ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — F&I services provider Priority One Financial Services Inc. was recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as a One Tampa Bay Honoree, the company announced.

The One Tampa Bay Awards purpose is to highlight Tampa Bay’s outstanding nonprofit organizations as well as local companies that go above and beyond the call of duty to engrain corporate social responsibility into their workplace culture. Thirty-six organizations and businesses were honored at an awards luncheon held Nov. 15.

Priority One’s “Give Thanks” initiative was launched in the early 2000s and focuses on providing paid time off and opportunities to employees wishing to volunteer with various local charities, including Habitat for Humanity, Bay Pines Veterans Hospital, Florida Maritime Museum, Community Action Stops Abuse, and more, executives said.

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