The search for the 2012 recipients of the prestigious Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Trust from the BBB in Southeast Texas begins in a few weeks!  Two for-profit businesses and one non-profit organization will be honored at the 15th annual presentation banquet on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.  Mark Sanborn – internationally know author and speaker, president of Sanborn & Associates--an idea studio for leadership in development, author of The Fred Factor, You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader and The Encore Effect – will be our keynote speaker. 

The Torch Award process is an effort of the BBB Consumer Education Foundation, Inc. -- a charitable non-profit of our regional BBB.  Thus, funding of the awards process must be secured by the Foundation.  The BBB in Southeast Texas has secured five exclusive “Diamond Partners” for this prestigious award and presentation event.  Thank you to CHRISTUS Southeast Texas, Classic Chevrolet Cadillac, Conn’s, Neches Federal Credit Union, and Universal Coin & Bullion, Ltd.  Over 12,000 applications will be mailed to for-profit businesses across Southeast Texas on January 30, 2012.  The entry deadine is March 23, 2012.  Workshops will be set up this year to answer questions and guide businesses that would like to enter.

For further information on table partnerships for this notable recognition and presentation, please call Debbie Bridgeman today at (409) 835-5951 x117. 

Platinum Partners

Table seats 8 . . . logo table sign, on the Power-Point, and in the printed program . . . private pre-banquet reception with Mark Sanborn . . .wine, cheese, and other special appetizers, 1-year sponsorship on the BBB Voice Info System

$2,000

Gold Partners

Table seats 8 . . . bold listing in the program . . . mention on the Power-Point . . . table sign . . . wine and cheese

$1,500

Silver Partners

Table seats 8 . . .  sponsor listing in the program. . . table sign . . . wine

$1,000 

Bronze Partners

Table seats 8 . . . table sign . . . wine

$750 

Individual Seats

$80

Call (409) 835-5951 x 117 TODAY to Reserve Your Table(s)!

Best table locations and seats are going quickly!!

Proceeds from the banquet contribute $10,000 to the BBB endowed scholarships at the College of Business of Lamar University,  and assist the efforts of the BBB Consumer Education Foundation, Inc. to prevent fraud in the southeast Texas marketplace.

 All table partnerships and seats are with the BBB Consumer Education Foundation, Inc., a charitable non-profit organization, and are tax-deductible to the limits of the law.