more than 1,200 locations and 23,000 employees in 10 different countries. Orfalea put a high value on employee satisfaction, he was known to thank his employees by having elaborate company parties where all were welcome. Kinko parties were well known by Santa Barbarans, and were held in various historic parks & recreation venues throughout Santa Barbara, Goleta and Isla Vista. e.g., Childs Estate, now known as The Santa Barbara Zoo. He had many friends that were small business owners around town that he inspired with his hi-octane "get it done" attitude. Fortune Magazine named Kinko's one of the best places in America to work for three years in a row. Kinko's was acquired by FedEx in 2004 and was renamed FedEx Kinkos, currently doing business as FedEx Office. Having sold Kinko's Paul Orfalea is still involved in other ventures in real estate, private equity and venture capital.He was interviewed in 2005 following the publication of Copy This, a memoir describing the birth and rise of Kinko's. Philanthropy In 2000, Orfalea established the Orfalea Family Foundation that deals with differences in learning, care in early life stages, knowledge-giving programs that span the needs of multiple generations, and training for caregiving. The Orfalea Foundation, as it is now known, focuses on early childhood education, K-college education, and youth development, primarily in Santa Barbara County, California. The foundation is known for taking direct action as well as making grants. Its most visible program, the School Food Initiative (SFI), trains food service staff and directors to transition from heat-and-serve fare to cooked-from-scratch meals in local schools. SFI also provides infrastructure and equipment grants to support scratch cooking, along with farm-to-school connections, school gardens, and food literacy programs. In 2001, the California Polytechnic State University's College of Business was renamed the Orfalea College of Business, in recognition of his $15 million gift to the school. Publications Copy this! : lessons from a hyperactive dyslexic who turned a bright idea into one of America's best companies. 2005, Paul Orfalea; Ann Marsh. Workman Publishing Two Billion Dollars in Nickels : Reflections on the Entrepreneurial Life. 2008, Paul Orfalea; Dean Zatkowsky. Dizzy One Ventures LLC The Entrepreneurial Investor : the Art, Science, and Business of Value Investing. 2008. Paul Orfalea; Lance Helfert; Atticus Lowe; Dean Zatkowsky. John Wiley & Sons References External links The Orfalea Foundation West Coast Asset Management 1947 births American people of Lebanese descent Businesspeople