The Center for Leadership and Service at the University of Florida created the Purpose 20 Awards to honor the contributions made to Alachua County by local for-profit businesses. These 20 businesses provide invaluable cash and in-kind donations while supporting the community with efforts in environmental sustainability, serving as role models for change within the community and encouraging staff members to give their time to local causes. All of this work often goes unrecognized. The Center for Leadership and Service hopes that by recognizing these businesses, we inspire others through their example and demonstrate that business is about more than making a profit — it is also about having a purpose to build a better community.
“A business cannot be truly successful if it does not contribute to the overall well-being of the community in which it resides.”
– Brian Scarborough, co-owner
Scarborough Insurance has been established in the Alachua County community for 54 years. Without business support, both in terms of time and dollars, the company believes most charitable entities could not function. Co-owner Brian Scarborough is a board member of many charitable organizations: founding board member for Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure, former two-time board chair of Peaceful Paths Domestic Violence Center and board member for the Council of Economic Outreach. Staff members are encouraged to participate in charitable opportunities that appeal to them and are allotted time off to participate in community volunteer opportunities. Scarborough Insurance wishes to continue its long tradition of support in the Alachua County community for another 50 years.