CLEARWATER – The finalists for 2013 Business Partner of the Year with Pinellas County Schools have been chosen. The winners will be announced at an Evening of Excellence celebration on Monday, Feb. 25, at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Companies and organizations were nominated in three categories: elementary, secondary and district.
Each year, business partners are honored by the Pinellas Education Foundation at this event, where first, second and third-place winners are announced. The winner in each category will represent Pinellas County at the state level in each category.
More than 50 businesses and community organizations were nominated for the three categories by school personnel, parents and/or community members regarding the work they do that directly benefits students through financial support, other resources and volunteer hours.
The finalists for the award are the following:
Elementary:
• Anona United Methodist Church • Keller Williams Gulfside Realty • Our Savior Lutheran Church