Western Division Awards $6500 in Scholarships to Local Students

Western Division is pleased to announce the 2022 Scholarship Award winners.  Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors planning to further their education at a two-or-four year college or university.

The scholarships were awarded to students that exhibited excellence in four categories: GPA; community service; leadership roles and an essay question.  This year’s winners received $1000 each, with one recipient awarded $500 due to their service to the community.

 

Abby Lemley (East Bethany, NY) – Academic Award

High School: Pavilion Central School

College/Career:  Binghamton University/Data Analytics/Business

 

 

 

 

 

Hailey Moore (Lancaster, NY) – Academic Award

High School:  Lancaster High School

College:  RIT/New Media Design

 

 

 

 

Joelle Silvestri (Amherst, NY) – Academic Award

High School:  Williamsville East High School

College:  Gannon University/Physician Assistant

 

 

 

 

Johnaustin Bly (Lancaster, NY) – Academic Award

High School:  Clarence High School

College:  Daemen College/Physical Therapy

 

 

 

 

Juliana Wasiewicz (Cheektowaga, NY) – Academic Award

High School:  Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart

College:  University at Albany/Law

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Gold (Williamsville, NY) – Academic Award

High School: Canisius High School

College:  Ohio State University/Biology/PreMed

 

 

 

 

Riley Goldhawk (Amherst, NY) – Service to the Community Award

High School: Amherst Central High School

College:  Niagara University/Nursing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________Herd of HopeWe Have a Name!

***Rumble***

The time has come!  We have chosen the winner of our ‘Name the Buffalo’ contest that we’ve been holding over the last several weeks, and we have to say it’s been quite the fun experience.  We’ve loved reading all the entries and we admire how creative some of you are!  We’re extremely grateful to everyone who participated in this contest.

Choosing the winning entry wasn’t easy, but we felt the name “Rumble – because he fights cancer“ submitted by Devon O’Brien, from Akron, NY, was perfect.

Thank you everyone for your participation and welcome Rumble to our membership.

 

Blue Buffalo Contest

For 80+ years Western Division has been a hometown credit union supporting our members and helping them achieve their financial goals.  That’s why partnering with Roswell Park Cancer Institute made sense to help them achieve one of their goals through the Herd of Hope Program.  (This is where our beautiful Blue Buffalo at our Williamsville branch location came from.)