Posted by Carol Kenyon , a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jul 5, 2012 at 2:33 pm

Hat off to Jerry and Dick for such a fantastic contribution toward the education of these special students.

Posted by Alice Schaffer Smith, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Jul 5, 2012 at 2:56 pm

Jerry is a Smith College graduate and exemplifies the best in quiet leadership. Amazing achievement.

Posted by Perspective, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood, on Jul 5, 2012 at 5:43 pm

VERY cool. From small seeds big oaks grow. Thanks to the Bigwoods!

Posted by Tired of Palo Alto Negatude, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jul 6, 2012 at 9:18 am

THANK you for this uplifting story,we clearly need more articles like this. We all know this is a wonderful community and it is so refreshing to see examples of its citizens being praised for doing good. So....thank you Palo Alto online.

Posted by Lois Fowkes, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Jul 6, 2012 at 4:58 pm

This is well-deserved publicity for a program that has well-thought-out and commendable goals. Every year it reaches more deserving students, and continues to use all the donations for scholarships directly.

Congratulations to Dick and Jerry and all their family!

Posted by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Jul 7, 2012 at 12:26 pm

This is a wonderful read. Thank you to the Smallwoods & all of their donors. Congratulations to all of the recipients. Now the tipping point will spill over into the lives of so many more as these young adults garner more education and move forward with their lives.