Tag Giving Back
Supporting the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Atlanta has been a long-standing tradition for the team at Burton. Our first engagement with one of the houses entailed a team of volunteers, led by Kay Kern, cooking dinner for all of… Continue Reading →
It has become something of a tradition at Burton to volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House. We plan and make dinner a couple of times a year for the guests of the House, so they have a warm meal to look… Continue Reading →
Here at Burton, we have a longstanding holiday tradition called “PB&J Day”, where we spend an entire workday assembling sandwiches that we then donate to organizations that serve the less fortunate. For this year’s PB&J Day, held in December 2018,… Continue Reading →
Rather than celebrate my non-existent Irish Heritage, I decided to join some of my awesome co-workers for my first Habitat for Humanity build. Since we were a small group, we joined another larger group build already in progress – Day… Continue Reading →
Here at Burton we have a longstanding tradition called “PB&J Day”, where we spend an entire workday during the holiday season assembling sandwiches that are ultimately donated to feed needy families and individuals through a partner organization. This year, on… Continue Reading →
One Saturday morning at 7:30am, a group of four of us arrived in West Atlanta to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity. Our task was to continue construction on a house. Specifically, it was Day 6 build. Tasks included painting the… Continue Reading →
We all look forward to the various holidays that are scattered throughout the year. Usually that means spending time with family and friends. At Burton that also includes having fun with colleagues, and on some occasions their families. Kay Kern… Continue Reading →
On August 6th, our volunteer team embarked on a new challenge in our meal donor ventures with the House. Typically, we gather and prep a dinner that is served buffet-style to the families of the house. On this day; however,… Continue Reading →
A big Burton thank you to the Ronald McDonald House at Atlanta’s Scottish Rite Hospital, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for hosting us on Friday night while we brought a Mardi Gras celebration to the families staying on site! I was… Continue Reading →
The Burton Team started 2017 off right with our annual tradition of a company-wide volunteer day. This year, we were hosted by Action Ministries and tasked with assembling packages of food at the organization’s Atlanta warehouse for their SuperPack and… Continue Reading →
A number of my colleagues and other Friends of Burton made the trek to the Atlanta RMHC recently to prepare dinner for families residing at the facility. While none of us will be mistaken for graduates of Le Cordon Bleu,… Continue Reading →
On Friday, August 14, 2015 many members of the Burton Family traded in their laptops for aprons and spatulas. The team grilled burgers, brats, and chicken for the families who are currently staying in the local Atlanta Ronald McDonald House… Continue Reading →
On May 8th, in recognition of Georgia STEM Day, I went to Benjamin E. Mays High School in southwest Atlanta and spoke to three of Mr. Anderson’s Engineering classes about my current job here at Burton Energy Group and how… Continue Reading →
Burton Energy Group has partnered with Clark Creek Elementary School – a STEM Academy (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) located in Acworth, GA. The school was seeking companies in the community to help demonstrate the real world application of STEM… Continue Reading →
This past December, the Burton Team had a great time during our annual PB&J Day! During this special Burton team event we made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for homeless shelters around Atlanta. Hosted by Frank Thomas and his crew at Landmark Restorations,… Continue Reading →