Our Community Service Mission Statement

    To develop a sense of “Responsibility & Caring” within our football student athletes.  To have our student athletes leave the football program and Sunnyslope High School as young men of character and integrity, prepared to take on life’s next challenges within the greater community.

Our Community Service Philosophy

    Community Service teaches our players to grow in empathy as well as responsibility towards others, especially those people who are struggling with life’s challenges.  Inherent in the notion of community service are the ideals of optimism and empowerment: we are optimistic the world can change for the better, and when empowered to effect that change, we as individuals can and will make a difference.  Having our football players perform community service probably won’t make their lives longer, but it will make their lives fuller, deeper, broader and better.

Previous Community Service Projects:

·                                 First Christian Church:  Football players from all levels Varsity, JV and Freshman performed community service with the City of Phoenix “First Responder” program, where we help homeowners clean up their homes by removing debris, trim and clean up landscape.

§         October 2006

§         May 2007

§         October 2007

·                                 Local Food Bank:  Football players from all levels Varsity, JV and Freshman performed community service at the Desert Mission Food Bank where our football players packaged over 3,000 boxes of food and assisted in cleaning areas within the Food Bank.  

• Desert Mission Food Bank
• October 2005
• October 2007

·                    Adopt-A-School:  Our team adopted an elementary school and along with the Varsity Cheerleader spoke to the student body about character education.  We developed a mentor-reading program between player and elementary student

• Bartlett Elementary
• December 2005-2006

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Desert Mission Food Bank

Desert Mission Of Their Own, Viking Football Players Spend
Part Of Their Fall Break Volunteering At Desert Mission Food Bank

Nasty Lesson In Life, Separating Good Onions From The Bad

Can't Forget About The Dogs Cause They Get Hungry Too

One Of The More Important Jobs, Hotdog Checkers

The Diaper Brigade Sorted & Sized Hundreds Of Diapers

As Always, Coach Mayfield Right There With His Team
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 April 21, 2007:  The team got an eye full when it helped out with the Serve Sunnyslope Events.  
                        17 football players and head coach Tim Mayfield pitched in and after
             about 4 hours cleaned up a real neighborhood blight  


This Was An Abandoned Home Near 4th Ave. &
Hatchter That Became A Dumping Ground

This is the front after the clean up!