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he Pallet Foundation Auction held during the NWPCA Annual Leadership Conference (ALC) smashed through previous historical records. The fun-filled two- hour event, led by auctioneer extraordinaire, Bill MacCauley, John Rock, Inc., raised a record $168,000 for The Pallet Foundation. During the event, the Western Pallet Association (WPA) presented The Pallet Foundation with an additional $70,000 raised at their auction in January, bringing the total amount raised already in 2017 to $238,000. Governed by a volunteer board of trustees, The Pallet Foundation supports research, education, training, and safety in the wood packaging industry. The Foundation also supports testing, data collection and analysis for the Pallet Design System™ (PDS) and other related research projects. During their recent meeting held at the ALC, The Pallet Foundation trustees approved approximately $200,000 for funding new and innovative projects. Trustee Chairman Bob Wenner noted, "Our thanks go out to the members of the NWPCA and WPA. Their strong financial support is further testimony to the importance and value of the Foundation's work." Wenner continued, "This year's record number of projects funded ensure that: 1) We better understand all the environmental benefits that wood packaging provides; 2) We further expand our outreach activities to universities and wood packaging consumers, and; 3) We support the ongoing development of PDS to assure it remains the globally-preferred software technology in the material handling industry." NWPCA President/CEO Brent McClendon said, "The association's membership continues to show tremendous support of the Foundation. Through their support, we are expanding our work on successful initiatives like Nature's Packaging™, further developing PDS, and delivering solutions to tomorrow's problems." The Pallet Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, and all contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. For more information on The Pallet Foundation, visit PalletCentral.com. PC palletcentral.com PalletCentral • March-April 2017 37 Buyers ($3,000+) Bay Wood Products, Inc. Berry Industrial Group, Inc. Colorado Industrial Wood Products, Inc. Conway & Robison, LLC Cottondale Wood Products Industrial Pallet, LLC JFR Holdings, Inc. Marsh & McLennan Agency Pallet Service Corporation Paltech Group - Paltech Ent. of IL Pasadena Skid & Pallet, Inc. Professional Packaging, Inc. RCD Timber Products, Inc. Remmey - The Pallet Company Smith Sawmill Service Spec Wood and Marketing Solutions USA Pallet & Logistics, Inc. WestWind Logistics, LLC Donors Automated Machine Systems, Inc. Baker Products Berry Industrial Group, Inc. CAPE Commercial Lumber and Pallet Compliance Management Corali-USA Cresswood Shredding Machinery Frank's Pallet Service Greenway Products and Services Hub Industrial Supply Industrial Pallet, LLC Industrial Reporting, Inc. John Rock, Inc. Kamps, Inc. Konz Wood Products LINC Systems Inc. Metropolitan Staple Corp. Mid Continent Steel and Wire, Inc. Pallet Asset Recovery System Pallet Logistics of America Pallet Machinery Group Pallet Service Corp./Grove Wholesale Lumber Pallets Inc. Paltech Group – Paltech Ent. of IL Paul and Angele Lovett PECO Pallet, Inc. Pendu Manufacturing, Inc. Professional Packaging, Inc. Profile Technology Inc. PRS Group Remmey - The Pallet Company Rotochopper, Inc. Ruma's Pallet World of New England Simonds International Smart Products Smith Sawmill Service Timberland Forest Products Treen Box and Pallet Universal Fastener Outsourcing Vecoplan Midwest, LLC Viking Engineering & Development Westside Pallet, Inc. Wood-Mizer, LLC T The Pallet Foundation Raises Record $238,000 for Research, Outreach, and Education 2017 Industry Auction