2023 PCBA Foundation Scholarship

Since 2005 the Polk County Builders Association Foundation (PCBAF) has established an annual scholarship program to assist Polk County public high school students, technical schools’ students and higher education students further their construction-oriented education. This program targets students because there are so many jobs in the construction-oriented sector, which cannot be filled by a student with today’s “general education.”

It is the intent of the PCBAF to continue our tradition of awarding scholarships to students in and throughout Polk County.  These scholarships are to be applied toward the cost of books, tuition and/or tools required of a student pursuing education in construction related courses.

Applications are to be made available through the local instructors and through the assistance of the Polk Education Foundation (PEF).  The disbursement of all scholarship funds awarded from the PCBAF goes through the PEF.

 
 
 

2023 Foundation Board

President

Dennis Sparks - American Builders Supply

President Elect

Wayne McKinney - Payne Air Conditioning & Heating

Secretary/Treasurer

Directors

David Adams - Highland Homes

Marc Boney - Resmondo Sod

Maria Fuentes - Kaiden Builders

Niki Sadler - Sadler Homes

Randy Stinson - Stinson Home Design Center

Angela Walden - Prime Meridian Bank

John Wood - John Wood Homes

What is The PCBA Foundation?

The Polk County Builders Association Foundation began as a committee in 1995 giving back to the Polk County community through school partnerships and community outreach projects.  In 2004 the board of directors led by then President Brian Waller formed the not for profit Polk County Builders Association Foundation.

The Foundation supported many activities including school field trips, mentorships, classroom speakers and the Future Builders of America Clubs in the high schools.  The Future Builders of America Clubs partnered with Noah’s Ark in 2007 to build a home for handicapped adults, an entire home bottom to top.  The Foundation also has supported the Blueprint and Model Competition, now in its 22nd year, and student scholarships awarding more than $185,000.00 over the years in prizes, grants and scholarships.   You may not know this but the PCBA Foundation created the very FIRST partnership with the Polk County School Board that has since been followed by over 1,000 business including Publix, Watson Clinic, Lakeland Electric….and more during this time.

 
 

2019 Blueprint and Model Competition Awards Dinner

 

Thank you to our 2019 Blueprint and Remodel Sponsors

  • Southern Homes

  • Florida Roll-Off Solutions LLC

  • Highland Homes

  • L & W Supply

  • Stinson Home Design Center

  • Statewide Cabinets

  • Combee Insulation Co.,

  • Payne Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc.

  • ABC Supply

  • American Builders Supply

  • Florida Public Utilities

  • Waller Construction, Inc.

  • Ernie White Construction

  • John Wood Homes

  • MidFlorida Credit Union

  • The Sanoba Law Firm

 

2021 FBA Leadership Summit

 
 

Thank you to the PCBA Members Who Sponsored a Student to Attend FBA Camp!

 

Did you hear our PSA on the construction academies and FBA Leadership Summit? Tune in to 102.9 WBF and catch it!

Thank you to Tom Thornburg at WBF 102.9 & 1130 for partnering with the PCBA Foundation to spread the word about FBA Leadership Camp and Polk’s High School Construction Academies!

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  • Adams Homes

  • American Builders Supply

  • Carter Engineering

  • Combee Insulation

  • Custom Glass and Doors

  • D & D Garage Doors

  • DC Electric of Central Florida, Inc.

  • Duane McQuillen Construction

  • Ernie White Construction

  • Florida Paints

  • Ford Heacock III

  • Glen Broom Agency

  • Haven Building Supplies

  • Hickman Homes

  • Holiday Builders

  • Homes and Land of Polk County

  • House Tile, LLC

  • Hulbert Homes

  • Hunt Construction

  • Kelly Buick GMC

  • Arthur Rutenberg/Kensington Homes

  • Lawrence Plumbing

  • Liberty Septic

  • Manning Building Supplies

  • Marc Boney

  • McDonough Construction

  • M/I Homes

  • Olivera Construction

  • Palm Harbor Homes

  • Robert and Amy Harper

  • Shelter Mortgage

  • Simply Supreme Cleaning Services, Inc.

  • Sunshine Interiors

  • Tapia Construction LLC

  • Thornburg Communications

  • Ward’s Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.

  • White Aluminum & Windows