[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 31 (Thursday, March 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF K&A CRYLICS INC.

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 10, 2004

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 25th anniversary 
of K&A Crylics Inc. The company will honor its customers, vendors and 
employees at a March 18 luncheon when it will also donate $25,000 to 
five community organizations in Wartrace, Tennessee.
  Brothers Kevin and Allen Wright founded K&A in their hometown of 
Wartrace in 1980. The company, a leading national supplier of acrylic 
and plastic store fixtures and displays, has grown from a two-man 
operation working out of an old store front to a larger, modern 
facility with 65 employees.
  In addition to being a major employer in Wartrace, K&A improves the 
lives of those in the community in many ways. At the luncheon, for 
example, K&A will donate $5,000 to each of the following organizations: 
Cascade schools, the Wartrace Volunteer Fire Department, the Wartrace 
Chamber of Commerce, the Wartrace Parks and Recreation Department and 
the town of Wartrace. The funds will be used for education, fire 
equipment upgrades, permanent historical building markers, upgrades to 
the Wartrace gym and renovation of the historic Wartrace rock jail.
  I congratulate K&A for reaching this milestone. The company should be 
proud of its service to both its national customer base and the local 
community. May K&A's next 25 years be as prosperous and successful as 
its first 25 years.

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