COUNCIL ROCK SCHOOLS The Council Rock Education Foundation will use a recent $12,000 donation from Customers Bank to fund a district-wide embryology project, CREF officials said.

The project is part of Council Rock's science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics emphasis, school district officials said. It will give more than 800 fourth-graders across the district the opportunity to learn about the stages of embryonic development as they incubate, observe, record data and hatch avian eggs, they added.

This interactive learning project enhances the fourth-grade curriculum, school district officials said.

"Contributions from Customers Bank and others are key sources of funding for student initiatives not covered by the annual school budget," said Council Rock Superintendent Robert Fraser. "We are most fortunate to have a very vibrant and robust education foundation and dedicated local businesses that support innovative programs to enhance our students' learning experiences."

Since 2007, the foundation has awarded more than $200,000 in grants to fund educational initiatives across the school district not possible under the regular budget, CREF officials said.

"Customers Bank is dedicated to supporting local partners like CREF that are working to grow innovative programs that ignite our children's passion for learning," said Customers Bank Vice President Kevin Beaupariant.

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