McDonald's OF PAYSON

ABE & SHARON MARTINEZ OWNERS OF MCDONALDS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO MAKE THEIR HOME IN PINETOP, ARIZONA.  ABE & SHARON STARTED OUT 26 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE MCDONALDS OF WINSLOW.  TODAY THEY OWN 16 MCDONALDS, 12 IN ARIZONA, 3 IN NEW MEXICO AND 1 IN UTAH.  "THE GOAL THAT SHARON AND I HAVE SET FOR OURSELVES IS SIMPLY TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE CONDUCT BUSINESS, AND ESPECIALLY ON THE YOUTH OF THOSE COMMUNITIES.  THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR US HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, STRONG WORK HABITS AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD OTHERS."