Foundation Activities
2026 Peace Day – Event & Sponsorship Info
The 2026 Peace Day in Maryland will be an exciting event – with a band, cornhole tournament, a Toast2Peace, and more! SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE!
April 28, 2026
The 2026 Peace Day in Maryland will be an exciting event – with a band, cornhole tournament, a Toast2Peace, and more! SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE!
The Inaugural Corhnole for Peace Tournament will take place on July 11 as a part of the 2026 Peace Day celebration in Rockville, Maryland.
The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry contest is a unique event open to poets, artists, filmmakers, and spoken word artists. The 2026 submission deadline: June 1.
To honor their late friend – Meghan Jones – her UCR friends created legacy rocks during a February 2026 VisArts session.
The 2026 #MeghanRocks Legacy Project session will take place Wednesday, February 25 (7p) at VisArts. Learn more on our #MeghanRocks page…
Mattie Stepanek Poetic Film Prize Celebrated at the 2025 MY HERO Film Festival – Dr. Jeni Stepanek presents awards.
The first annual “Toast2Peace & Community Clink” at World of Beer celebrated hope and joy!
Holiday Toast2Peace – hosted by World of Beer Rockville with Dogfish Head – in support of the Mattie Stepanek Peace Foundation – Thursday, December 18 (5-7p)
End-of-year Zoom global Toast2Peace with Mattie’s Foundation – connect with purpose, chat about resolutions (12/30 7-8p ET).
Fourth graders in Mrs. Ryan Brazil’s class interview Mama Peace about “gratitude” – for their “Little Minds, Big Talks” podcast.