POTTSTOWN, Penn.–The Diamond Credit Union Alfred A. Panfile Memorial Scholarship has been a tradition at Diamond Credit Union for more than 10 years, but in 2015 the program was changed to reflect Diamond’s active role in this community.
The credit union reached out directly to five local schools, one for each of its branches. Diamond provided the criteria for the scholarship and asked school officials to determine who best fulfilled the example set by Alfred A. Panfile to win one of five $1,000 scholarships.
The 2015 Alfred A. Panfile Memorial Scholarship recipients are: Boyertown High School graduate, Megan Rosenberger, will be attending the University of Pittsburgh; Exeter High School graduate, Heather Gorman, will be attending the University of Pittsburgh; Pottstown High School graduate, Eliana Arroyo-Dech, will be attending York College of Pennsylvania; Wilson High School graduate, Ian Roth, will be attending Eastern University; and Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences student, Shirley Dominick, who will be using her award to help tuition pay her nursing program.
Separately, employees of Diamond Credit Union visited two United Way organizations: Boyertown Area Multi-Service and the Pottstown Family Center to donate eight boxes full of needed school supplies for children. For the fifth consecutive year, Diamond employees collected materials for the Annual School Supply Drive. The donations will be used to ensure that local students have everything they need to start the school year off right, regardless of their family’s financial situation.
Diamond’s Human Resources Associate, Monica McCoach, has organized the School Supply Drive for the past two years. “I’m honored to work with so many awesome people who truly look forward to opportunities like the School Supply Drive to give back to the local community. I know that our employees pick out each item with care as if they were shopping for their own child. We hope that these supplies will make the first day of school that much brighter for local children in need,” said McCoach.
Below, top, Diamond Credit Union (DCU) employees present donations to the Pottstown Family Center (PFC): Bethany Egolf, PFC; Natasha Dakota, DCU; Monica McCoach, DCU; Ada Sykes, PFC; Allison Coker, United Way; Deborah Callender, PFC; Amanda McEvoy, DCU; Oglatha S. P. Ingram, PFC.
Below, bottom, : Diamond employees present donations to Boyertown Area Multi-Service (BAM): Deb Maskrey, DCU; Allison Coker, United Way; Amy Davies (BAM); Dean Long, DCU; Allison Herb, DCU; Monica McCoach, DCU.