Category: In The Community

My5 Tips For Selling Your Home

Posted on June 17, 2013

17 Jun

If you're looking to sell your home, your biggest concerns will naturally be the time your home is sitting on the market, and how you can get the most money for it. But there are many cost-effective tips you can use to improve the appeal and overall value of your house when you decide to put that 'For Sale' sign…

Posted on May 16, 2013

16 May

Alure's President/CEO Sal Ferro was honored with the Long Island Business News (LIBN) CEO Awards on Thursday, May 9th. Ferro was recognized for navigating Alure Home Improvements through a tough economy and continuing to maintain Alure's commitment to the community and delivering exceptional customer service for the Long Island community. His customer service attitude goes further than just the community, but…

Posted on November 8, 2012

08 Nov

Servicing the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, our management team was looking for ways to assist the community and we came up with the concept for this informational seminar. On Sunday, November 4th, we conducted a free seminar at our East Meadow Showroom to assist homeowners in the affected areas. In order to help out those who may not have found…

Posted on November 1, 2012

01 Nov

HURRICANE SANDY - POST STORM TIPS AND CONTACTING US Our thoughts and prayers are with all the families that are suffering through the devastation of the storm. Hopefully, you and your loved ones have safely weathered this past week's storm. Unfortunately, Long Island did get hit pretty hard and many homes on Long Island suffered significant damages with thousands still…

Posted on August 8, 2012

08 Aug

On April 15th, Sal Ferro and NY Islander Alum faced off for a rematch against the Kings Park/Commack hockey team to play some entertaining hockey for two great causes. The Frank J Rizzo Memorial Scholarship Fund is a charity for the benefit of dollars for scholars of Commack. It provides financial support to selected students to assist with expenses for…

Posted on August 6, 2012

06 Aug

Tuesday night, July 31st I found myself in the midst of 7,200 other members of the working community of Long Island. The people at Marcum LLP sponsor what has become known as Long Island's largest participatory event and the greatest office picnic. The Marcum Workplace Challenge is a 3.5 mile run/walk and was held for the seventh consecutive year at…

Posted on July 20, 2012

20 Jul

The Fair Media Council of Long Island brought together a group of women interested in professional development workshops. The event took place on June 22nd and also provided opportunities for these women to benefit from the generosity of a number of Long Islands best CEO's. This informative networking event was focused on empowering women in business and featured a raffle…

Posted on July 14, 2012

14 Jul

Who knew that when Patricia McDonnell made the decision to make some home improvements to her Long Island home that she would receive an award from the Huntington Beautification Council. The whole project started when she selected a new option in home building, Modular Construction. In short; the modular home or sometimes referred to as a System Build product, it…

Posted on May 7, 2012

07 May

About 2 years ago, 15-year-old Andrew Rosa, while riding his bike, was hit by a car and severely injured. In order for Andrew to return home, his house needed to be outfitted to handle the special needs of hospital equipment and lifts. Alure and several other contractors from NARI's Long Island Chapter came together to help his special cause. …

Posted on February 22, 2012

22 Feb

After a whirlwind couple of weeks, Samantha Garvey, the once-homeless teen who captured the nation with her inspirational story of becoming an Intel science contest semifinalist, will finally get a chance to settle up inside her own bedroom, take a deep breath, and fall into a well-earned nap. The 18-year-old Brentwood High School senior and her family moved into their new…