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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chick-fil-A has received the 2008 Business of the |
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Year Award from the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1995, 23-year-old Rusty Wylie opened the first |
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Chick-fil-A franchise in Katy and attained nearly $1 million in |
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sales during his first year; he later added a second restaurant and |
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has earned the esteemed Chick-fil-A Symbol of Success sales award |
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four times; and |
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WHEREAS, Providing exceptional service to area residents and |
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generously supporting local organizations, the Katy Chick-fil-A |
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locations carry forth the company's goal of making a positive |
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impact in each community it serves; through the years, Mr. Wylie has |
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employed 800 teens in his businesses, three of whom now teach in the |
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Katy ISD; and |
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WHEREAS, Beneficiaries of the company's philanthropy include |
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Katy Christian Ministries, local schools, the Pregnancy Help Center |
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of West Houston, Young Life Katy Area, Student Venture, and |
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Carrie's Heart; moreover, national charities such as the March of |
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Dimes, MADD, D.A.R.E., the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, |
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and the American Heart Association Jump Rope for Heart program have |
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also received support from Mr. Wylie's franchises; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to providing the Chick-fil-A Leadership |
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Scholarship to 45 Katy ISD students, the company provides |
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curriculum programs for several elementary schools and has |
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collaborated with area churches for special events; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining the Katy business community more than |
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a decade ago, Chick-fil-A has established itself as a solid |
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corporate citizen and benefactor, and it truly merits this latest |
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accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Chick-fil-A on being named the 2008 |
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Business of the Year by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and extend |
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sincere best wishes to Rusty Wylie and his staff for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chick-fil-A as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |