CPR Tools of Fort Myers wins Business Ethics Award

CPR Tools has won the 2016 Business Ethics Award, presented by the Uncommon Friends Foundation.

The business received the honor Thursday night at the annual Uncommon Evening event at the Burroughs Home & Gardens in downtown Fort Myers.

CPR Tools Inc. has 25 years of experience in providing data security and recovery products and services to businesses and individuals. It is at 2022 Hendry Street, Suite 100, in downtown Fort Myers.

More than 250 business, education, and community leaders looked on as CEO John Benkert accepted the award.

The other finalists: Gecko Hospitality and Lee County Electrical Cooperative.

The business ethics award goes to an outstanding business that exhibits a commitment to business ethics at all levels of the organization, among its industry peers, and within its community. The award is presented in conjunction with FGCU's chair of business ethics to a Southwest Florida business that exemplifies the highest standards of ethical behavior throughout the organization and in its dealings with the public.

Uncommon Friends Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to lifelong character building among today’s youth and business leaders. Its mission is to promote character education in schools, business ethics in the workplace and historic preservation of the Burroughs Home and James Newton Archives.

Here are the 2016 Uncommon Friends Foundation scholarship recipients: Tiana Bohrer, TeVon Thompson, Aaliyah Debose, Kerri Houghton, Carica Astrel, Cinnamon Espana, Nina Griffith, Chelsea Kopp, Jennifer Lynch, Paige Santiago, Johana Stubbs, Taylor Toreno, Josiah Vega, Linnea Dulikravich, Mulon Missick, William Reich, Toni McEnery and Timothy O’Rourke.