Uncommon Friends Foundation announces four finalists for 2015 Business Ethics Award
The Uncommon Friends Foundation has announced an expanded field of four finalists for the 2015 Business Ethics Award. The finalists are:
– CPR Tools
– CRS Technology Consultants
– Spiro & Associates Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
– The Smart Companies
As part of the final judging, finalists will participate in a panel at the 10th Annual Ethical Leadership luncheon hosted by Dean Robert Beatty and the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University on Oct. 23. The roundtable discussion will focus on the challenges Southwest Florida executives face in business and allow the finalists to discuss how they set and maintain ethical standards in their workplaces.
The winner will be announced at the Uncommon Friends Foundation annual gala, Uncommon Evening 2015, held Oct. 27. For the first time this year, the annual event will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the new Gale McBride Pavilion at the historic Burroughs Home & Gardens, 2505 First St., in downtown Fort Myers.
Following food and entertainment by the Fort Myers High School Jazz Band, the Character Education Champion Teacher Award will be presented and annual Uncommon Friends student scholarship winners will be announced. The evening will culminate with the presentation of the Uncommon Evening 2015 Business Ethics award.
For information on tickets and sponsorships, contact Executive Director Angela Melvin at 239-337-9503 or at angela@uncommonfriends.org. Visit www.uncommonfriends.org for full sponsorship details. Click on, “Support UFF.”
The Uncommon Friends Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1993, is dedicated to lifelong character building among today’s youth and business leaders. Its mission is to promote character education in schools, business ethics in the workplace and historic preservation of the Burroughs Home and James Newton Archives.