Press Room
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Leah Ludwig
leah@furiarubel.com / 215-340-0480
Fulton Bank Helps Sponsor the Scientists of Tomorrow
DOYLESTOWN, PA, December, 2011 – The
Hepatitis B Foundation’s (HBF) High School
Enrichment Program recently received a generous
$5,000 donation from the Fulton Bank
N.A. This contribution was made utilizing the Pennsylvania’s
“Educational Improvement Tax Credit” (EITC)
program.
The EITC is a state tax credit program
that allows businesses to receive tax credits for
corporate state tax dollars for monies that they
donate to educational programs such as the
HBF’s Science Enrichment Program.
The HBF program offers motivated high school students in Bucks County, PA,
the opportunity to learn about research,
biotechnology, and entrepreneurship through “hands-on” lab experience and interactive seminars. “It is very rewarding to have the
support of the Fulton Bank, a local leader in the financial industry. Their funding is an
opportunity to invest in the education of tomorrow’s leaders and entrepreneurs.” said
Peggy Farley, HBF Director of Programs.
About Fulton Bank: Fulton Bank is the largest affiliate bank of six banks in Fulton
Financial Corporation, a $16 billion regional financial holding company headquartered in
Lancaster, PA and providing a variety of financial services throughout Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia. Fulton Bank’s community-oriented style
of banking and commitment to customers enables them to provide the flexibility and
timely response customers need, helping the bank sustain mutually satisfying, long-term
banking relationships.
About the Hepatitis B Foundation: The Hepatitis B Foundation, celebrating its 20th
anniversary as the global authority dedicated to eliminating hepatitis B, is the only
national nonprofit organization solely dedicated to finding a cure and improving the
quality of life for those affected with hepatitis B worldwide through research, education
and patient advocacy. It is headquartered in the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center,
which it created to accelerate its research mission. To learn more, visit www.hepb.org or
call (215) 489-4900.
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