Sponsor opportunities for 2013
Your BBB and BBB|Foundation spend a lot of time investigating scams, exposing unethical behavior and helping businesses and consumers come to a resolution in their disputes. The annual recognition program — Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, Customer Service Excellence Award and Student Ethics Scholarship — is our chance to celebrate those who incorporate excellence and ethics into every aspect of their roles in the marketplace.
We need the support of community-minded businesses like yours to continue these programs. Your BBB Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that is the education and community outreach arm of your BBB® of Northwest Florida. We support your BBB’s vision of an ethical marketplace through community education and recognition programs.
As a business leader, you benefit from an ethical marketplace. Consumers who don’t lose money to scams and unethical businesses have more to spend with businesses they can trust — businesses like yours! As you’ll see when you review the sponsorship levels, we offer a number of opportunities to deliver favorable impressesions of our sponsors to other business leaders, consumers and the media in our community. We appreciate our sponsors and want to recognize you wherever possible!
Thank you to our 2013 Sponsors!
Silver sponsors
Cox Communications, Ft. Walton Beach
Cox Communications, Pensacola
Landrum Companies
Pen Air Federal Credit Untion
Bronze sponsors
StuderGroup
Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics
Your BBB Foundation’s Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics was created to publicly recognize businesses and charities that maintain a solid commitment to conducting their business practices in an ethical manner.
BBB Accreditation is not required to enter, however, applicants must be physically located within BBB|Northwest Florida’s service area and charities must have participated in BBB|Northwest Florida’s Charity Review Program within the last two years. Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics applications and nominations (and yes, we LOVE self-nominations) must be returned no later than March 29, 2013. If you're nominating another business or charity, nominations are preferred earlier to allow time to schedule on-site interviews with the nominees.
Customer Service Excellence Award
Your BBB Foundation’s Customer Service Excellence Award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond in their customer service activities. To nominate an individual for the Customer Service Excellence Award, submit a nomination no later than March 29, 2013.
Student Ethics Scholarship
Your BBB Foundation’s Student Ethics Scholarship recognizes high school students for their commitment to ethical behavior and personal integrity. Each student selected receives a $1,000 scholarship payable to the college or university of their choice. Student Ethics Scholarship applications must be postmarked by March 29, 2013 or delievered to our office by 2 p.m. on March 29, 2013.
Congratulations 2012 Winners!
District I Winners:
- Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics:
Small Business: Blue Angel Stor-It-Mate
Mid-sized Business: Pro Clean Restoration and Cleaning
Large Business: Premier Island Management Group
Charity: Waterfront Rescue Mission
- Customer Service Excellence Award
Amanda Shadden, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
- Student Ethics Scholarships:
Nicholas Gupta, Pensacola High School
Katharine Patricia Smith, Milton High School
Miranda Faith Wise, Jay High School
District II Winners:
- Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics:
Fusion Carpet Care
- Student Ethics Scholarships
Kyle Scott Saleeby, Niceville High School
Jessica Neil Harrison, South Walton High School
Katherine Marie Stone, Fort Walton Beach High School
District III Winners:
- Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics:
Sommer Sound Systems
- Torch Award for Customer Service Excellence
Barbara Cazimero, Cox Building Corporation/Cox Pools
- Student Ethics Scholarships
Oliver Bryce Gerber, Wewahitchka High School
Saajan Patel, Rutherford High School
Chet Alan Seaman, A Crawford Mosley High School
Congratulations to all the businesses, organizations, individual employees, and students that received awards!
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