About Us
The Strike 3 Foundation is a charitable agency that heightens awareness, mobilizes support, and raises funding for childhood cancer research.
Founded in 2008 by MLB pitcher Craig Breslow, the tenets of the Strike 3 Foundation had been in place for some time. More …
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Events
- 2023 Wiffle Ball Tournament
Craig Breslow and the Strike 3 Foundation will host a day of WIFFLE® Ball competitions on October 7, 2023! The tournament will take place at Little Fenway in Essex, Vermont on fields exclusively designed for WIFFLE® Ball games. Little Fenway is a quarter of the size of Boston’s Fenway Park, which it replicates. The facility is home to two other fields – Little Wrigley and Little Field of Dreams, complete with ivy and corn, respectively. All three fields will host tournament games.
- 2022 Wiffle Ball Tournament
Craig Breslow and the Strike 3 Foundation hosted their annual WIFFLE® Ball Tournament on October 8, 2022 at Little Fenway in Essex, VT. A total of $23,000 was raised for childhood cancer research. Proceeds from the tournament will help fund a Strike 3 Foundation/Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award grant.
- 2021 Wiffle Ball Tournament
Craig Breslow and the Strike 3 Foundation returned to Vermont for a day of WIFFLE® Ball competitions on October 9, 2021. The tournament raised $32,000 for childhood cancer research. The funds will go towards a Strike 3 Foundation/Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award grant.
- 2019 Wiffle Ball Tournament Craig Breslow and the Strike 3 Foundation hosted a day of WIFFLE® Ball competitions on October 5, 2019. The tournament, sponsored by Rowing Blazers, was our most successful tournament to date with a grand fundraising total of $52,000 to help find a cure for pediatric cancer. A $50,000 goal was established in the hopes of fully funding a Strike 3 Foundation/Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award grant.
- 2018 Wiffle Ball Tournament Craig Breslow and the Strike 3 Foundation hosted a day of WIFFLE® Ball competitions on October 6, 2018. A total of fourteen teams participated in the event held at Little Fenway, Little Wrigley and Little Field of Dreams in Vermont, on a scaled-down version of the famous ballparks.
- 2017 Wiffle Ball Tournament Craig Breslow and the Strike 3 Foundation hosted a day of WIFFLE® Ball competitions on October 7, 2017. Eight teams competed in the Majors Division and an additional six teams participated in the Minors Division. Each team took the field on Little Fenway, Little Wrigley and Little Field of Dreams in Vermont, on a scaled-down version of the famous ballparks.
News
- Playing Wiffle Ball to Fight Childhood Cancer
MyChamplainValley.com
- Little Fenway in Essex like ‘heaven’
Reprinted from Burlington Free Press © 2015
- Wiffle ball tourney will raise funds to fight cancer
MLB.com
- Red Sox Pitcher Craig Breslow’s Special Event Sip Happens Raises $250,000 for Pediatric Cancer Research
Press Release
Message from Craig
When I founded the Strike 3 Foundation in 2008, I did so with a compelling inspiration to reciprocate my good fortune. Privileged by a healthy and prosperous upbringing, yet forever touched by the childhood cancer of my sister, I now seek to raise awareness and support for this devastating disease.
I grew up in Connecticut before graduating from Yale. Read full message …
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