorite Bay Area professional sports teams
- Photo opportunities and laughs with team mascots and sports heroes
- Arts and crafts for all ages, featuring WWFC commemorative tiles, creativity stations, and more
- Donation station for making greeting cards and collecting sporting goods, books, and art supplies
An amazing afternoon of family time that also supports underserved families in our community!
2022 Change Makers
NFL Legend Alex Smith and wife, Elizabeth Smith
and Special Olympics athlete and advocate, Justin Steinberg.
Our 2022 ChangeMakers Champions and Heroes live purposeful lives and provide robust examples for the next generation.
WWFC is proud to partner with Special Olympics of Northern California as we honor Alex & Elizabeth Smith and Justin Steinberg, and look forward to showcasing their great work at the event.
Awesome Activities will include:
Sports Drills and Skills with Stanford Teams
Stanford Beach Volleyball • Stanford Field Hockey
Stanford Football • Stanford Men’s Basketball
Stanford Men’s Gymnastics
Stanford Men’s Tennis (schedules permitting)
Stanford Women’s Basketball • Stanford Women’s Gymnastics
Stanford Women’s Soccer • Stanford Women’s Volleyball
Stanford Wrestling
Professional Team Athletes & Mascots & More
San Jose Earthquakes • Diamond Baseball Academy/Menlo School Varsity Baseball • Special Olympics Northern California
Photo Opportunities & Autographs
Dryvebox
Graffiti Art Project
Custom Trucker Hats
Arts and Crafts
DesignX Activity
Snacks and Refreshments
*Participation subject to change
Gift your family a day of fitness fun
Give the gift of inspiration
Help these kids dream BIG!
Join our Youth Committee
To do so, we are asking for your child to sponsor one (1) underserved child to attend Children’s Champions.
And we would love it if your child would volunteer on Sunday, May 21st as well.
Fun from Past Children’s Champions Events
Celebrity Heroes
Jennifer Azzi
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dennis Brown
SF 49ers Alumnus
Joe Cannon
San Jose Earthquakes Alumnus
Amy Gutierrez
NBC Sports Bay Area
Eric Heitmann
SF 49ers Alumnus
Kelechi Osemele
Oakland Raiders
Alexis Pence
YouTube personality
Hunter Pence
MLB Outfielder
Kristen Sze
ABC7-tv, San Francisco
Khari Stephenson
San Jose Earthquakes Alumnus
Solomon Thomas
San Francisco 49ers
Ricky Watters
San Francisco 49ers Alumnus
Ian Williams
San Francisco 49ers Alumnus, NBC Sports Bay Area
Chris Wondolowski
San Jose Earthquakes
Musical Performances
Wonder Bread Five
Ricky Watters, Jr
Special holiday visitors
Clo the Cow, Clover Stornetta
Holiday Bear
Juggling Elf
Golden State Warriors Dance Team Members
Lou Seal, San Francisco Giants
Q, San Jose Earthquakes
San Francisco 49ers GoldRush Cheerleaders
