An Uncommon evening coming June 4

Tickets are still available for the Uncommon Evening being held Thursday, June 4, at Harborside Event Center, 1375 Monroe Street, Fort Myers. During the annual event of the Uncommon Friends Foundation, the fourth annual Business Ethics Award recipient will be announced. The two finalists are Entech Computer Services and Shell Point Retirement Community.

Another feature of the evening will be the presentation of a Special Recognition Scholarship to Josh Kelchner, who was a 2005 Uncommon Friends Florida Prepaid Scholarship recipient. Mr. Kelchner, who has lived in 13 foster homes, has received several honors following his high school graduation. In June, he will report to West Point to continue his education.

The Uncommon Evening will also recognize 25 scholarship recipients. The recipients were nominated by various schools and organizations and are recognized based on financial need and their potential to succeed in their educational endeavors.

The two business ethics finalists and CEOs of Lee and Collier businesses have been invited to participate in a Business Ethics Roundtable at noon on June 4 at the Florida Gulf Coast UniversityCollege of Business. Dr. Charles Fornaciari, Uncommon Friends chair of ethics, College of Business, will moderate the roundtable.

The Uncommon Evening will begin at 6 p.m. Individual tickets are $65. Tables of eight are available for $500. For details, call 337-9505.

Oswald Trippe and Company and Travelers are the presenting sponsors for the event.