Sponsorships and individual tickets are available for the 2016 Uncommon Evening event on Thursday, November 3, 2016, hosted by the Uncommon Friends Foundation. Kerri Goldsmith, Financial Advisor with HBKS Wealth Advisors, has been named chairperson of the event.

Sponsorships range from $1,500 to $10,000. The presenting sponsor will take to the stage and announce the winner of the Business Ethics Award, and additional sponsors will present the Champion Teacher and Student Scholarship awards. Sponsorships already committed for 2016 include BB&T Oswald Trippe and Company, HBKS Wealth Advisors, Henderson-Franklin, Lee County Electric Cooperative, and Florida SouthWestern State College.

The event will be held for the second year in the waterfront Gale McBride Pavilion at the Burroughs Home & Gardens located at 2505 First Street in Fort Myers, FL 33901. The evening will start at 6:00 p.m. with historic home tours, followed by outdoor entertainment, a plated dinner, and the awards program.

Visit https://uncommonfriends.org/ ticket reservations and sponsorships information, or contact Kerri Goldsmith at kgoldsmith@hbkswealth.com or Uncommon Friends Foundation Executive Director Angela Melvin at angela@uncommonfriends.org. All of the money raised at Uncommon Evening supports the Uncommon Friends Foundation and the historic preservation of the Burroughs Home & Gardens.

For more information, to reserve the pavilion for meetings and events, or arrange for guided historical tours, call (239) 337-9503.