Kioli Founding Members
Kioli.org
In the fall of 2008 a handful of companies came together to form a movement called Keep It On Long Island (Kioli) for the purpose of stimulating business in the local economy. In 2009 the movement found a home online at www.kioli.org. Today these companies are known as Kioli Founding Members and we invite you to join us.
Kioli is a catchphrase. An acronym to be more exact. It is a philosophy and a movement. It stands for Keep It On Long Island, but it means many things.
It means keeping our money here where it cannot be manipulated by treacherous Wall Street investments. It pleads with consumers to spend money in local businesses that are owned by local residents. Businesses founded by investments made by Long Islanders that result in profits staying here and circulating through our economy. It is a movement that dreams of providing our children with affordable housing alternatives and productive skilled employment. It is a notion whose time has come and kioli.org is where it resides.
5% Fund
One of the goals of Kioli is to raise awareness of local food and organic farming practices as nothing is more sustainable than preserving the natural beauty and bounty of this Island. Therefore, 5% of the Founding Member investment is contributed to local community supported agriculture (CSA) projects. The harvest from these CSA’s is then donated to Island Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island.
For more information on becoming a Kioli Founding Member or to inquire about pricing, please email kioli@kioli.org.
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Founding Members
Alure Home Improvements
Owner – Sal Ferro
Alure Home Improvements is a full service remodeler specializing in helping homeowners build dreams. Exceeding client’s expectations since 1946, over 64 years, our focus is to develop relationships for life by creating Raving Fans, with superior customer service, providing excellent value and by serving as a one-stop source for all residential remodeling needs.
Founded in 1996, Webair.com provides viable web hosting and managed solutions for companies of all sizes and is recognized as a global leader in the industry. With datacenters in Garden City, NY, Los Angeles, Montreal and Amsterdam, Webair continues to grow while leading the way with cutting edge technology and exemplary customer service.
MCL Dental Lab
Owner – Scott Klaire
MCL Dental Lab is Long Island’s full-service laboratory and production facility for dental implants, crowns, bridges, dentures and much more. You may actually be wearing some of MCL’s work and not even know it! That’s because MCL Dental Lab is a service that many local dentists and periodontists use from Rockville Centre to Montauk.
Schwartz & Company, LLC
Managing Partner – Michael Schwartz
Schwartz & Company, LLP specializes in accounting, audit and tax services for venture capital funds, investment partnerships, public and closely held corporations and acquisitions of U.S. companies by both domestic and foreign investors. We analyze and evaluate operations and current cash flow; prepare multi-year operating and tax proforma projections; review acquisitions; as well as provide consultation for today’s myriad forms of investment structure.
Sperry Credit Union
VP of Business Development – Jim Duffet
Sperry Credit Union was founded in 1936, when a small group of Sperry Gyroscope Corporation employees banded together to obtain high quality, low cost financial services for their families. Today we are a community-based financial institution continuing to add new members, products and technologies to strengthen the foundation and success of the credit union.
Farmingdale State College
President – Hubert Keen
Farmingdale State College prepares students with the education, skills, and critical thinking to meet the challenges of tomorrow. As the largest of SUNY’s colleges of technology, Farmingdale equips its students with the resources and knowledge sought by today’s emerging industries — just one reason that seven of our academic programs have a 100 percent job placement rate.
Cactus Salon & Day Spa
Founder/CEO – Joe Secreti
When Joseph Secreti opened up the first Cactus Salon & Day Spa in Dix Hills he had a vision: to change the way salons do business. Unlike “Mom and Pop” type hair salons you’ll find across Long Island, Cactus doesn’t just give you a haircut and say goodbye. They make life-long relationships with their clients. Cactus is a booming beauty franchise with 28 locations across Long Island and growing. “I love Long Island. I love the people… the lifestyle,” Secreti says, “Long Island gave me the opportunity to have what I have.” And that’s why Joe wants to Keep It On Long Island.
