Girl Scouts of Colorado announced today that two students involved in its program have been named semifinalists for the Daniels Scholarship.
Amanda Dugan from Pueblo and Angela Natrasevschi from Fort Collins were nominated for the scholarship by Girl Scouts of Colorado. For the last 100 years, Girl Scouts has been building girl leaders of courage, confidence and character, who help to make the world a better place.
Both Amanda and Angela will earn the highest award in the Girl Scouts, the Gold Award, this spring for projects creating sustainable change in their communities. Amanda, who is a swimmer for her high school, planned a project focused on vocal cord disorder education, especially among athletes. After watching her 17-year-old cousin destroy his life due to his meth addiction, and learning how large of an issue meth addiction is in Colorado, Angela set out to make a change in these statistics by putting together a meth addiction education project for her Gold Award.
These students are among the approximately 700 semifinalists in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming entering the final selection phase for the Daniels Scholarship. In early April, 250 Daniels Scholarships will be awarded to finalists.
In establishing the Daniels Fund, cable pioneer Bill Daniels directed the program to seek out promising students who demonstrate strength of character, a well-rounded personality, potential to give back to the community and other characteristics.
The Daniels Scholarship has grown from a small pilot program with 32 students launched in the year 2000, to awarding some 250 scholarships each year in the spring. To date, 2,262 Daniels Scholarships have been awarded, allowing students to attend colleges and universities across the United States.
The Daniels Scholarship is not “full ride,” but is supplemental to all other financial aid resources available to the student. By requiring students to apply for other readily available financial resources, such as Pell Grants, the Daniels Fund is able to provide even more scholarships to deserving young people seeking to attend college.
Bill Daniels, a cable pioneer known for his kindness and generosity to those in need, established the Daniels Fund to provide grants and scholarships in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. When he died in the year 2000, his estate transferred to the Fund, making it the largest foundation in the Rocky Mountain West.
For more information about Girl Scouts of Colorado, call 1-877-404-5708 or visit www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org.
