First National Bank Donates to Programs That Benefit High-Schoolers

Published 02.17.2016

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First National Bank recently donated $10,000 to two innovative Pennsylvania College of Technology initiatives.


FNB’s Peter Bower, senior vice president and commercial banking team leader, and Chris Sullivan, vice president and market manager, delivered the gift to the college. The contribution was made through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program in support of the college’s SMART Girls and Penn College NOW programs.





First National Bank’s Peter Bower (left), senior vice president and commercial banking team leader, and Chris Sullivan, vice president and market manager, deliver a $10,000 donation to Penn College’s Elizabeth A. Biddle, director of corporate relations. The contribution will support the college’s SMART Girls and Penn College NOW programs for high school students.

SMART Girls (Science and Math Applications in Real-World Technologies) is a unique summer camp on the Penn College campus that gives girls in grades 9 to 11 the opportunity to experience math and science as a foundation for careers in technology. Penn College NOW enables high school students to earn college credits through dual-enrollment courses taught by approved teachers at their home high schools or career and technology centers.


Both programs are recognized as “innovative educational programs” under the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s EITC program, of which the Penn College Foundation has been an approved participant since 2011.


First National Bank is the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corp., a diversified, full-service financial institution with more than 300 offices across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia. For more information, visit www.fnb-online.com.


For more information about making a gift or establishing a scholarship fund to support Penn College and its students, visit https://give.pct.edu, email giving@pct.edu or call the Institutional Advancement Office toll-free 866-GIVE-2-PC (866-448-3272).


For information about Penn College, a national leader in applied technology education and workforce development, email the Admissions Office or call toll-free 800-367-9222.