Fall, 2009
f you know anything about the history of Aquinas, you know it all started with seeds and sapling trees, planted with love. Those tiny seeds have grown into thousands of majestic trees—a forest filled with beautiful and varied leaves, spread over the 107-acre campus. The different layers of a forest are simple: The Forest Floor, the Understory, and the Canopy. The way they work together is complex and meaningful. The Aquinas Fund works much like a forest. The Forest Floor is akin to the young donors who give as much as they can in small amounts. This layer is so important because it nourishes the other plants and trees. Every plant has its purpose, just as every penny counts toward the health of the Fund.
Living Tree and Giving by Cecilia Cunningham Director, The Aquinas Fund
The Understory represents the donors who consistently give, sometimes for decades, and provide for the Fund when the economic sun isn’t so cheery. Often these donors are the hard working people who set aside a portion to give each year. The Canopy layer represents the donors who are benevolent, and who allow us to help the largest number of students. The members of the Aquinas Fund are sending you this newsletter in the hope that you will join in planting scholarship seeds for our students by donating to the fund. We want you to know, that no matter which important layer you belong to, we need you to sustain the healthy cycling of our Fund’s survival and growth.
Saints and Golden Saints, who are making a difference through the Aquinas Fund. The success of the Aquinas Fund is the direct result of strong leadership and kind volunteerism.
We are pleased to present The Aquinas Fund Living Tree Newsletter. This newsletter is designed to be fun and informative. We will highlight students, the recipients of scholarships, and their exciting pursuits in our “Grow it Forward” feature. We will introduce alumni and friends, new
Dan Jablonski, ’77
John Nowak, ’63
Angela Korte, ’96
I am pleased to introduce this year’s Aquinas Fund co-chairs Dan Jablonski, John Nowak, and Angela Korte.