| McCarthy-Maher Endowment at Fayetteville Academy |
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We are excited to announce the creation of a new endowment fund at Fayetteville Academy to permanently honor two of our most impactful faculty members, Andrew McCarthy and Jimmy Maher. Jimmy and ?Maca? are best known to our school family as the coaches of our varsity soccer teams. The 14 state championship teams, numerous, conference championship teams, and multiple, nationally ranked teams that F.A. has fielded under their guidance, along with countless all-conference, all-state and all-American players they have coached would be reason enough to honor them. Their accomplishments with F.A. students go much deeper than winning and losing. They have served as teachers, mentors, and de facto parents to hundreds of Academy students. They embody the characteristics of sportsmanship, leadership, perseverance, and service that we work so hard to instill in our children. The off-the-field activities that their student-athletes eagerly participate in include a weekly commitment to feed the homeless community in Fayetteville through Operation Engage as well as interaction through various channels with the younger students in our community.
The impact of Jimmy and Maca in the local soccer community also reaches beyond our school?s walls through the many camps and youth programs that they have either created or led in our larger community. These two coaches have been at the forefront of youth soccer development in the Fayetteville area for many years and have been key contributors in the growth and development of the sport in our region. The McCarthy ? Maher endowment fund at Fayetteville Academy will benefit the school in perpetuity. At the request of its namesakes, the income generated from the endowment will be used with a priority given to needs in the Academy?s athletic department, while also being made available for unrestricted purposes determined by the administrators of the school when no such need is perceived. |
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