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Flag Football Camp Next Week Led by Stanford Rose Bowl Champ!

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We LOVE when local star athletes join the ranks of our Summer Camp coaching staff! We are proud to share that this Summer,  Skyhawks Sports Camp has had the good fortune of hiring Jemari Roberts, Stanford Alumnus, to direct both flag football as well as multisport camps on the Peninsula!  Having recently graduated from Stanford University, Jemari was a member of the Rose Bowl winning football team where he played tight end.

Prior to Stanford, Jemari attended Wilson High School  in Long Beach, CA where he attained high school All-American football status, as well as being a stand-out in soccer and track & field. While finishing up his senior year at Stanford, Jemari served as one of the lead coaches for the Skyhawks Mid-Peninsula Track Club where he focused on sprints and jumps. He graduated with a degree in Psychology and will be headed to Spain in October for a post-graduate internship.

We are very excited to have Jemari running Skyhawks Flag Football Camp this summer in Redwood Shores!

Flag Football Camp for children ages 6-12 is happening next week at Sandpiper Community Center and there are still spaces available. Click here to enroll!  In addition, Skyhawks Cheerleading Camp will be happening alongside Flag Football Camp if you have another child who would be interested in heading to camp at the same time and place! 

Shoes in the News

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There are plenty of news stories right now that leave our hearts heavy, however, we have one that will make you smile.

Back in March of 2011, our Sandpiper Youth Club kids wanted to do something to help the Tsunami victims of Haiti. Together, armed with the power of baked goods, they raised over $1000! Well, the philanthropy bug has struck again. This time, in the form of footwear!

Last Summer, one of our great Recreation Leaders, Michael Benjamin (he is also our skilled videographer) went on a Summer trip to Rwanda, Africa to volunteer at an Orphanage. His stay lasted only 3 months, but the impact of this vacation will last a lifetime. Upon his return,  he brought details of his experience to  the children of our Sandpiper Youth Club, After School Program. He spoke of the poverty, and how the children there were so impoverished that many didn’t even have shoes!  He also mentioned that despite their situation, many of the children excelled in sports, like soccer. The children were clearly touched by the situation, and their wheels started spinning regarding how they could possibly help these Orphans in Rwanda. Mike and Telisha (our fearleass SYC Director) suggested the idea of a shoe drive.

The SYC kids loved the idea of sending shoes to Africa, and quickly set a collection goal of 100 pairs. In two months time, about 80 pairs of sneakers and cleats were acquired, just shy of their goal. The next task was to raise money to ship the shoes overseas. The Sandpiper Youth Clubbers decided to sell popsicles every Friday until they earned enough money to send their donation to Africa. Michael’s wife was heading back to Rwanda for work and packed two extra suitcases full of shoes to bring to Rwanda. The extra baggage fees were covered by the hard work of our awesome kids!

We are so proud of the children in our Sandpiper Youth Club Program for being so philanthropic. The excitement level for taking donations, bringing in shoes and raising money, never slowed down. Great job, kids & staff!

Happy Holidays, Everyone!