Whiz Kids: Rockets Soccer Team

Each week, Farmingdale Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid. Submit your nomination in the comment box below or e-mail the information to amandaf@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the following information

Whiz Kids: Farmingdale Rockets Girls Soccer Team

Accomplishment: The team is committed to soccer and to helping the community.

Key to Awesomeness: The Rockets are a Farmingdale girl’s soccer team composed of avid soccer players that have been together since third grade. Currently, the players are in eighth and ninth grade.

Since 2006, the Rockets have played and hosted the “Turkey Bowl,” a charity soccer tournament held every Thanksgiving weekend. Brian Mulcahy, a teacher in the Massapequa School District and longtime volunteer for Farmingdale Girls Soccer, runs the annual Turkey Bowl. Money raised from the event is used to purchase Christmas gifts and winter clothing for homeless individuals in Nassau County. This year, the Turkey Bowl raised over $10,000, with a portion donated to needy families specifically in Farmingdale. The team shopped for specific families at Walmart and then wrapped the gifts to ensure each family had an enjoyable holiday. The remaining funds bought numerous coats for disadvantaged individuals across Long Island that were distributed by Mulcahy and the Rockets to a homeless shelter.