Twenty Years of Panfile Scholarship Recipients Through Diamond Credit Union

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The 2023 school year marks twenty years of Diamond Credit Union providing local students with the Alfred A. Panfile Scholarship. Seven high school graduates were recipients of $1,000 to put towards their college education.

The recipients are:

  • Olivia Vangeli, Boyertown High School, Palm Beach Atlantic University
  • Zainab Hamid, Spring-Ford High School, Cornell University
  • Isabella Vitales, Wilson High School, Thomas Jefferson University of Pennsylvania
  • Angel Isardat, Muhlenberg High School, Penn State University
  • Morgan Herb, Exeter High School, Kutztown University
  • Leigha Walton, Pottstown High School, Undecided
  • Owen Stemko, Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences

The recipients plan to study international business, human biology, pre-medicine, computer science, environmental science and nursing.

“Congratulations to the class of 2023,” Diamond Credit Union’s President/CEO Rick Patel said. “We hope that these students have continued success as they move on to the next step in their lives.”

These students were chosen by the faculty of the seven districts in Diamond’s servicing area. Officials are asked to select a senior whose goals and lifestyle align with the Panfile Scholarship. Some of these characteristics include: volunteerism, leadership, commitment to community and personal responsibility.

Twenty Years of the Panfile Memorial Scholarship

Although this scholarship’s parameters have been evolving since it was first created, the significance and legacy has not changed. Diamond created the scholarship to honor one of the Credit Union’s volunteer Board of Directors, Alfred A. Panfile. Panfile demonstrated a true passion for improving his community and the credit union.

Educating Teens and Young Adults

Diamond believes in educating community members about financial literacy. Branch employees have visited local high schools and provided budgeting lessons and tips for managing money. Diamond also partnered with Zogo, a financial education app. Zogo has over 300 lessons that go over budgeting, spending, investing and more. Each lesson completed earns the user points that can be redeemed for $5 gift cards. Download the app here.

Providing local students with a scholarship opportunity for twenty years…that’s younity.

 

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