Three in running for annual tourism award

Click title for link to the Palm Beach Post article announcing the award program. The Providencia is the ship that wrecked off our coast in 1878 with a load of coconuts. Those coconuts were later planted and people actively promoted that fact, thus later becoming Palm Beach County.

Three local organizations are competing for Palm Beach County’s top tourism prize, and the public will decide which one ultimately receives the coveted award.
The Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative, The Honda Classic, and the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium are all in the running for the county’s annual Providencia Award. The prize is awarded each year by Discover The Palm Beaches, the county’s tourism marketing arm, to an individual or entity that has made a contribution to the county as a desirable tourist destination.
The public can vote for the winner from now until Oct. 26.
Discover The Palm Beaches began accepting nominations for the 2014 Providencia Award last month. Each nomination was reviewed by a panel of local tourism leaders, who ultimately narrowed the list to three finalists.