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A student athlete himself, Kent Island High School senior Joseph Huber noted sports teams can be limited on how much funding they have available to put toward helping potential team members. Partnering with community members and local organizations, Huber was instrumental in helping recently establish the first Playing Field’s donation bin at Kent Island High […]

The Agassi x JOOLA Let’s Play! program officially starts on Giving Tuesday, December 2, 2025. To jump-start the program on Giving Tuesday, JOOLA will donate an Agassi Champion paddle for every paddle sold on JOOLA.com, supporting greater access to pickleball nationwide. 

Neff Park, in collaboration with with the Neighborhood Club, will host the first All-Pointes Sporting Equipment Drive from 11 a.m to 1 p.m Saturday, November 1st

Here’s a chance to help out student-athletes when you attend the Ravens game this Sunday. Leveling the Playing Field will collect new and gently used sports equipment on RavensWalk. Volunteers distribute the gear to schools and groups for student-athletes who can’t afford new equipment.

The Detroit Pistons will host “Pistons Fan Preview” on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Wayne State Fieldhouse, the home of the Pistons’ G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise.

SWACO awarded a $35,000 grant to Leveling the Playing Field Ohio to purchase a new van to aid with collecting donations

The Lancaster Boys Varsity Soccer Team is hosting a sporting equipment drive for kids in need on September 20.  

Automaker collaborates with the Philadelphia Union, Leveling the Playing Field, and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to collect and provide soccer gear for local youth

Max Levitt is the founder of the non-profit Leveling the Playing Field. He started the effort to make sure kids in underserved urban, rural and suburban communities have the sports equipment needed to participate.

LPF’s newest metal donation bin in Ohio had a fill the bin event which drew donations from all over Ohio in memory of a local youth sports icon