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Coach's Awesome 'Will Work For Helmets' Sign (PHOTO, VIDEO)

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One high school coach's dedication to his football team will warm your heart.

Located in Aurora, Ore., North Marion High School's cash-strapped football team desperately needed new helmets after half their supply was reconditioned last season. Left without enough helmets to complete a safe set, Coach Doug Bilodeau joked about standing near the highway with a sign reading "Will work for new helmets," Yahoo Sports reported.

Bilodeau's daughter, Madison, loved the idea. She decided to actually make the sign, which Bilodeau took outside and proudly held it up for a photo, according to KATU.

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Naturally, it was posted to Facebook. Bilodeau received numerous donations and, sure enough, requests to work in exchange for helmet money, according to the news station. One such inquiry came from owner of an apartment complex in town who asked a group of boys to rake leaves.

“People are willing to give if you're willing to work," Bilodeau says in the KATU video above.

So far, the team has raised funds for five helmets, the Oregonian reported. By August, they expect to have enough money for 30.

“I’ve got to find a way," Bilodeau told the Oregonian. "Collect cans if I have to. I don't want a kid not playing football because we don’t have the helmets."

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School Under A Bridge
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, underprivileged Indian children attend a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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An Indian boy rides on the handlebar of his father's bicycle in traffic on his way to school on a bridge over the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) (credit:AP)
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An Indian boy tries to walk on a bridge as traffic is jammed on his way to school during a hazy morning New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, underprivileged Indian children attend a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, founder of a free school for slum children, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, adjusts the collar of Somnath, an underprivileged Indian slum child, at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, underprivileged Indian children roll mats to take seats as a class ends at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, underprivileged Indian child Rajesh, 8, reads from a black board, painted on a building wall, at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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This photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 shows footprints of underprivileged Indian children on the ground after they attended a free school run under a metro bridge, in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, founder of a free school for slum children, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, checks the copy of Somnath, an underprivileged Indian slum child, at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, underprivileged Indian children clean a portion of a free school run under a metro bridge, which they attend, before the commencement of routine classes in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, underprivileged Indian children roll mats to take seats as a class ends at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, Somnath, an underprivileged Indian child, memorizes his lesson at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, underprivileged Indian children attend a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, photo, an underprivileged Indian child copies lessons from a black board as he attends a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, photo, underprivileged Indian child Yawar Ali, 9, stands as his teacher Laxmi Chandra checks his copy at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, impoverished Indian children clean a portion of their free school run under a metro bridge, before commencement of routine classes in New Delhi, India. Britain will halt all aid spending in India in 2015 in a significant shift in relations between the emerging economic giant and its former colonial ruler, Prime Minister David Cameron's government announced Friday. Britain offered India about 280 million pounds (US$447 million) in assistance in 2011, focused heavily on education and health programs for impoverished children. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, an impoverished Indian child reads from a blackboard painted on a building wall, at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. Britain will halt all aid spending in India in 2015 in a significant shift in relations between the emerging economic giant and its former colonial ruler, Prime Minister David Cameron's government announced Friday. Britain offered India about 280 million pounds (US$447 million) in assistance in 2011, focused heavily on education and health programs for impoverished children. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, founder of a free school for slum children Rajesh Kumar Sharma, left, and Laxmi Chandra, second left, teach at a free school for impoverished children run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. Britain will halt all aid spending in India in 2015 in a significant shift in relations between the emerging economic giant and its former colonial ruler, Prime Minister David Cameron's government announced Friday. Britain offered India about 280 million pounds (US$447 million) in assistance in 2011, focused heavily on education and health programs for impoverished children. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, founder of a free school for slum children Rajesh Kumar Sharma, second from right, and Laxmi Chandra, right, write on black boards, painted on a building wall, at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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