When colleges and universities refer their students to Wily, we want to say, Yes!
With a four-year commitment to Fund-A-Scholar, we can say, Yes! Our Fund-A-Scholar program provides critical funding for the robust programs we offer our Scholars throughout their time in college. Gifts to Fund-A-Scholar are used for anything our students need, with nearly half of the funds designated for Scholar coaches’ salaries. The steady income over four years from Fund-A-Scholar enables us to plan ahead as we grow our agency and extend our reach to support more students.
That was a wonderful Thanksgiving lunch. My parents and I love the caring environment you and your colleagues create for these kids; they feel a sense of inclusion and they seem to be making the most out of the possibilities in front of them.
Wily Receives $500,000 Grant
The Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust recently awarded a $500,000 grant to the Wily Network. The funds will be directed to the Wily Network’s Fund-A-Scholar program to support 10 additional Scholars in 2019. “Dan was interested in fostering education and the Trustee, knowing Judi King, realized that there was little to no support after tuition and board for those less fortunate. Therefore, this extraordinary support is a necessity for students to focus on their education,” says Richard Orenstein, the foundation’s Trustee.
Daniel Edward Offutt, III was born in Oakland, Maryland, in 1931. Dan attended the Hun School and the Lawrenceville School, both in Princeton, New Jersey. He served in the army until 1956. He graduated from the University of Maryland and received an MBA from Columbia University in 1965. Dan’s career was as a stock trader, mostly for his own account, and last at EF Hutton & Co., from which he retired to move to Weston, Connecticut.
Dan would have described himself as a “farmer,” but he was much more than that. Those who knew him would remember him (in no particular order) as a tennis player, traveler, sailor, metal sculptor, woodworker, fixer of anything, collector of everything, lover of projects, stock market investor, and a good friend. A favorite expression of Dan’s was, “I’ve never met a successful pessimist.”
For more information, contact Ashley Linell: ashley@thewilynetwork.org
We’re so grateful to the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust for this extraordinary gift. The Fund-A-Scholar program provides all of the necessary tools and support systems for our Scholars as they navigate college without a safety net: one-on-one coaching, financial assistance, community-building and networking opportunities. Beginning in 2019, we are able to support 10 additional Scholars for four years.
