Better Business Bureau offers scholarships to area students
FROM STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Foundation of Northwest Florida is currently accepting applications from students in Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington county high schools for its 2008 BBB Student Ethics Scholarship program.

The program offers nine $1,000 scholarships to current high school juniors and seniors who plan to attend an accredited college in the United States or Canada.

"The scholarship is designed to reward students who personify ethics and personal integrity," said Norman Wright, President and CEO of your BBB. "Today's students are the leaders of tomorrow, and the ethics and integrity they forge today will guide them as they transition into the professional world."

Local leaders from business and academia will serve as judges and award the scholarships based on criteria including leadership, community service, academic achievement and an essay response on building character.

Award recipients will be notified in April and awards will be presented in conjunction with the BBB Foundation's Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics luncheons on May 8 in Pensacola, May 13 in Panama City and May 15 in Destin.

To apply for the scholarship, students should contact their principal or guidance counselor, or download an application at www.nwfl.bbb.org/TorchAwar d. Entries must be postmarked by April 4, 2008.

For more information, or to inquire about sponsoring a scholarship, contact BBB at 850-429-0002, toll free at 1.800.729.9226 or start with www.bbb.org.