Support the Zach Schwartz Scholar-Athlete Scholarship (2025)

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Hello, we are Margie and Larry Schwartz, and we are raising funds on behalf of the Zach Schwartz Family Charitable Fund. This fund supports an annual scholarship for a graduating high school senior in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The charitable fund was established in memory of our son, Zach Schwartz, who grew up in Annapolis and attended Annapolis High School and the University of Maryland. Sadly, Zach died in a vehicle accident in Wyoming on September 1, 2015, as he was returning home from a trip across the country after visiting friends and hiking in the national parks. He was 28 years old. This scholarship is our way of honoring his memory.

We established the Zach Schwartz Scholar-Athlete Scholarship, administered through Scholarships for Scholars and through your generosity, $24,000 in scholarships have been awarded to college-bound, Anne Arundel County seniors. The recipients attended various high schools-- Broadneck, Annapolis, Crofton, and Northeast. We award the scholarship to an Anne Arundel County graduating senior who excels academically and has participated in sports throughout his or her high school career.

Zach graduated from Annapolis High School in 2005. While there, he participated in four sports -- lacrosse, soccer, wrestling and indoor track. Zach was an avid reader and was full of trivial knowledge. His friends will confirm that he loved to argue (about anything). He enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with his friends. Zach was always proud to tell people that he was from Annapolis and wore his Annapolis sports jerseys long after he graduated. We miss him dearly. Please help us continue this worthy cause and keep Zach's memory alive in the town he loved. We are so grateful for your support, and we know that the scholarship recipients are extremely appreciative.