Doing Well While Doing Good

A Labor Of Love

After 13 years, Torone accepted a buyout from his co-owner and sent out resumes now rich with both press and management experience. The Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, located in the Queens suburb of Woodside, hired him to run its new in-plant.

"They had started this plant six months prior [to hiring me] and tried to run it with the head of the mail room, but he wasn't getting jobs out on time," says Torone. This was no surprise since he lacked both print experience and proper equipment.