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The Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation, located in Atlanta, GA was
founded in 2004 by Charles B. Rice and his wife Catherine. It is dedicated
to revitalizing communities, preserving historical landmarks, safeguarding
natural resources, promoting cultural and spiritual heritage and, serving
as a catalyst for collaboration with others for positive and sustainable
change.
Charles Barton Rice
Jr,
Catherine B. Rice, and Charles Barton Rice, Sr
Recognizing the need to revive the economic base of the once prosperous
communities in Early County, GA., the Foundation created
Early County 2055 and provided funding for the initial planning
process of a long-term revitalization initiative to protect the area's
history and culture and renew the economy of Early County.
Charles Rice grew up in Blakely, GA, the county seat of Early County,
where his parents settled in the 1930s. The family legacy in Southwest
Georgia is the basis for choosing Early County as the recipient of the
EC2055 grant.
ABOUT THE RICE FAMILY
Charles B. Rice,
Sr.
Director
Charles B. Rice, Sr. is the founder and director of the
Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation. A South Georgia
native, Mr. Rice grew up in Blakely where his parents Jean and
Katha Rice settled in the 1930s. He and his wife Catherine
established the Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation in
2004. In 2006, because of the strong family history in Blakely
and Early County, the Rice Family Foundation funded the Early
County 2055 (EC2055) Revitalization Initiative as the first
step in an effort to provide the area with an opportunity to
prepare for the future, and grow and prosper through new
economic opportunities.
The founder of the Atlanta-based Barton Protective Services
Inc. in 1977, Charles Rice developed the company into the
second largest contract security service firm in the United
States. The company provided customers with protection against
fire, burglary, and a host of other services by providing
security officers as well as emergency response, intellectual
asset protection, concierge, and workplace-violence prevention
services to clients in the United States and Europe. For five
consecutive years, Barton Protective which employed some
13,000 peoplewas named by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100
Best Companies to Work For. Barton Protective merged with
Allied Security in May 2004.
Catherine Boylen Rice
Catherine is the co-founder of the Charles and Catherine B.
Rice Foundation and an active member of the Early County 2055
Board of Directors.
Catherine Boylen Rice worked side by side with her husband,
Charles Barton Rice, Sr., to build, Barton Protective Services
Inc., where Charles was chairman and founder. She was
instrumental to the success of Barton Protective. An Atlanta,
GA native and daughter of Anne Lee Bell Boylen and Herbert
Lynn Boylen, Sr., she graduated from Marsh Draughon Business
College and attended Georgia State College. Catherine was
employed by Munich Reinsurance Company in Atlanta for 18
years, prior to joining her husband Charles at Barton
Protective.
Her philanthropic interests include The Georgia Trust, Friends
of the River, Alexis deToqueville Society, Woodruff Arts
Center, Child Kind and Battered Womens Shelter. She is the
mother of Kimberly Anne and Charles Barton Rice, Jr., and the
grandmother of eight beautiful children.
C. Barton Rice, Jr.
Executive Director
C. Barton Rice, Jr. is the executive director of the Charles
and Catherine B. Rice Foundation, which has funded the initial
stages of the Early County 2055 project. Serving as liaison to
the Early County community, Barton shares a grand vision with
his parents to preserve the cultural richness of Blakely and
Early County while at the same time creating a more viable
economic model for the future. The grandson of longtime
Blakely residents, Jean and Katha Rice, Barton spent many
childhood summers in Blakely and holds a deep personal
connection to the community.
Barton received the 2007 Georgia Trend Magazine 40 Under 40
award, which honors the state's top individuals under the age
of 40 who are poised to lead commercial, cultural, academic
and governmental institutions into the future.
In addition to EC 2055, Barton is also an active member of
Vistage (formerly known as TEC) and consults and collaborates
with small business owners all over the U.S.
Barton worked at the family business Barton Protective
Services Inc. (BPS) from 1985 until its sale in August of
2004. While at BPS, Barton held management positions in Human
Resources, Operations and Sales among many other roles. In
2002, he became the Chief Strategy Officer at the company's
corporate offices in Atlanta.
He received an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory
University in 1999 and graduated from The University of
Georgia in 1992 with a BA in Geography. He and his wife Andrea
Lauer, live in Roswell, GA, with their two sons, Nicholas and
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