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To recognize and congratulate Carol E. Ware for her dedicated service as the Music and Worship Arts Ministry Director at Second Baptist Church
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WHEREAS, Carol E. Ware is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and a graduate of Cleveland Public Schools and Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. She is a Senior Health Program Administrator with the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services in Columbus; and
WHEREAS, as a former member of Gethsemane Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, Ms. Ware was exposed to the music ministry at age five where she sang and directed the children's choir under the supervision of her paternal grandmother, Williette Firmbanks Thompson, who was the minister of music and an original member of The Wings Over Jordan Choir; and
WHEREAS, Carol E. Ware has sung in a variety of choirs, chorales and ensembles in Cleveland and the Gospel Choir at Bowling Green. She has participated in the Gospel Meets Symphony and Simultaneous Revival Choirs in Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Carol E. Ware he has been an active member of the Second Baptist Church for the past 24 years and currently serves as Music and Worship Arts Ministry Servant Leader and Co-Chair of the Communications Committee; and
WHEREAS, in her local community, Ms. Ware has served as a volunteer for various community groups including "Choices" Battered Women's Shelter, the Holy Rosary Family Shelter, the Rosemont Center for Girls, and the Adopt-a-School Program. She was a member of the Advisory Board of the local UNCF and a recipient of the UNCF Meritorious Service Award; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Ware was also recognized for her commitment to public service by the Columbus Chapter of "Coalition for 100 Black Women" as a recipient of their "Mawanawake Award"; and
WHEREAS, for over 33 years, Ms. Ware has been an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and has served in a variety of leadership roles including Past Midwest Regional Dire...
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