Tom Angelis Scholarship Program

From the DACA Villager:
    Tom Angelis has lived in Davidsonville almost 40 years,
has served on DACA’s board, and was Vice President
for a few terms.
    Tom initiated his scholarship program in November
2016 providing seed money in the amount of $500 to each
of nine organizations—three in Anne Arundel and six in his
hometown of Philadelphia—primarily but not exclusively
for use in educational endeavors. At DACA’s September
board meeting, he offered DACA the tenth and final
scholarship in his program. He proposes to promote the
fund by inviting additional contributions in any amount,
large or small, to increase it. Tom attaches no strings but
imagined (correctly) that DACA would incline toward
environmental education
    His first gift was to St. Paul’s Anglican Church in
Crownsville as a memorial to his mother, Clara Angelis. He
proposes to continue these donations every year. Since it
was announced to the recipient organizations, their members
have added their own gifts to the funds in varying
amounts. Some programs have grown and the organizations
have awarded scholarships or initiated new educational
programs aimed at specific target recipients. Some found it
necessary to wait until the second year gift before giving it
away. Last year three $800 scholarships were awarded and
this year five $800 scholarships will be awarded. He is
satisfied with his success this far.
    At the December board meeting, Tom approved
Chris’s suggestion that we start by using some of it for
children’s education in the Green Expo poster contest.