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Council issues proclamations and honors local organizations and first responders
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Fort Worth City Council issued proclamations for Autism Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month and presented a series of recognitions to first responders, longtime local musicians, tree-planting nonprofit Texas Blossoms, volunteer groups and neighborhood organizations including Lake Como associations.
The Fort Worth City Council used the meeting’s recognition segment to issue proclamations and to honor a range of local organizations and individuals.
Mayor Maddie Parker proclaimed April as Autism Awareness Month and, separately, the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Mayor Pro Tem Gina Bivens and Rhonda Brown Crowder participated in the autism proclamation presentation; Dr. Brown Crowder spoke about her son and thanked the council: “...I just wanna say thank you for taking this time to recognize our autism families, to let us know that we are valued, that we are seen, and that we are supported,” she said.
The council also presented a recognition to the Fort Worth Police Department, Fort Worth Fire Department, MedStar and Sansom Park Fire Department for a multi-agency response to an October accident on Loop 820 in which first responders rescued vehicle occupants. Council member Flores read the list of personnel involved and called out the “above and beyond” actions of paramedic Guy Rincon and EMT Joshua Kresselius.
The council recognized the Latin Express band on its 50th anniversary. Carlos Saenz and members of Latin Express accepted the honor and spoke about mentorship and musical education they have provided in Fort Worth. Angela Goodwin of Texas Blossoms received a recognition for the organization's 10 years of planting and maintaining trees in underserved neighborhoods; she told the council Texas Blossoms has planted about 2,000 trees on the East Side and credited city tree grants and volunteers.
The meeting included recognitions for Global Volunteer Month and multiple Lake Como community anniversaries — including the Lake Como community’s 120th anniversary, the Lake Como Cemetery Association, the Twilight Civic and Cultural Club (80th anniversary) and the WH Wilburn Lake Como Day Parade (75th anniversary). The council also recognized the Great Hearts Lakeside JV girls basketball team as regional champions.
Ending The recognition segment occupied the early portion of the meeting and included remarks from nonprofit leaders, first responders and community members. The proclamations and recognitions are ceremonial and do not themselves create policy or funding obligations.
