Cathy Burton

I started in the pallet recycling business to pay medical bills for my premie son in 1984. I was 23. God blessed our business as well as my husband, Ric, and I through our next son, who is autistic, epileptic and has CP. We began the business in our backyard in 1984. It grew every year for 8 years without being listed in the phone book. Yes this was before the Google. Word of mouth was our advertisement! I am proud of what we built and the integrity we put into every job we took on and every step forward we took! I have watched the pallet recycling and manufacturing industry grow and flourish as well as suffer great setbacks in the past 41 years. I am proud to see that it has gained integrity over my lifetime and continues to become more respectable. We sold our business to Paltech in 2008 and have enjoyed 16 years of working with a great team who's goals mirror our own. It has been a privilege to work with this team of dedicated people. I continue to learn from each of them. . . and more about myself and what I am capable of every day! As for my sons . . . we continue to love them and care for them with our extended family. It DOES take a village to raise kids - or at least these kids! Our family is pulled together by a common belief that everyone deserves dignity in life regardless of the situation or body they were born into.