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WEST WARWICK, R.I. — The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation announced the 2022 recipients of the Robert O. Pare College Scholarship.
Sofia DaSilva of E. Providence and Aimee Girard of Waterford each will receive $5,000 towards their college education from the Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation.
Over the course of 55 years, Robert O. Pare served Centreville Bank in a variety of roles, including president, trustee and corporator. Centreville Bank’s board of directors established the scholarship in 2018 upon Pare’s retirement. The intention of the scholarship is to acknowledge local students who positively influence their communities as Pare did while at Centreville.
Each of the scholarship recipients were asked to submit an essay showcasing the valuable lessons learned through community service and the impacts they have had on them. The winning essays discussed a range of involvement, from educating elementary and pre-school students about music and Spanish to working in food pantries and fund-raising for non-profit organizations.
“People want to belong to something more, something bigger than themselves,” wrote DaSilva, who focused her essay on her volunteer work with young students, her church, and local library, and how the experience has enabled her to become closer to her community. DaSilva will attend the University of Rhode Island this fall.
Girard, the recipient from the Connecticut area, attributes much of her personal growth and leadership skills from her volunteerism and involvement in the broader community. In her essay, she described her experience with the Spanish Honor Society where she served as a group leader, working with elementary students and creating Spanish learning activities aimed to inspire them to learn a foreign language through fun. Girard will attend Southern Connecticut State University in the fall and will study nursing.
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