...We want to thank you for your very generous donation on the S.A.V.E. Club at P.J. Gelinas Junior High School. S.A.V.E. stands for, "Students Actions and Voices Educate," and its primary purpose is to spread the word and raise awareness of Autism. Because of your generosity, we helped raise nearly $3,000 at our fundraiser, "Sumo for S.A.V.E." The event attracted over 350 spectators, and the stands were packed and enthusiastic. The ice cream was a huge hit with the audience and helped to raise close to $300 for our cause. Because of your generosity, we are able to provide scholarships for graduating Ward Melville High School seniors with a disability. The club's mission was to demonstrate that despite having a disability, students can be successful when given the tools necessary for success. We are proud to have met our goal for this school year. Thank you again for helping our club, as well as helping a student accomplish their dreams!
- The S.A.V.E. Club
...Thank you so much for your gift of the eco-friendly meal and snack set. The pink and green and matching lunch box are adorable and I am sure Julia will enjoy it when she starts eating food.
- Craig and Jessica Schneider
...You went above and beyond to sell our home and find us a new one. We are most grateful for your hard work and diligence. We absolutly love our new home and couldn't be happier! You and your staff were so professional, responsive and wonderful to work with all the way through and we enjoyed the process (most of it!) Thank you all - we'll continue spreading the word about Team Ardolino!
- Carrie and Dan Bhada
...On behalf of the Boys and Girls Club of Suffol, I would like to thank you for your generous gift. Your commitment to helping youth in our community is sincerely appreciated.
Each year the Boys and Girls Club of Suffolk continues to advance its mission to inspire and enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. Through our programs we have seen many lives changed for the better.
In particular the basketball program has enjoyed great success in the past years.
The goal of the Boys and Girls Club of Suffolk is to continue to make a difference in the lives of the young people in our communities. With the help of donations from supporters such as you, we will continue to see improvement in our programs. Thankyou again for your generous support.
- Devon Daniels
Executive Director
...Thank you for Michael Ardolino Realty's generosity to the 13th annual Stars of Stony Brook Gala. We are delighted that you will join us on Wednesday evening. This year the Gala will celebrate the 100th birthday of abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollack by honoring noted actor Ed Harris and the Pollack-Krasner Foundation. In addition to raising support and awareness for the Pollack-Krasner House and Study Center, proceeds from this event will also benefit Stony Brook's most gifted candidates through scholarship funding. Michael Ardolino Realty's generous contribution to the Stony Brook Foundation to benefit the Stars of Stony Brook Gala is vital for sustaining academic excellence at the University. Through the philanthropic support of our Gala donors, more than $27 Million has been raised to support exemplary programs across the University. Your dedicated commitment to countless students helps to make a quality education affordable and attainable, and on their behalf I offer you my sincere gratitude.
- Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.
President
...Thank you so much for attending our recent realtor' breakfast. Hopefully the information we provided will aid you in your work. I most appreciated the input you shared as to how we can best promote our districe. As allways, I recognize the support you provide our schools by reflecting on the merits of our educational programs. Thank you again for attending our breakfast; I know the future leadership of the District looks forward to collaboration with professionals such as yourself, who so ably serve our community.
- Neil Lederer
Interim Superindendent of Schools
Three Village Central School District
...I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of my Eagle Scout project. Your donation is a key part of my project. I will be able to put your generous gift to excellent use and my project will be able to move along much quicker. The signs that are being constructed will look phenominal and i would love for you to come see them once they are completed.
- Mark D'Angio
...Thanks for the movie tickets - much appreciated!
- Roger Louise
...Thank you again for the 2 movie tickets. It's our 14th anniversary there. Time is going by so fast. Thanks again!
- Gloria Zeruto
...Thank you for you assistance in finding our home here in Long Island. Vince and I enjoy our home as days go by. Your thoughtfulness and generosity in giving us a subscription to "The Village Times Herald" is greatly appreciated. Thank you again!
- Linda & Vince Yang
...Thank you for serving as a judge for the 2012 Declamation Contest. I feel the evening was very successful and much appreciated by our school community. The contestants themselves were quite satisfied with the evening. We know how important it is for the students to develop confidence and skill in speaking in public. Developing effective communication skills is a necessary part of a college preparatory curriculum. We at The Stony Brook School sincerely appreciate your support for our students' efforts to hone their communication skills.
- Erik D. Johnson
English Department Chair
...We can't thank you enough for all of your support, help, advise and referrals. It helped so much in the home buying process -- more so than we can even adequately express. It meant so much to us to have someone we could trust to steer us in the right direction. We couldn't be happier with our new home -- we love it, it's perfect & we owe the realization of this dream in large part to you. We'll happily refer anyone in need of a realtor to Realty Connect because we could not have been happier with our experience with ou guys. Thank you so much & I'm sure I'll see you around. Hope the New Year treats you well!
- Jason Portz & Adriene Vargas
...Just a quick thank you for the tickets, got them Saturday. We will make good use of them.
- George DeCamp
...Thank you for the lovely plant. Have a wonderful holiday. Best wishes!
- Gloria Zeruto
...It is shameful that it has taken this long to express our thanks for your Christmas gift. How nice it is to br remembered! We appreciate the wine and your thoughtfulness. Heartfelt thanks and best wishes to all.
- Ruth & Ernie Rositzke
...I really want to thank all of you for your generous and thoughtful ways throughout the years. Your kindness has been much appreciated. I hope everyone has a safe and healthy new year and AGAIN THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!
- Chris & Colleen Amari
...Thank you for always thinking of me - the cheesecake at Thanksgiving was so delicious! The poinsettias at Christmas are a pretty addition to my kitchen! Thank you so much! Wishing you a wonderful New Year!
- Christine Ciantro
...Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. All your many gifts have been greatly appreciated. Thank you again and best wishes in the New Year.
- Phyllis Grebe
...You really know how to brighten my day! The brownies are delicious and you including me in your holiday this was is very thoughtful. It is my privilege to be among your circle of friends. I hope you have a great new year.
- Jeanne
...I want to thank you for joining me for the signing of the Stony Brook University 2020 challange grant, a major development in the revitalization of Long Island. NYSUNY2020 will position Stony Brook as a catalyst for economic growth, creating jobs and facilitating public-private partnership while further elevating SB's standing among national research universities. This transformational plan will play a central role in the resurgence of not only Long Island but the entire Empire State. Thank you again for your support. I look forward to continuing our work together to build a better, stronger future for Long Island.
- Andrew Cuomo
Governer
...Many thanks for the lovely poinsettia - much appreciated. Best wishes for a great 2012!
- Pat Balcom
...Happy New Year! I would like to thank you again for all the wonderful gifts. The poinsettia was beautiful. Looking forward to next years Parade!
- Chris Vitkun
...Just a short note to thank you so much for the lovely poinsettias and the platter of cookies. The plants brightened up the office and you can’t go wrong with cookies! We hope that you and your family had a lovely Holiday Season. On behalf of Kaushansky team – Happy New Year!
- Ken, Tracey and Barbara
...Loved the cocktails, cheesecake and flowers!
- Lois & Bill Schaub
...Thank you very much for the bright, colorful poinsettia you gave us for Christmas. It is very thoughtful of you. May the year 2012 be a good year for you.
- Herta & Wolfgang Wulff
...Many thanks for the wonderful gifts both at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Wishing you & your staff a happy, healthy New Year.
- Joan & John Lynott
...Thank you so much for the beautiful & healthy poinsettia that was delivered to my house...again this year. You are so kind to remember me every holiday season. Thank you again for your generosity.
- Barbara Burgess
...Thank you for the beautiful poinsettia plant. You are so thoughtful! Happy New Year!
- Danielle Holton
...It is my pleasure to acknowledge you generous $1,000 contribution to the Stony Brook Foundation in support of the Staller Center Benefit Gala featuring Bebe Neuwirth. I greatly appreciate your continuing support. Your gift provides important resources to Alan Inkles and his team as they enhance Staller Center's diverse programming and enrich the cultural life of our area. I am deeply grateful for your philanthropy and for all that you do on behalf of the University.
- Samel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.
President, Stony Brook University
...I would like to thank you for Team Ardolino/Realty Connect USA's $25,000 wonderful pledge to the Stony Brook Foundation in support of Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital Building Fund. I am deeply grateful for your support.
By helping us respond to the needs of our young patients with the most advanced pediatric helthcare available, you provide our area with a vital medical resource. I know our dedicated professionals and our pediatric and adolescent patients want me to thank you on their behalf.
Thank you again for all that you are doing for Stony Brook and best wishes for the holiday season.
- Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.
President, Stony Brook University
...We just wanted to thank you for your kindness and extreme thoughtfulness. You always have remembered us for eleven years with Anniversary Cards, Thanksgiving cheesecakes and Christmas Flowers. Wishing you and your family a Happy and Healthy 2012. All the Best!
- The Perelli's
...Just a note to thank you for your thoughtfullness over the holidays - Both cheesecake and wine were greatfully appreciated.
- Rita Hershkowitz
...Thank you for your holiday greeting and the wine. We wish you a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year.
- Xiaofeng & Jianwei
...Thank you so much for the lovely poinsettia you sent me for Christmas! Best wishes for a happy, healthy and successful new year.
- Sandy Kahn
...Thank you for working with us on selling our house. Thank you too for being sensitive to the needs of our mom. We are wishing you a healthy and prosperous New Year!
- Wendy Jill Elsen
...Joe and I received your Christmas card. You never forget. I hope all is going well for you, I am sure it is. Sharon Ferri and I were talking about you yesterday. Both of us were singing your praises. We want to wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year.
- Marie & Joe D'Angelo
...Just wanted to say thank you for your thoughtful gift as always. You really do go that extra mile for your clients, it is such a nice touch! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you, your family and all the crew at Team Ardolino.
- George & Louise DeCamp
...Once again, thank you for thinking of us at Christmas. The poinsettia plant is lovely....Frank and I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy, New Year filled with peace and joy.
- Camille & Frank Johnson
...Each year your gifts make the holidays even more special with your tasty cheesecake and festive poinsettia. I wish we could have joined you all at Mario's to celebrate the season and reconnect - maybe next year! To all of you, many thanks and best wishes for the holidays and for the coming year.
- Ellen & Phil Allen
...Thank you for the wine which was left on our doorstep; what a happy surprise! We wish all of you at Team Ardolino a happy, fulfilling year in 2012.
- Nancy & Barron Krody
...Thank you for your $500 sponsorship of the 33rd Annual Candlelight House Tour: Around the Bay. The event was a wonderful success. The Board of Trustees, staff members and volunteers have also asked me to pass on their sincere appreciation for your efforts in supporting the society with this important event.
- Patricia Yantz & Patricia Cain
Co-Chair, Three Village Historical Society
...It has been our pleasure working with you in brining about the successful completion of our recent transaction. The practice of real estate in an ethical, fair and efficient manner requires the cooperation of many individuals. Your role in this sale was professional, consistent with our high standards and contributed to the satisfaction of both client and customer. We look forward to working cooperatively with you in the future.
- Vic Amoroso
Associate Broker/Branch Manager
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
...Just a little thank you for inviting Sandra and I to your Christmas party at Mario's. The food was excellent along with the wine. It was also nice talking with you in a relaxed setting. I'll keep in touch. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.
- William & Sandra Marinelli
...Ronald Reagan once said "some people live their entire lifetime and wonder if they ever made a difference in the world." Let me tell you, you have made a difference. Your donation made a difference in the lives of the children you helped make happy their Christmas. You made a difference in the lives of the adopted family from Terryville Elementary School and those helped through Infant Jesus Outreach. It never fails to amaze me that you always answer my call for Brookhaven UNICO, to help those less fortunate in the Port Jefferson area. My heart and thanks go out to you for helping make the Miracle of Christmas happen again for 2011.
- Yours in UNICO
...Thank you for your recent donation to the Walk for Beauty of $2000.00. It's people like you that will help us reach our goals for the 2011 WALK. Once again, thank you for your support.
-Gloria Rocchio
President, Ward Melville Heritage Organization
...Thank you so very much for the delicious cheesecake. We loved it! We hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and have a great holiday season ahead.
-Bill & Felicia Girardi
...Thank you so much for the cake. It is delicious! Happy Thanksgiving.
-Chris Vitkun
...Thank you so much for sending the cheesecake. You are so thoughtful. I wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving
-Danielle Holton
...Just a note to say thanks for the cheesecake...thoughtful as always
-Karen Minicozzi
...Thank you so VERY much for the cheese cake, it looks fantastic! Happy Thanksgiving and have a GREAT holiday season!!!
-George DeCamp
...Just wanted to drop you a note to thank you so very much for the cheese cake! My children will be in heaven when I take this home today. I hope that you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving day.
-Tracey Tretton
...Thank you for the delicious cheesecake. It will make a wonderful dessert Thanksgiving night. Our best wishes to everyone for a wonderful Thanksgiving.
-Maryanne & Jim Metz
...Thanksgiving is a time for counting blessings, savoring memorie, and thinking warm thoughts of wonderful people like you. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. It is greatly appreciated.
-Walter & Sue Crowley
...It is with sincere appreciation that I acknowledge reciept of your very generous $25,000 pledge to Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital. We are extremely fortunate to have your support on this very important project. We are indebted to you for your sincere dedication to improving the lives of our pediatric patients and are proud to have you as a partner in our ongoing pursuit to provide the highest quality of health care for children. Again, please accept our most sincere gratitude.
-Kenneth Kaushansky
Senior Vice President, Health Sciences
Dean, School of Medicine
...Even though it's early for elves to be out and about, it appears that the cheesecake elf has made a stop at our house!! Thank you so much....the thirteen folks gathered around our Thanksgiving table this year thank you as well! Enjoy your thanksgiving too....we have much to be thankful for! I am thankful always for such wonderful friends!
-Colleen Hanson
...Thanks to your generous donation, the Three Village Educational Foundation is able to continue funding programs that benefit students.
- Board of Directors
Three Village Educational Foundation.
...Thank you so much for your support and for making the evening a memorable one,
- Vinny Vizzo
...Thank you so much for all of your help with the sale of our home. It was a wonderful experience! Hopefully we will be able to do business again in the future.
- Wayne Rampone
...I just wanted to thank you for the Stony Brook Football tickets that we took advantage of for a game next month. It will be one of those increasingly rare moments when we can get together and enjoy an local activity as a family. Michele and I truly appreciate it.
- Michele and Mitchell Rosenberg
...We still give your name to friends and family when they ask us for an excellent broker because we think your amazing! Thank you for thinking of us and sending the gift cards. Hope all is well with you and your family. The girls must be all grown up now.
- Ambreen & Saad Marghoob
...The Stony Brook Frie Department's Eagle Hook and Ladder Co. 1 would like to thank you for your generous support for our annual fundraising event. Because of the support of community businesses like yours, the volunteers for the Stony Brook F.D. can continue doing the work that our neighbors have come to depend on. On behalf of the officers and members of the Stony Brook Eagle Hook and Ladder Co.1, thanks again for your support.
- Robert Tutino
...I would like to thank you for your donation of $1,000 to our 2011 It Takes One Campaign; your contribution will allow the Boys & Girls Club of Suffolk to continue to provide services to the youth of our community.
It is an honor to have board members such as yourself who not only share their talents and time but also their resources; all that we do could not be accomplished without your direction and support.
Again, I thank you for making the Boys & Girls Club of Suffolk your charity of choice & I hope that you will continue to think of us in the future. Be well.
- Devon Daniels
Executive Director
...Thanks for the Ducks tickets. We had a great time. The kids really enjoyed it.
- The St. Denis Family
...Thank you for the Ducks tickets! They were great seats and the kids had a wonderful time. Still loving our house!
- Pat Murray
...I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generous contribution of $200.00, on August 15, 2011, toward the furtherance of Jewish education. Your contribution will go a long way to help establish a stronger bond og identity and awareness throughout our Jewish community.
I know that you will now share in our pride for the past as well as our concern and untiring commtment for the future. Our Sages tell us that the act of Tzedokah is a very great mitzvah and the joy that accompanies the act is an even greater one. We are told that "Great is charity, for it brings closer the Redemption."
May G-d grant you and yours much continued and ever-growing success in all of your endeavors, coupled with good health, much nachas, joy and prosperity.
- Rabbi Chaim Grossbaum
Director
...Thank ou for your recent contribution of $2,000.00 the the American Heart Association's 15th Annual Heart of the Hamptons Ball. We're very grateful for your support. You're helping countless people live longer, healthier lives.
- Michael Weamer
Executive VP - Founders Affiliate, American Heart Association
...On behalf of W.S. Mount PTA, We would like to thank you very much for the generous donation of Ducks Tickets! The family that received them greatly appreciated it and we want you to know Mount considers Team Ardolino - part of our Mountie family!
- Maryann Harkins & Jennifer Kiteuski
Mount PTA Co-Presidents
...Thanks so much for the Ducks tickets, we had a great time!!
- Ron & Erin Cleary
...Thank you for your donation to our "Jewels & Jeans" Dinner. Your donation of $445.00 for the couples package represented two tickets to the dinner and a listing in the Journal/2012 Weekly Planner
Proceeds from the "Jewels & Jeans" Dinner will benefit our educational programs, Youth Corps and help make repairs to our historic properties. Hope you enjoyed the evening. Thank you for your support!
- Gloria Rocchio
President, Ward Melville Heritage Organization
...Thank you so much for your continued support in Spotlight Dance Academy and for celebrating mt 10th Year of "Excellence in Dance!" Have a wonderful summer and regards home.
- Nancy Schmidt
Spotlight Dance Academy
...Thank you for donating the ices/ice cream for the Minnesauke End of the Year Picnic!
- Kathy Schoemmell
Minnesauke PTA
...Thank you for your donation to the Stony Brook Foundation for the National Survivor Day. Through your thoughtful donation to the National Cancer Survivor Day, you are helping us enhance, expand, and improve the healthcare services for this region. With your gracious assistance, we will be better able to offer the latest advances in medicine and further medical knowledge through research.
Your support helps to transform the lives of our patients -- people who know firsthand how important expert knowledge and compassionate care can be to their well-being. Your dedication to us strengthens our ability to serve these patients and leads the way in bringing the benefits of the latest research to the community.
Thank you again for joining with us in support of Stony Brook University Medical Center and the National Cancer Survivor Day.
- Steven L. Strongwater, MD
Chief Executive Officer
...On behalf of the Stony Brook University community, thank you for your recent gift to the Stony Brook Foundation in support of the National Cancer Survivor Day. We greatly appreciate your support.
Your generous contribution helps us to advance our mission as a leading public research university and academic medical center, and it challenges us to work even harder to maintain your support and trust.
Donors like you help Stony Brook persue and achieve excellence across an impressive range of endeavors. Whether it is our life-saving medical care, enriching undergraduate curriculum, top ranked graduate programs, stimulating arts and cultural offerings, service to the community, or a Seawolves football game, Stony Brook could not have become a world class institution without the support of our alumni and friends.
Thank you again for your support of our work to help cancer patients, and for all you are doing for Stony Brook University Medical Center.
- Dexter A Bailey, Jr.
Vice President for Advancement
...On behalf of the Setauket Elementary School and Setauket School PTA, we would like to thank you for your generous contribution to our community's Sixth Annual Open House & Founders Day Celebration. We are grateful and encouraged by your outstanding participation and dedication to a rewarding program enjoyed by all of our Three Village community.
- Christy Radke, Setauket School PTA
- Katherine Downs-Reuter, Three Village Community Trust
...Thank you for joining Lauren and me at our cancer kick-off soiree - Michael, the unanimously positive feedback about the home echoes our feelings that it's the perfect place for us - thank you! Cancer services are so important to our community and this evening was a great opportunity to share our vision and plan to expand services and achieve NCI designation.
The Development Council has been a tremendous asset to the Medical Center and its continued growth is a testament to your hard work and commitment to Stony Brook. You have been an important advocate and i am grateful for your gift to Cancer Survivor's Day- and the many other event you support!
One of my great privileges since coming to Stony Brook University has been to identify research and clinical themes on which to focus our efforts. Often, a new set of eyes can see an opportunity that was already there, but underappreciated. To my view, cancer biology and medicine is such an opportunity for Stony Brook. As I mentioned, we have a great start with outstanding faculty members, both in cancer biology (Drs. Crawford, Grollman, Haltwanger, Hayman, Lin, Ma, Miller, Moll, Regis, Shroyer, Williams, Zong) and cancer medicine (Drs. O'Hea, Pearl, Shuster, Watkins). But we need to further develop our capacities, to create a Cancer Center decidedly different than others, where a wide range of expert scientists and clinicians work side by side to solve the myriad of complexities that characterize cancer. To acomplish this, we need more sophisticated imaging and more specialized informatics faculty members to compliment our colleagues in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences). And given Long Island geography, we also have a major opportunity to partner with scientists at Brookhaven and Cold Springs Harbor Laboratories.
As you know, the catalyst for the new Stony Brook Cancer Center will be the Medicine and Research Translation building (see Newsday: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/stony-brook-plan-to-expand-cancer-research-1.2921985), a new home that will facilitate synergistic work in research, imaging, information sciences and compassionate clinician care. By recruiting new faculty and providing them state of the art "housing", we are certain we will make a major impact on the menace of Cancer.
Thank you again for joining us on Thursday. I very much look forward to continuing to work with you to make Stony Brook outstanding in every way.
- Kenneth Kaushansky
Senior Vice President, Health Sciences
Dean, School of Medicine
...Thank you so much for the card and the movie tickets. When we receive your card, we are always amazed that so much time has passed!! Have a great summer.
- Jim and Maryanne Metz
...I just wanted to say thank you for the ducks tickets. We had a great time!
-Rich Bossert
...So nice to hear from you. Thanks for the good wishes and the Starbucks java. We're very happy in our new home in Orient as are the people who bought our home in Stony Brook. Always grateful for all your hard work in getting it sold. Hope all is well with you, your family and all on your Team Ardolino. Regards to everyone. Enjoy your summer!
- Nina & John Winter
...Thank you for your donation which helped us pay for 50 bags of cookies and 50 mini banana bread we baked for Wisdom Gardens in order to earn our Bronze Award through Junior Girl Scouting.
- Marilyn Sloan
Troop 141
...Thank you so much for the delicious brownies. You never cease to amaze me with your thoughtfulness. It meant so very much.
- Diane Tanner and John Tsunis
...Thank you very much for sponsoring W.S. Mount Elementary School's "Together We Rock" fundraiser. Our school fundraiser was a huge success and that would not have been possible without your help. The raffle funds raised at this event go directly to support the Enrichment and Cultural Arts program fo the many children attending our school. Your donation will truly make a difference in our children's lives. Thank you again for your generous donation on behalf of W.S. Mount PTA and all of the children at W.S. Mount Elementary School!
-W.S. Mount Elementary School
Fashion Show Committee
...Congratulations on being selected as on of the Real Estate & Development Award Recipients for 2011 by Long Island Business News. Thanks to leaders of your caliber and commitment, Long Island continues to evolve as one of America's greatest places in which to live and do business. The Real Estate Awards of our small way of saying "thanks." Thanks again for all you do for Long Island, and congratulations once more on being recognized as one of the Real Estate & Development Award recipients.
- John Kominicki
President and Publisher, LI Business News
...Thank you for your generous support and contribution to the Playbill of Oliver! which was presented by the Theater Arts Department of Gelinas Junior High School on March 24-26, 2011. Over 400 community members attended each of four performances. The production was a huge success and a wonderful experience for the students of Gelinas Junior High School due to the generosity of the local businesses in our community. The Gelinas Theater Department and Three Village Theater Boosters truly appreciate your donation.
- Three Village Theater Boosters
...On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff, parents and the children of our basketball program, I would like to thank you for your support/sponsorship of our recent awards ceremony that was held at Stony Brook University. It was an outstanding evening, one that I am sure the children will have fond memories of as they grow older. It is vital for organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club of Suffolk County to have community partners and supporters like yourself and Realty Connect and we greatly appreciate your support. It is my hope that we can contiue to work together to have a positive impact on the youth and the community as a whole. I look forward to future collaborations between the Boys & Girls Club of Suffolk County, you and your organization. Again, thank you and be well.
-Devon Daniel
Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Suffolk County
... I am writing to gratefully acknowledge Michael Ardolino Realty's generosity to the 2011 Stars of Stony Brook Gala. We are delited that you chose to join us to honor our notable faculty member Emma Walton Hamilton and her world-renowned mother, actress Julie Andrews, on Monday, April 4th, at Pier Sixty/Chelsea Piers in New York City. Over the past eleven years, the Stars of Stony Brook Gala has raised over $20 Million to support scholarship programs for the brightest students as they strive to fulfill their promising potential. Generous support for this year's Gala will also benefit the Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital. As Long Island's only university-based hospital, Stony Brook University Medical Center is increasingly playing a leadership role in pediatric and adolescent care for the region. Michael Ardolino Realty's generous $7,500 contribution to the Stony Brook Foundation will have a significant impact on our Stony Brook University community. Thank you again for your wonderful support. It was certainly an evening to remember as we recognized our esteemed honorees and celebrated new heights of academic and medical excellence at Stony Brook.
- Samuel L. Stanley
President, Stony Brook University
...On behalf of the Spring Luncheon Commitee, thank you very much for your generous donation of a Friend Sponsorship in support of our 26th Annusal Spring Luncheon to be held Friday, April 1, 2011. The Luncheon is our most important fundraiser and your participation will truly help make it an outstanding success. For more than 28 years, CAPS has served the Long Island community by providing necessary information on all forms of child abuse as well as strategies for abuse prevention. Our interactive workshops touch the lives of students in the earliest grades and now extend to parent presentations on Internet safety and bullying. We recently opened the CAPS Bully Prevention Center, the first of its kind on Long Island and the region. This new center provides children and families access to support, guidance and referrals to prevent and intervene in bullying and cyber-bullying incidents. CAPS is making a difference in the lives of Long Island's children as we continue working together to keep every child safe from harm. Thank you for joining us!
-Alane Fagin
Executive Director
...Thanks for the Starbucks cards
-Roger Louise
...Thanks so much for your "Good Wishes" and for the gift of Starbucks. Wishing you a wonderful year!
-Grace Baldasare
...Thank you for the Starbucks gift cards. I can't believe its is over 9 years already.
- Pat Pugliani
...Thank you for the Starbucks cards, it's hard to believe it's been 13 years that I am here!
- Gloria Zeruto
...We just want to take a little moment to thank you for all that you have done. Thank you for answering all of our questions, treating us with kindness and most of all, thank you for being so accessible. We are very happy to be your customers. It was a pleasure to meet you.
-Zoila and Jose Lachapelle
...Hi Michael, hope this finds you and the family doing well. Michele and I would like to thank you for remembering our 10th house anniversary and the Starbucks gift cards. Ironically we received your card on our 20th wedding anniversary. I can't believe it has been 10 years, but we are very grateful that you were able to find us our home back then. We love our life in the Three Village area and would never have been able to have this life and bring up our kids in this great area, if it wasn't for you.
- Mitch and Michelle Rosenberg
...Daryl and I just wanted to extend our most heartfelt thanks to you for the great tasting and much appreciated dinner you sent over the day of our move. You and your team, especially Jean Giuffre, were so wonderful and prompt with call backs, answers to our many questions, and the TLC during the entire mortgage process. Daryl and I will most certainly recommend you to anyone we know who is in the market for a home. We absolutly love going here every evening to our dream home and look forward to many years of happy times spent with family and friends!
- Melissa Donnelly and Daryl Shampine
...I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and your newyear is off to a great start! Hopefully the snow will begin to melt. I wanted to reach out and thank you for the delicious cheesecake you gave me at Thanksgivingand for the pretty poinsettia plant you left on my doorstep! Thank you for thinking of me! Hope to see you soon!
- Christine Ciantro
...Thanks for the tickets to the great game!
- Roger Louise
... Carmen and I would like to thank you for inviting us to the game. We took four of our grandchildren to the event and it was a lot of fun for all of us. We also would like to thank you for all the "goodies" you have sent to us throughout the last three years. We wish the best to you and your staff.
-Carmen Munoz and Doug Lalone
...Thank you againn and again for the beautiful poinsettia delivered to our doorstep, just before Christmas. Your generosity is most appreciated. May 2011 be a very successful year for you.
- Herta and Wolfgang Wulff
...Congratulations for being named "Man of the Year in Business." We are so happy for you and are so fortunate to be associated with such a fine gentleman who shares his knowledge and experience with us!
-Molly Symington & Lenore Wieman
...Wishing you a happy and healthy new year. My best to you and your entire family!
- Harry Abbe
...I read that the other day when you sent it to the house...I LOVE'D it, great article!!! You should send it to Newsday!!!!
-George DeCamp
...Happy New Year and thank you for the poinsetta plant for Christmas
- Pat Bernstein
...Thank you Michael. Congratulations on Heralds's Man of the Year Award -- much deserved recognition -- you do so much for the community.
- Terri Haegele
...Congrats Michael on being named ThreeVillage Times Herald's 2010 Business Man of the Year! You earned it.
- William Marinelli
...Thanks so much for sending over the cookies for my birthday. You are so thoughtful!
- Danielle Holton
...Congratulations and best wishes for 2011. Your award is so well deserved - you have given your heart and sou to the Three Village Community. for years!
- Solvieg Bowers
...Congratulations on your selection as Man of the Year in Business by the Village Times Herald. Your work as Chamber of Commerce President, and your presence in the community, have truly earned this distinction. I wish to thank you for all you have done to enhance the quality of life in our community. Congratulations!
- Vivian Viloria-Fisher
...Congratulations on being named Business Man of the Year. The honor is well deserved - good things happen to good people!
- Ralph Ferrie
...Happy New Year and belated congratulations on being named Man of the Year in Business. The honor is well deserved. I hope good things continue to come your way.
- Linda Toga
...Congrats on the Man of the Year in Business award! Happy New Year!
- Dennis O'Sullivan
...Just a quick note to congratulate you on your recent accomplishment. I realize that achieving this award, "Businessman of the Year," is a true milestone. Once again congratulations and best wishes always.
- Joanne O'Connor
...I can not think of anyone more deserving for Man of the Year in Business than you. You always have an "up" attitude, and i don't know many others with a heart as big as yours. You give for so many causes in our community. I am a big fan of yours and have often felt that you are my mentor in business.
- Eileen Hummel
...Hope you have a wonderful holiday and a happy and healthy New Year. I've met you a few times in the Stony Brook Community and see how extremely generous and caring you are. Stay well!
- Val DiGiovanni
...Thank you once again for the delicious cheesecake at Thanksgiving and the beautiful poinsettia. Hope you have a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year.
- Christy and Sal Salpietro
...Thank you for the delicious cheesecake at Thanksgiving! We enjoyed your thank you party at Mario's - it was nice to see you again!
- Robyn and Michael Corsello
...A heartfelt thanks for a delicious cheesecake, a delightful party and Mario's and a lovely poinsettia! Many many thanks and our best wishes to all for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
- Ruth and Ernie Rositzke
...I keep meaning to send you thank yous for all your anniversary and Christmas gifts but the time always seems to get away from me. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
- Chris and Amy Czura
...Just had to send you a note to let you know how excited I was to see you're Man of the Year in Business! Finally the Times Beacon Record Newspaper sees what I've known all this time. Congratulations Michael...you deserve this honor. I hope 2011 is filled with all the best life has to offer.
- Liz Reuter
...Just want to say thank you for all the holiday gifts! Have a Happy and Healthy New Year.
- Rita Hershkowitz
...Thank you for including us and remembering all at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The cheesecake is always welcome! The poinsettia adorns our table and the holiday party - well, just wonderful and generous. Thank you and Happy New Year!
- Loretta and Louis Gray
...On behalf of the staff at Castagna Realty, we wish to thank you for the treats as well as your holiday greetings. Best wishes for a Happy New Year!
- Carol Chrenc
...Congratulations Business Man of the year!! All of this plus so much more is just keeping it interesting!! A little stressful but interesting!!
- Michael & Hope Post
..."Happy New Year Michael! Congrats on being named "2010 Business Man of the Year!" Cheers to an AWESOME and even better 2011!"
- Jennifer Anderson
...Thank you for the Thanksgiving Cheesecake and the Christmas Poinsettia!!! Always look forward to them both...almost feel spoiled...Thank you for thinking of us. Happy and Healthy 2011
- Marianne and Mark D'Angio
...Congratulations on being named the Village Times Herald's 2010 Many Of The Year in Business! You are so truly and completely deserving of this honor. Your contributions to our community have been extraordinary and will have lasting impact for the benefit of all. The Civic Assoiation of the Setaukets and Stony Brook thanks you for all that you to to better "our neck of the woods" here in the Three Villages, and i want to thank you personally for working with us on joint Civic-Chamber projects. Once again, thank you, congratulations and Happy New Year!
- Kara Hahn
President
Civic Association ofthe Setaukets and Stony Brook
...I saw you received an award for businessman of the year - -CONGRATS! You deserve it. I hope you have a happy and healthy new year.
- Diane Hill
...I read with great interest the very well deserved tribute to you in the paper. Everything the writer says is so true and a very honest assessment of a exemplar of both an acute businessman and a tireless philanthropist in the community. Knowing and working with you has been one of the great pleasures in my life. I wish you all the best for a wonderful year ahead.
Congratulations on a recognition long overdue!
- Jeanne Schnupp
...Congratulations on being named Man of the Year in Business in the Times Herald. Happy New Year too!
- Danielle Holton
...Man of the Year in Business: Michael Ardolino
BY SUSAN RISOLI news@tbrnewspapers.com
The sluggish economy and a glut of properties on the market make it a tough time to be a real estate agent — or so it seems. Michael Ardolino disproves that theory. One of the founders of Realty Connect USA, and senior vice president of its Setauket branch, Ardolino has been the top-selling real estate agent in the Long Island/Queens region for the past 11 years.
But that is only the beginning of his story. Ardolino works tirelessly to support local charities. He has a knack for getting people to open hearts and pocketbooks to help their neighbors. His colleagues in the Th ree Village Chamber of Commerce, which he currently serves as president, say he does business by listening, focusing on customer needs and treating everyone he meets with respect. Members of his Team Ardolino say they’re so happy to work with him — and getting a paycheck is just the icing on the cake. For his community service, scrupulous ethics and success at inspiring others to be their best, Michael Ardolino is our Man of the Year in Business.
Olga Belleau, vice president of State Bank of Long Island and a former TVTH Business Woman of the Year, said, “You don’t do business with a business. You do business with a person. Mike feels you create a relationship, not just sell a house and make a buck.” Her husband Tom Belleau calls Ardolino’s mentoring “gentle persuasion.” A retired chief financial offi cer who started a second career as a real estate agent, he joined Ardolino’s staff . Though his career change “has tested skills I’ve never used before,” Belleau said, “Mike is always ready to give guidance but he doesn’t push. There’s nopressure to hit this mark, or do that.” Although “getting yourself known is a challenge,” Belleau learns from watching Ardolino. “He’s been very successful in the growth of his name and his brand in this marketplace.”
John Fitzgerald, who cofounded Realty Connect USA a year ago with Ardolino and several other real estate professionals, also praises Ardolino’s skill in bringing out the best in people.
“I’ve been in the real estate business since 1975, and I am inspired by Michael,” said Fitzgerald. “He doesn’t settle for ‘good.’ He always looks for ‘great.’” Yet Ardolino “won’t criticize someone’s work,” Fitzgerald explained. “He’ll say, ‘This is one of the things you might want to do to enhance, to make your work better.’ He’s kind, smart and caring.”
Ardolino’s decades of experience“in the trenches”, said Fitzgerald, make him a go-to person for encouragement: “When things get diffi cult, I’ll call Michael because his advice is the key to keeping a level head in business.”
Pamela Dobo calls it “a privilege” to be a real estate agent on Ardolino’s staff . His leadership and generous spirit keep the team motivated, she said. “Michael’s not afraid to share his knowledge,” Dobo added. “He will tell a new agent —or an agent who’s just getting stale — what’s worked for him. He genuinely wants everyone to be successful.” That can mean devoting extra time to an agent who needs it. “Sometimes agents have been down on their luck,” Dobo said. “But as soon as Michael can get hold of them, he will make time for them, restart their engines — and you can see the difference.”
Treating clients ethically and respectfully is the rule for playing on Team Ardolino. “Michael says you never go wrong with being honest,” Dobo said. “It’s expected here. And he always tells us to listen more than we speak.” He teaches his staff that “real estate is hardly ever about the transaction,” said Dobo. “It’s about people. Michael has always said, ‘If someone is your age, deal with them the way you would a brother or sister, someone you really care about. If they’re older, treat them the way you would treat a parent or grandparent.’”
Ardolino serves on the boards of many community organizations, including Rotary Club International and Stony Brook University Medical Center Development Council. “He’s a giver, he’ll do anything for anybody,” said Fitzgerald. “If there’s someone in the community who needs help, Michael’s the first one to step up to the plate.”
Yet his charitable work often goes unsung, say his colleagues. “Michael gives a lot: his time, his energy, his fi nances,” said Dobo. “He just quietly does it. At the closing of any day, he wants to know that he did the right thing and helped someone.” For his business acumen, and of course his community service that complements it so well, Michael Ardolino garnered our honor as The Village Times Herald Man of the Year in Business.
...Thank you for the delicious brownies! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas. Happy New Year!
-Eileen and Sol Hummel
...I would like first and foremost to wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a New Year with many blessings. Next i wish to thank you and your wife for the invitation to join you, your family and colleagues for you're holiday celebration. The evening was fabulous for me and my husband! The evening was an opportunity to see and visit with local friends of businesses whom I've known for many years. Happy Holidays!
-Kathleen and Fred Swedish
...We hope this holiday season is joyous for you, your team and your family. We know 42 Buccaneer Lane gave you some grief (and so did Scott) but we really appreciate all you did to getb us out and "SOLD"! Have a wonderful and successful 2011!
-Scott and Rebecca Manning
...Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season, from our home to yours.
-George DeCamp and Louise Ippolito
...Thank you again for the holiday plant. Happy Holidays to all of you.
-Gloria Zeruto
...Thank you so much for all you and your team have done for us (especially running back and forth for the oil fiasco!) Happy Holidays!
-Bette and Homer Goldberg
...Seasons Greatings and many thanks for the beautiful poinsettia. Happy New Year!
-Pat Balcom
...Wanted to take a moment amongst all the rushing to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for the lovely poinsettia plant. I enjoy that you remember me at each holiday.
-Grace Varbero
...Once again I want to thank you and your staff for the lovely poinsettia plant. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy New Year!!!
-Camille Johnson
...Thanks so much for the Cocktail Party, you outdid yourself. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed myself.
-Liz Miastkowski
...It is my pleasure to acknowledge your support of this year's Cody Comedy Festival. With your generous assistance, we will be better able to serve individuals living with Autism spectrum disorders and their families through clinical treatment, community services, education, and research. From the thoughtful donors who gathered at the Charles B. Wang Center for the Funny Bone Cocktail Reception to the kind donors who joined us at Staller Center for a remarkable evening of entertainment, supporters like you remain vital for the Center and our mission. My team and I are deeply grateful for your dedication to us. On behalf of our patients and their families, we thank you for your generosity in support of the Cody Comedy Festival and the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
-John Pomeroy
Director, Cody Center
...Once again the Thanksgiving Cheesecake you sent over to us was a wonderful (and delicious) surprise. Thanks so much! We were unable to attend your party at Mario's but I imagine it was as lively and fun as the last one. Hope you'll keep us on your list for future parties. Phil and I are impressed with the creative ways you keep in touch withfriends, customers and acquaintences and foster the comunity's vitality. Thank you again, and best wishes for the holidays and for the upcoming year.
-Ellen Allen.
...Congrats on the party. Thanks for having me!
-Daniel Goodstein
...Thanks for an absolutely fantastic party!!! Everything was great...if I don't see you before, I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!!!
-Judy McCready
...Rose and I just want to say thanks for another top knotch event. We really had a great time.
-Leo Dilielo
...We want to send a big Thank you for last night, we had a great time!
-Jill McKnight
...Marianne and I want to thank you for inviting us to your wonderful party last night. We appreciate being included in your holiday guest list. Thank you so much.
-Jim and Marianne Metz
...Thank you for joining me for dinner this week. Your role in the Developement Council is important to us and I enjoyed getting to know you better. During the last few months, it has been a pleasure to become more acquainted with members of our community who have been committed to partner with Stony Brook University and the Medical Center, and I am grateful to count you among them. Your success in a challenging business is very inspiring and I enjoyed hearing about your new business venture. Sharing that success with the community through your support of the Medical Center is very generous and I appreciate your support. Thank you again for a wonderful evening and for your continued support of the Medical Center. People like you are important partners in our success.
-Samuel L. Stanley
President of Stony Brook University
...Thank you for your generous contribution of $1,200 for a Platinum sponsorship to this year's 17th Annual Golf Outing. Because of supporters like you, we enjoyed another successful event. Your support means alot to us! We are especially greatful to you for your contribution. Through the generosity of companies and individuals like you, the Boys and Girls Club can continue meeting the needs of the youth of the Three Village community. For more than 30 years The Boys and Girls Club of Suffolk has been providing after-school programming, summer camp, and a variety of other programs and services for children and teens. The Boys and Girls Club reaches out to kids, who cannot afford, or may lack access to, other community programs. The Club provides a positive, productive outlet for children who would otherwise be left unsupervised while their parents work. Your generosity will help us to continue these services. Again on behalf of the Boys and Girls Club of Suffolk thank you for making our outing a success
-Devon Daniels
...I enjoyed our recent time together at the Stony Brook-Brown game. Having Stony Brook pull out a thrilling win against Gardner-Web made for a wonderful Saturday evening. I appreciate you and your daughter joining us and I hope we will continue to have chances to come together and support Stony Brook both on and off the field. Go Seawolves!
-Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.
President of Stony Brook University
...Thank you for the cheesecake, it's delicious! You are just so thoughtful.
-Karen Minicozzi
...Thank you as always for the wonderful cheesecake. I hope you all have wonderful holidays. Best wishes!
- Gloria Zeruto-Michaelson
...Thank you so much for thinking of me for the holidays! The cheesecake was delicious! You are such a thoughtful and generous man. Wish the world had more people like you in it. I wish you and your family a wonderful and happy holiday season!
-Jeanne
...Just wanted to thank you VERY much for the cheesecake, what a total surprise. It will go go quickly I am sure, it looks delicious. We are SO happy in the new house. Of course our bank account went down the tubes because we did lots to make it ours but all is good. It sure feels nice to look in the back yard and only see trees not a camper and the neighbors are really nice, in fact the guy next door turned out to be Louise's 4th cousin....go figure, she never met him before. So besides selling us a great house you were responsible for a family reunion! *lol*. Hope you and your crew have a great Holiday and thanks so much once again!
-George DeCamp
...Thank you for your constant attention, letters, cheese cake, invitations and so much more. It is great to see how active you are in our community! Best wishes for a wonderful Holiday Season to you, your family and your Team Ardolino.
-The Benitts
...On behalf of the Board of the Three Village Educational Foundation (the "Foundation") the Foundation's Gala Committee and the hundreds of Three Village students who directly benefit from the financial support provided to the school district by the Foundation, I would like to thank you for helping us make the Foundation's 4th Annual Cocktail Party a huge success. Over 200 people attended the Cocktail Party honoring you and Cheryl Pedisich and over 65 businesses and individuals placed ads in the journal and/or contributed items for our raffles. Thanks to the support of people like you, the Foundation raised over $14,000 that will be donated to the school district to fund innovative teaching programs, purchase equipment to be used in the classrooms and update technology resources employed throughout the school district. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of our most important resource, our students. Thank you once again for making the Foundation's 4th Annual Cocktail Party such a success. We look forward to seeing you at upcoming Foundation events and to your continued support.
-John Yantz
Gala Chairperson
...I offer my special thanks for your $500 Giggle Premium Package contribution to the Stony Brook Foundation in support of the Annual Cody Comedy Festival. With your gracious assistance, you help us advocate for children and their families living with autism and autism spectrum disorders. Your thoughtful Comedy Festival contribution to benefit the Matt and Debra Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities helps the Center enhance their efforts to provide compassionate support, advanced research, and an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to care. With your continued support, Dr. John Pomeroy, Founding Director, and his team of caring professionals can address the needs of the Center's children and offer hope for their well-being and the well-being of their families. Thank you again for helping the Cody Center to advance our knowledge and foster superior care for children with autism and other developmental disabilities through your dedicated support of the Cody Comedy Festival.
-Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.
President of Stony Brook University
...On behalf of the men and women of the Setauket Fire Department, I would like to take this opportunity to exted a heartfelt thank you for your generous donation [$100]. Your commitment to helping our brave volunteers in our community is sincerely appreciated. Each year the Setauket Fire Department continues to advance its mission of providing our community with fire and rescue protection. The goal of the Setauket Fire Department is to continue to make a difference in this community. With the help of donations from supporters such as yourself it makes it possible. That is what makes this community and extraordinary place to live and volunteer We stand ready to serve and work with you when the need arise.
-Brendan Brown
Chief
Setauket Fire Department
...It was very thoughtful of you and enough pleasure for us to realize we're in the right place and people. We enjoyed your treat very much as well as our movers. We appreciate your help to settle into Stony Brook and your welcoming.
-SuJung Weaver
...Congratulations on receiving a well deserved accolade for all your work in the Three Village area. You are one of the most trustworthy, responsible, respectful, kind, caring person and are a great role model for the rest of the business community and the world in general. Your support of the community in which you live is an inspiration to the rest of us. Thank you for all the work you have done for the youth of this area and the citizens who live here.
-Lorraine Planding
...On behalf of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generous contribution to the 11th Annual Family Beach BBQ & Fundraiser. This event would not have been such a success without the support and efforts of the members of the Chamber of Commerse. We look forward to next year's BBQ and hope you will join us again in the supporting of this wonderful community event.
-Janette Handley & Liz Miastkowski
...I was so excited to see you are on your own Michael. My first thought was to say best wishes but good wishes always come to good people. You were always a pleasure to deal with in any real estate transaction. May your success continue. Highest regards.
-Lynn Hesselbech (Grant)
...Thanks so much for the dinner it was VERY good, great place wherever it came from! My brothers, sister and my kids came over and they all loved it. Lots to do, we'll be sleeping on air mattresses for a couple of weeks while they do the floors, paint etc but it's a great place. We'll get you some business if/when I hear of someone and will certainly pass the word of how well you did for us before that.
-George DeCamp
...Thank you for selling our home. We have already spoken to our new neighbor about Realty Connect USA/Team Ardolino when she mentioned she was thinking about selling her home.
-The McArthurs
...Thank you for the donation for the Family Picnic at Minnesauke! Have a Great Summer!
-Kathy Schoemmell
& Minnesauke PTA
...Thank you for your very generous gift of $100. Our volunteers and all of our guests at Our Daily Bread gratefully appreciate your generous support. Your help allows us to continue our outreach to those in need. People lime you have enabled us to serve 100-200 meals every Sunday and distribute 1500 pounds of groceries from our Food Pantry each week. This has been an ongoing effort since 1991 that has been blessed to receive broad community support from people like you who see the need and step up to meet it.
-Our Daily Bread
...On behalf of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization, I want to thank you for your donation of 4 tickets to the Long Island Ducks vs. Blueport Bluefish for our "Jewels & Jeans" Dinner that was held at the Three Village Inn.
-Lori Andrews
Director of Development
...Thank you so much for the anniversary card and show tickets - what fun and so thoughtful! We'd love for you to stop by the house sometime...We're making great progress and loving every minute of it! Hope all is well with you and your new office
-Cameron and Nick
...It is with great pleasure that I acknowledge Michael Ardolino Realty's generosity to the eleventh Stars of Stony Brook Gala honoring world-renowned physicist Albert Einstein Professor Emeritus Dr. Chen Ning Yang. Through your gracious participation and philanthropic support of this event, you help Stony Brook University change the lives of the talented students as they reach new heights of academic excellence. Michael Ardolino realty's $750 gift to the Stony Brook Foundation in support of the Stars of Stony Brook Gala will be of tremendous support as we strive to make a world-class education attainable.
-Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.
President of Stony Brook University
...Thank you so much for your generous support of Staller Center's Gala on March 6th, featuring Christine Ebersole and John Pizzarelli. The event was phenomenal, with amazing performances by both artists, and even a visit to the reception by John Pizzarelli. Nearly $200,000 was raised in support of Staller Center programming and educational outreach activities, which this year have included opera literacy classes, workshops, masterclasses, open rehearsals and ticket donations to underserved Long Island schools and organizations. While we hope that you enjoyed yourself immensely at our Gala, we also hope that you realize that your donation for this event will do a world of good in introducing the arts to young people.
-Amanda Wasserman
Director for Advancement
...Thank you for your generous support and contribution to the Playbill for "The Sound of Music" which was presented by the Theater Arts Department of Gelinas Junior High School on March 18-20, 2010. Over 400 community members attended each of four performances. The production was a huge success and a wonderful experience for the students of Gelinas Junior High School due to the generosity of the local businesses in our community. The Gelinas Theater Department and Three Village Theater Boosters turely appreciate your donation
- Three Village Theater Boosters
...We thank you for your generous donation. Your gift makes it possible for us to put together beautiful baskets to raffle off at our 2010 Fashon Show & Basket Dinner Fundraiser. Your support to Mount school, from people like you, who live and work in our community is greatly appreciated.
- W.S. Mount Elementary School
...Realty Connect USA!!! Best Wishes, Good Health and SALES!
-Dennis DeMarco
...So happy you're on your own. Best wishes for success to all of you!!
-The Varbero's and Zanzalari's
...I read your newsletter with great interest. Congratulations on forming your partnership! I wish you all the best for a fulfilling and successful venture. Im sure it will be both with you at the helm!
-Jeanne Schnupp
...On behalf of the Board of Directors of Gallery North, I want to thank ypu for your contibution of $200.00. Your gift as well as your interest and support are absolutely essential this year in order for us to continue our educational programs and exhibits. We truely appreciate your donation because we realize that many organizations have similar needs. To choose Gallery North for a gift means so much to us.
...We thank you for the lovely poinsettia delivered to our home for the holidays. May you have a healthy, happy New Year . Thank you.
-Herta and Wolfgang Wulff
...May you all reap health, happiness and prosperity in 2010. Your continuous generosity shall return to you 100-fold. Thank you for the cheesecake, poinsettia and all you do.
-Loretta and Louis Gray
...The poinsettia is really lovely - thanks very much. Best wishes for a happy, prosperous New Year.
-Pat Balcom
...We really appreciate you sending us the papers to get our Belle Terre House Taxes reduced. Thank you so much and a Happy and Healthy New Year to you and yours.
-Maryann and Peter Mendis
...Thank you so much for inviting us to Mario's for cocktails and wonderful food. It was nice to see you again. I'm glad i was able to attend this year, and meet your lovely wife Marie. It was an enjoyable evening and we met some very interesting people. Thank you for the poinsettia plant and the cheesecake - you are very kind to remember us at Thanksgiving and Christmas - have a wonderful holiday!
-Robyn and Michael Corsello
...Thank you for your generous donation to Adam's Eagle Scout project...A very happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Best wishes for your new business. Thank you for your wonderful hospitality at the holiday party. My poinsettia is still blooming.
-Kathy Jackson
...Thanks so much for the great party.
-Helene Bredes
...I would like to thank you for your generous contribution towards my Eagle Scout project. Your donation has made it possible to implement my plan, which focuses on restoring least terns to West Meadow Beach, and is helping to preserve natural wildlife on Long Island. During late winter and spring I will be preparing the site...I appreciate the support for my Eagle Scout project from family, friends, and the community. With your thoughtful contribution, an important environmental project will be carried out.
-Adam Gitton
...On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff and the youth that we service, I would like to say thank you for supporting our 16th Annual Golf Outing which was held at St. Georges Country Club on Thursday, October 22, 2009...The entire event was a huge success as people such as you supported not only the Boy's and Girl's Club but also the honoree of the event Mr. John P. Bracken...It is my hope and the hope of this organization that you will continue to be involved with the Boy's and Girl's Club of Suffolk and continue to support us as we provide programs and services to the youth of Suffolk. Again I thank you for your support, be well.
-Devon M. Daniel
...The Three Village Special Education Parent Teacher Association would like to extend our sincerest appreciation for your very generous donation. With your help, our 2nd Annual Phantom Harvest Moon Dinner Dance was an extraordinary success...Your donation of $50 to the Three Village SEPTA is making it possible for us to continue to serve students and their families. Our programs are enriched and enhanced as a direct result of your generosity...We truly apprecate your support.
-Three Village SEPTA Officers
...Dear Michael and Team, Thank you for our wonderful cheesecake. We all enjoyed it over the holidays
-The Gregory's
...I was about to write you a note thanking you for the surprise delivery of the delicious cheesecake you sent when the invitation arrived for your Mario's Party. Now, after that lovely evening (where, once again, we met many more people who are fans of yours), I'd like to thank you for both of your generous gifts.
-Ellen and Phil Allen
...Thank you so much for the delicious Thanksgiving cheesecake. I hosted Thanksgiving again and your cheesecake was a big hit - we all enjoyed it!! Thank you for thinking of me. And another thank you for the Starbucks cards - it's hard to believe I've been in my house for 7 years!!! I absolutly love my house! Thank you - I will definitely enjoy the cards.
-Christine Ciantro
...Thanks so much for the gift of Starbucks. I can not believe that five years have past. Hope all is well with you and your family. Have a blessed and Happy Christmas...Thanks again.
-Grace Varbero
...There's a reason that Michael Ardolino is successful. He's got my vote. He's hard working, diligent, straight-up. I would highly recommend him and his team to represent me in a sale.
-Margaret Dineen and Deborah Ross
...Thank you so much for sending over such delicious Italian food. It was very thoughtful of you. We truly appreciate how helpful you and your team have been during our home buying experience.
-Elizabeth and Michael Eipper
...We appreciate all of your hard work in both buying and selling our homes. You and your team have been a pleasure to work with.
-Nick and Cameron Bilotti
...Thanks for the tickets to the game. The seats were really great. My family and I loved it. My eight year old son had a blast. It was very generous. Thank you for everything. We hope all is well, and will keep you in mind.
-Corey and Kelly Gallagher
...This website is very informative. It gives you all the info you need to make important decisions. We bought our house in '99. You have kept in touch with us. Not OUR agent. When we are ready to look, we'll make sure to look Team Ardolino up. Thank you and keep going.
-Rob and Gina Curry
...Congratulations on your great honors! It is wonderful that you were recognized as an International President's Premier, #1 Coldwell Banker Associate, and Top Producer. It is a testament to your hard work!
-Jessica and Eoin
...We bought our house, which was listed with the Ardolino Team, 8 years ago, and ever since have been impressed with the degree of generosity of Michael Ardolino and his staff. Every year of our "anniversary" they have sent us a gift-- be it movie tickets, tickets to Theater Three, ect. The thoughtfullness of that gesture is very much appreciated. The have also delivered poinsettias at holiday time--another very thoughtful gesture. However, what impresses me the most is their involvement with the community. Whatever the community function, whether large or small, Michael Ardolino and his team are part of it. No other real estate team that I know of matches their generosity and enthusiasm. When we are ready to sell our home, there's no doubt who we want to list with--the Ardolino Team.
-Christina Robinson
...We have made many recommendations to friends and family on your staff and your professional manner in handling the sale and purchase of our new home. Thanks again.
-The Balfoorts
...Kathy and I want to thank you Michael and Team Ardolino for a great job! It was our pleasure to pay your commission! You sold it quick- in 54 days and most important for a very fair price!
-Mike Flanagan
...We are very satisfied and feel Michael and his Team is very honest and helpful!
-Kathy and Mike
...We can't thank you enough for all the help and time you spent with our family. We appreciate all the e-mails, phone calls, the laughs and tears! You are all exceptional!
-Kirk and Helen Cronk
...Michael you, Dawn, and your Team came through for us brilliantly! We want to thank-you for your service!
-Jane and Ron Paland
....We were completely happy with all matters dealing with the sale of our home!
-Rochelle and Michael Butensky
...We want to thank you for all the effort that you and the Team put forth to sell our home under difficult market conditions. We feel very fortunate to have sold her house. Many homes in our area remain unsold. Again, thanks to you, Jean, and Dawn for everything!
-Doug and Carmen Lalone
...After the very first meeting Michael was able to lift the heavy burden of selling our home off our shoulders! We appreciate Michael's professional advice and expert handling of our sale. The friendly assistance of the entire Team made the selling process easy and simple for us! Thank you!
-Pao and Yung Falilin Pao
..When we signed on we felt our home would be marketed well and at a fair market price to attract that special family who would love our home as much as we did. You and your Team did a great job of accomplishing this! Thank you!
-Linda and Don Stewart
...It was a pleasure working with Michael and his Team and we will go back to them for all future real estate services we might need.
-Stefan and Petya Kalinkov
...The Ardolino Team made the whole process of buying a home really y easy!
-Opisso
...Everyone was wonderful! You did it! Thanks so much!
-Regina Briska
...Excellent representation! ...Outstanding sense of client needs! Great advice in worst real estate market in history!
-Irv Krukenkamp
...Both Michael and Christine made this process very tolerable.
-Shanley
...Michael is a trustworthy, hard working realtor- If you want a "no nonsense" agent to help you buy or sell a home, you can rely on Michael and Team Ardolino.
- Andy Estrema
...I would like to thank Michael and the entire Team for a job well done...The courtesy and cooperation you extended is sincerely appreciated!
-Theresa Meehan
...Having bought and sold many houses in my life it was hard to accept that the way of buying and selling has changed- it has moved into the 21st century and Michael Ardolino represents the best of that change!
-Donna Downey
...We love Jackie! Christine, Dawn and Michael are the hardest working in the business. They were all honest and really cared about us. Jackie Zambito is not only an excellent salesperson; she is also a caring and considerate human being! If we are ever in the market again, we are coming right to Team Ardolino!
-Tony Cacaccio
...Jean was always pleasant, helpful and caring and did her very best to assist us making our decision.
-Ann and Frank Sabatino
...The best experience ever! Way above an beyond and expectation
-Ereena Schwartz
...Enjoyed every step of the process while working with you.
-Culkin
....Michael did a good job and I'm out of the market safely.
-John Winter
...You guys were the greatest!
-Linda Heigl
...Michael it is and was a great experience!
- Mike and Kathy
...Thanks to the efforts of the Team I am extremely happy and on my way to a new exciting life!
-Camille Johnson
...Team Ardolino is recognized as the quality real estate agency in mid Suffolk- and we know why! Thanks!
-Albert and BarbaraLortie
WebSite Feedback
...Let me tell you the website is very nicely done, from a computer guy of 30 years the site is very easy to navigate and the photos are outstanding. As always keep up the great work you do in the community. As far as I'm concerned you are the best Real Estate Guru around, and very caring to your customers.
-Jeff Peterson
...I hope you have been well. Bill and I checked out the website (again). It is awesome! We actually take a look at the site every so often just to keep abreast of the market in the area.
-Felicia and Bill Girardi
...I checked out your new website and i found it very informative and easy to navigate. If I was loking to sell or buy a new home in the area, I would definitely check it out again.
-Randy Aigen
...Great website Michael, keep up the good work!
-Karen Jones
...First of all, I'd just like to say that, while I was completely prepared to offer feedback regarding your website, there was not one thing I would change about it. You and your team did a great job of constructing an attractive, user friendly, easy navigatable site. We will be looking for a place in the area in the future and will certainly keep the site at the ready. Congradulations regarding the honors mentioned in the early April blog. My mother-in-law, Joanne O'Connor, speaks very highly of you. Much luck with the web site and continued success.
-Mark Mueller
...We love the new website. Very professional looking, all the info about your programs! Great new website, it is easy to navigate and has really nice pictures, and I like that you tell the history of the area. I also use the map feature. Good luck!!
-Kelly Gallagher
...Very impressive. Easy to read. Nice Pictures. Professionally laid out. Congradulations!
-Jim Metz
...The website looks very good! One upgrade that I would suggest is to change the picture of the home page with the seasons. The current picture screams "autumn". Might be more appropriate if it said "Spring has Sprung".
-Dennis Fidotta
...Just checked out your new website...spectacular job! I love the pictures of the areas that you service...very pretty.
-Monique Lazzara
...The site is beautiful. Photos of Stony Brook and Setauket remind me of what a beautiful place this is.
-Judy Specht
...I did enjoy your new website and your blog. The Frank Melville Memorial Park is one of my favorites.
-Sandy Juarez
...It seems very easy to use and useful if we need this in the future. All items easy to look up and follow through.
-Darlene Voight
...What a great website! It was easy to use and to find new houses for sale in the area. I especially liked the info given about each individual town and its school districts.
-The Ulrich Family
This web site is well organized and easy to navigate. The information is useful and current. Kudos!
-Philip Tarantino
- We love the new website it is very easy to navigate. Even the pictures you have of the houses are great.By the way thank you all very much for our seven year anniversary gifts of Starbucks cards! You are all so thoughtful. We recomend you to everyone we know who is looking for a house! Thank you for once again offering LI Ducks tickets. It is such a great family place. We love it there. Keep up the good work. You not only sell houses you help our community in so many ways and we appreciate it!
-The Glynn Family
- It's no wonder Michael and his team are so successful! They are the best at what they do and a true asset to the community. We have used Team Ardolino three times and were extremely happy with the outcomes. Michael and Dawn are great to work with and always there when you need them!
- Lisa Zwerling
...We want to thank you very much for the one-year subscription to the "Village Herald Time." It is greatly appreciated.
-Carmine and Sara Inserra
...Thank you for your $500 sponsorship of the 31st Annual Candlelight House Tour in 2009.
-Peter Ostapow.
...I thought your article in the Times about the New Princeton was terrific. As both a Stony Brook faculty and community member I applaud your efforts. If I can be of any help along the way just reach out.
-Jack Bowman
...Thanks for remembering. It's a wonderful life upstate - glad we made the move.
Weather is typical up here - we always win the Golden Snowshovel award - we get more snow than Buffalo, Rochester and Albany. We had whiteout conditions earlier today.
We lead a full life - we deliver Meals on Wheels 2x a week, Paul participates in Master's Rowing and a golf league and is the bldg and grounds chair for his church, I'm in 2 guilds and a social stitching group and I'm the newsletter editor for one of my guilds - both my chapter and the region.
We're about to head to FL for 2 months this time - the longest time yet. Best part about living up here in the snow and harsh winter is knowing we can leave!
Hope the economy hasn't hit you too hard with selling houses.
Take care and say hi to your staff.
-Lenore and Paul Dudzick
...On behalf of the Rosano family we would like to extend their most sincere gratitude to you for your generous donation in support of their family. We have come to find that the Three Village Community is one where caring and support for others is commonplace and that your generosity knows no boundaries. The benevolent nature of this community is surpassed only by its warmth and sensitivity. When there is need you have joined hands to reach out to help. For the Rosano family, that help has been instrumental in helping them deal with Danielle's sudden illness. The Rosano Family is overwhelmed by your kind support and generosity. Each act of kindness has not gone unnoticed; each has warmed their hearts and comforted them in this time of need. You have given them the strength and comfort that they need to move forward. Whether by word, deed or thought you have made their plight more manageable knowing that they have been enveloped by the kind and comforting arms of this wonderful community. Thank you for your donation on behalf of this family. Your kindness and support are bright lights during this most difficult time in their lives.
-Paula Bienia
...I want to thank our sponsors for making our Tournament a huge success this season. Your generosity contributed to raising funds to continue to improve our Youth Basketball Program, and make it one of the leading CYO organizations on Long Island! We had 36 teams compete in 5 different age groups, and played over 50 games during the Presidents Week vacation. Thanks again for your support!
- Perry Cassidy
St. James CYO
...I was at a Npt Chamber meeting last night, and met someone you helped, buy/sell two homes, and she spoke highly of you...... She commented on how you continue to send gifts to, and if ever she would need to sell, she would call you....... Just wanted to share that...... Her name Laura Johnson, with the Times Beacon.
- Dorothy Mezic
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