Uncommon Friends Foundation announces sponsors of Uncommon Evening on October 27

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Sept. 18, 2015 - PRLog -- The Uncommon Friends Foundation is pleased to announce that its Jim & Ellie Newton presenting sponsor for this year’s Uncommon Evening on October 27, 2015 will be BB&T - Oswald Trippe and Company.

“This year’s event highlights not only the Uncommon Friends Foundation but also the historic property that is the Burroughs Home on the Caloosahatchee River. The Foundation board is extremely proud to unveil the new Pavilion as well as the renovations and upgrades made to the buildings on the Burroughs property by the City of Fort Myers. It’s a true private/public endeavor that helps to make Fort Myers great.” Gray Davis, President of the Board.

Other key sponsors this year are Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, P.A., AFCO Premium Insurance Finance, Mrs. Berne Davis, Florida Gulf Coast University, CFS Roofing Services, Comcast, Conditioned Air, Chris-Tel Construction, Florida Weekly, and Wiltshire, Whitley, Richardson & English, P.A. All proceeds will benefit the Uncommon Friends Foundation and its work to promote business ethics and character education in the community.

For the first time this year, the annual event will be held on the waterfront of the new Gale McBride Pavilion at the historic Burroughs Home & Gardens 2505 First Street in downtown Fort Myers. Guests will step back in time to experience yesteryear’s high society of old Fort Myers. Following food and entertainment, the Character Education Champion Teacher Award will be presented and student scholarship winners will be announced, followed by the Business Ethics award presentation to an area business that best exemplifies the highest standards of ethical behavior in its dealings with others.

Reservations and sponsorships starting at just $100 are available until September 30^th and at $125 thereafter by contacting 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.