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From left: Centreville Bank’s Paola Fernandez, senior vice president, community development officer;  Amyah Bishop of Pawtucket, R.I., Centreville Bank President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Harold Horvat; and Lillian Sharpe of Moosup, Conn. Bishop and Sharpe each received $5,000 towards their college education through Centreville Bank’s Charitable Foundation and the Robert Pare Scholarship.



W. WARWICK, R.I. — The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation announced Amyah Bishop of Pawtucket, R.I., and Lillian Sharpe of Moosup, each received $5,000 towards their college education from the Robert O. Pare College Scholarship.
“This scholarship embodies Centreville’s ongoing dedication to serving the community,” said Centreville Bank President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board Harold M. Horvat. Scholarship applicants were asked to submit an essay showcasing the valuable lessons learned through community service and the impacts they have had on them.
Lillian Sharpe, the other Pare Scholarship recipient, attributes much of her and her family’s success to her community’s help during a time of struggle. After being diagnosed with Leukemia in 2018, the community rallied around the Sharpes. Now she hopes to do the same. In her essay, she described her experience volunteering at the Ekonk Community Grange organization and Dana Farber Hospital (where she received her cancer treatments).
Sharpe wrote, “During this time the community work I did was a lot different than what I was used to. I went from helping weed public gardens to sitting at my computer creating Grange programs for meetings, focused on getting people excited to help with community service and increasing memberships.” Even though she was facing serious health difficulties Sharpe continued to do her best to serve the community in any way she could. She also participated in the Dana Farber Jimmy Fund Walk, raising over $1,600 in an effort to give back to the hospital that helped her. Sharpe also writes about her desire to continue her service in the future by working as a teacher. She will attend Quinebaug Valley Community College (QVCC) in the fall to study education.
“When we live in communities where everyone gets involved, and we all help each other, we thrive,” wrote Amyah Bishop, who focused her essay on her volunteer work with the YMCA to provide food and resources to disadvantaged youth. Bishop reflects that her service allowed her to view her community as a safe space and feel happy knowing she was helping.


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