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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The public relations firm Ware & Associates |
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celebrated its 30th anniversary with a banquet at the Fort Worth |
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Club on April 24, 2017, and this milestone provides a fitting |
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occasion to recognize the business for its contributions to the |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1987 by President and CEO Wyntress |
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B. Ware, the company was the first public relations firm in Fort |
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Worth to be owned by an African American female; from its start as a |
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one-woman operation, the business has grown to employ as many as |
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seven people, working in behalf of a variety of public and private |
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entities; Ware & Associates clients include the Dallas/Fort Worth |
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International Airport, the Tarrant Regional Water District, the |
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Fort Worth Transportation Authority, and Parkland Hospital |
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Systems; and |
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WHEREAS, The firm offers services in such areas as community |
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relations, government affairs, and public forum coordination, as |
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well as strategic communications planning, speech writing, crisis |
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management, media relations, and social media development; it also |
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helps clients navigate changing demographics by providing |
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multicultural diversity development and compliance services and |
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business diversity planning and by helping them reach a |
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multicultural audience; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to giving back to the community, Ware & |
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Associates provides pro bono services each year to a local |
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organization and recently assisted Mount Olive Missionary Baptist |
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Church in its role as a host site for the Children's Defense Fund |
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Freedom School; the firm is a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of |
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Commerce, the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce, |
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the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Public |
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Relations Society of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Independently owned businesses play a vital role in |
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the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and enterprises such as Ware & |
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Associates that establish a record of dependability and longevity |
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are indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 30th |
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anniversary of Ware & Associates and extend to Wyntress Ware and her |
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staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |