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Albano Appliance and Service and Westchester County Home Improvement Magazine Host Fundraiser for Make-a-Wish Foundation

Apr 30, 2008 — Albano Appliance and Service, LLC (Pound Ridge, NY) and Westchester County Home Improvement Magazine (Thornwood, NY) hosted a fundraiser and industry networking event to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation® of the Hudson Valley. The companies raised more than $3,300 dollars for the charity.

A wide variety of food was prepared "live" on the very latest indoor and outdoor cooking equipment from manufacturers such as Alfresco, Kalamazoo, Lynx, Miele, Viking and Wolf. Attendees enjoyed opportunities to meet with manufacturer representatives, home improvement industry experts and potential customers. Several vendors also generously provided samples from their businesses, such as cheese from Plum Plums (Pound Ridge, NY), Argentinean beef from Natura Foods (Kingston, NY), bread from Wave Hill Bakery (Wilton, CT) and cigars from Chief Catoonah Tobacconists (Bridgeport, CT). Outdoor plantings were provided by Nature Scapes (Armonk, NY) with landscaping performed by Anderson Landscaping (Pound Ridge, NY). The event also featured live music by local classical guitarist, Daniel Hallford (Pound Ridge, NY).

Westchester County Home Improvement Magazine is a free publication distributed countywide to hundreds of consumers with a primary interest in home improvement and maintenance. The guide is designed to help make the task of finding the right, quality-oriented home improvement specialists less daunting. From landscape designers to kitchen and bath contractors, interior decorators to flooring specialists, painters, pool services and much more, the publication connects consumers to local home improvement experts.

For more information, contact Westchester Home Improvement at 914-579-2209, 980 Broadway, Suite 509, Thornwood, NY 10594. The company's web address is wchesterhomeimprovement.com.

Albano Appliance and Service Now an Exclusive Local Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet™ Dealer

Apr 10, 2008 — Albano Appliance and Service, LLC (Pound Ridge, NY) has announced that the company is now an exclusive local Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet™ dealer. This premier line of products is now featured in Albano Appliance's brand new display highlighting outdoor living.

Established in 1906, Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet is a provider of distinctive outdoor kitchen equipment, offering superior gas grills, revolutionary hybrid gas/wood/charcoal grills, refrigerators, freezers, wine chillers, icemakers, kegtappers, cooktops, lobster boil pits, cabinets, pizza ovens and wet bars. The company's all new Custom Outdoor Kitchen Collection expands the possibilities of home luxury entertaining through superior design, engineering, convenience and performance.

Kalamazoo's modular, free-standing system makes custom design and installation easy. Truly engineered for the outdoors, the system features weather-tight cabinetry with seamless rain gutters around every door and drawer opening. The company's industry-leading innovations include the advanced deep-hopper cooking system for superior heat dynamics and hassle-free cleaning, a hybrid grilling drawer system for cooking with charcoal, wood and gas, and cooking surfaces personalized for each outdoor chef.

Albano Appliance and Service Announces a New Partner

Jul 20, 2007 — Albano Appliance and Service, LLC (Pound Ridge, NY) is pleased to announce that Michael DiNapoli has been made a partner. Mr. DiNapoli has been sales manager with the company since 1999. He joins Fred Albano and Phil DeRoberts as an owner.

Like his parents, Mr. DiNapoli is a lifetime Stamford, Connecticut resident. Prior to joining Albano Appliance, he owned a restaurant in Fairfield County for 21 years. He and his wife, a registered nurse and case manager at Stamford Hospital, have three sons.