HR964: HR964 Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc.; 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., a locally owned real estate brokerage founded in 1972, for receiving the 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award. The resolution lists the company's community service, including providing gifts to disadvantaged Pre-K children, volunteering with organizations like the Salvation Army and Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful, and helping victims of local floods and Hurricane Helene. It also notes that individual team members have received humanitarian recognition and have served on local government bodies such as the Housing Authority and Planning Commission. The resolution formally recognizes the company for its community dedication and directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the company. This is a ceremonial measure and does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally recognizes and commends Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc. as the 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the company.
• Extends the House's best wishes for the company's continued success.
• Contains no changes to Georgia statutes, funding, or regulations, as is typical of a commendatory resolution.

The resolution directly names and honors Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., a Rome, Georgia real estate brokerage, its agents and staff, and does not impose obligations on any other individuals, businesses, or government agencies.

The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians; it is a symbolic honor recognizing a local business's community service. Its practical effect is limited to formal recognition and a commemorative copy given to the company.

• The whereas clauses describe the company's history as a second-generation real estate brokerage established in 1972 and its charitable activities.
• The resolved clause formally commends the company as the 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the company.

1. 2025-04-04House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-04-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-04-04House Hopper (House)

• Katie Dempsey (R, HD-013)Primary sponsor
• Eddie Lumsden (R, HD-012)
• Matt Barton (R, HD-005)

• community award
• Rome Georgia
• real estate
• local business recognition