MOREHEAD CITY — The Morehead City Middle School football team will return to the field in the fall wearing new helmets courtesy of an Eagle Scout project that is tackling a need at the school and helping to keep student athletes safe.
Daniel Fischler Jr., who turns 14 and finishes eighth grade on Friday, has one more task to complete for his middle school before he heads on to his freshman year in high school.
He is currently working on his Eagle Scout service project and is raising funds to pay for 50 new football helmets for the school, a cost of about $85 per helmet.
“Four thousand dollars is a lot of money for a middle school,” he said, aware of the tight school budget.
Daniel said he considered various needs, including funds for team uniforms, but as he talked to the coach and did a bit more research, he found that new helmets were more than just a need.
“They aren’t just needed; they have to have those helmets,” said Daniel, who played on the Minutemen football team.
The National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association announced last year that it will no longer recondition or recertify any football helmet 10 years old or older effective with reconditioning for the 2012 football season.
MCMS Athletic Director Jasa Ellis said that the school’s helmets were reconditioned before last season, but all but one of the old helmets are 10 years or older, making them now obsolete.
“This is a great Eagle Scout project and really helping out the athletic department,” Ellis said.
The new helmets have arrived, but the bill is due in the fall.
To raise the money, Daniel has been spreading the word around the community about the project and made presentations to several Rotary Clubs. And he’s been organizing a student-run indoor/outdoor yard sale to be held June 16 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot and gymnasium at Morehead City Middle School.
All proceeds will go to the Morehead City Middle School Booster Club for the purchase of the new helmets.
Patrick Conneely, who owns the Chick-fil-A franchise in Morehead City with his wife Laura, joined Daniel after school Tuesday to promote the project as parents were picking up students. Those who stopped by the Morehead Chick-fil-A that day and mentioned the school had 20 percent of their meal purchase go to the project.
Conneely said he was impressed with the project and that it’s important to stand behind youth stepping up to help the community. And as a former football player for the UNC Tar Heels, he said it’s a project that recognizes the importance of safety on the playing field.
“I’m passionate about kids and their safety,” he said.
Daniel said Eagle Scout projects are designed to leave a lasting impact on the community.
“I wanted to do something to make a difference,” he said.
At the same time, he’s received a lasting lesson in leadership.
He said that throughout the project he’s received support from his family, the school, fellow scouts with Troop 130 and his classmates.
“It doesn’t happen by itself,” Daniel said. “You can’t do it all alone; you have to ask for help.”
Anyone who wants to help with the project can attend the yard sale, donate items for the sale or make a monetary donation.
Monetary donations can be made by check payable to MCMS Athletic Booster Club, with “helmet drive” on the memo line. Mail to: Daniel Fischler at 2102 Melodie Lane, Morehead City, NC 28557.
For more information, email dgfisch@gmail.com.
Contact Daily News reporter Jannette Pippin at 910-382-2557 or jpippin@freedomenc.com.
Money Mission: Build a money machine - Jamaica Observer
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