WEDU applauds all of the 2007 applicants and nominees
of the third annual WEDU Be More Awards™

Abilities Rehabilitation Center Foundation 2007 Nominee: Special Events and Non-Profit of the Year
Academy Prep Center For Education 2007 Nominee: Judge’s Choice
ALSO for Gay Youth, Inc.
Anna Maria Island Community Center, Inc.
Art Center Manatee
Aunt Donna's Butterfly Garden, Inc. 2007 Nominee: People’s Choice
Benedict Haven, Inc.
Big Cat Rescue 2007 Nominee: People’s Choice (WINNER: 2006 People’s Choice)
Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County 2007 Nominee: Educational Outreach
Brookwood Florida - Central, Inc.
Caring Heart Counseling Services, Inc.
Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD)
Children First, Inc. (WINNER: 2006 Educational Outreach)
Classical Christian School for the Arts, Inc.
Community Haven for Adults & Children with Disabilities, Inc.*
*2007 Nominee: Innovation (WINNER: 2006 Non-Profit Organization of the Year)
Community Tampa Bay
Directions for Mental Health, Inc.
Dunedin Fine Arts Center
ERA Education, Inc., Florida Affiliate
Faith in Action of Upper Pinellas
Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County
Family Network on Disabilities of Manatee / Sarasota, Inc.*
*2007 Nominee: Educational Outreach and Community Spirit Award
Family Service Centers, Inc.
Florida Home Partnership, Inc.
Forty Carrots Family Center 2007 Nominee: Special Events
Genesis Health Services 2007 Nominee: Innovation
Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County*
*2007 Nominee: Special Events and Innovation (WINNER: 2005 Innovation) and Non-Profit of the Year
Great Explorations, The Children's Museum
Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology
Hillsborough Education Foundation
Hillsborough Literacy Council
Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County 2007 Nominee: Marketing
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Sarasota - Manatee, Inc.*
*2007 Nominee: Special Events and Community Spirit Award
Junior League of Clearwater - Dunedin
Junior League of St. Petersburg (WINNER: 2006 Special Events)
Lazydays Partners Foundation, Inc. 2007 Nominee: Judge’s Choice
Learning Gate Community School
Little Red Wagon Foundation*
*2007 Nominee: People’s Choice, Innovation, and Judge’s Choice
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity
Marcia P. Hoffman Performing Arts Institute at Ruth Eckerd Hall
Mental Health Community Centers, Inc.
National Alliance on Mental Illness Pinellas County
Operation Helping Hand, Inc. 2007 Nominee: Innovation
Operation PAR 2007 Nominee: Educational Outreach and Non-Profit of the Year
PACE Center for Girls of Hillsborough County*
*2007 Nominee: Marketing and Judge’s Choice and Non-Profit of the Year
PARC
Pinellas County Health Department
Pinellas Park Angel Fund, Inc.
Plant City Photo Archives, Inc.
Railroad Education and Learning Center of Florida, Inc.*
*2007 Nominee: People’s Choice
Senior Friendship Centers, Inc. 2007 Nominee: Marketing and Judge’s Choice
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Tampa Bay*
*2007 Nominee: Educational Outreach and Judge’s Choice
*(WINNER: 2006 Marketing)
Suncoast Communities Blood Bank
Tampa Bay Higher Education Alliance
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center 2007 Nominee: Special Events
Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
The ALS Association Florida Chapter
The Children's Home (WINNER: 2005 Non-Profit Organization of the Year)
The Family Enrichment Center, Inc. (WINNER: 2006 Judge’s Choice)
The Florida Aquarium
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art*
*2007 Nominee: Marketing and Judge’s Choice (WINNER: 2006 INNOVATION)
The Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin
The Love Foundation, Inc.
The Pier Aquarium 2007 Nominee: Marketing and Judge’s Choice
The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc. 2007 Nominee: Special Events and Non-Profit of the Year
The Volunteer Way
University of Florida 4H Youth Development*
*2007 Nominee: Educational Outreach and Judge’s Choice
Volunteer Services of Manatee County*
*2007 Nominee: People’s Choice, Educational Outreach, and Judge’s Choice
Wheels of Success, Inc.