Thank you For Supporting The Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards and Congratulations To All The Award Recipients!

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE 9TH ANNUAL

LOUKOUMI FOUNDATION MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARDS

Making A Difference Around The World!

Making A Difference With Loukoumi In Cities Around The World

Join us (click above) in watching this video we debuted at the Loukoumi Foundation Make A Difference Awards on June 1, 2023, titled: "Making A Difference With Loukoumi In Cities Around The World" Narrated by Debbie Matenopoulos and edited by Jacob Naclerio.

Loukoumi Inspiration Award

KAREN GUGGENHEIM

receives Award from Loukoumi Foundation Founder and President Nick Katsoris

On June 1 at the 9th annual Loukoumi Foundation Make A Difference Awards, our Inspiration Award was presented to visionary Karen Guggenheim, Founder and President of WoHaSu and

The World Happiness Summit, who truly inspired everyone during her acceptance speech. It was an amazing evening as several hundred guests also inspired each other and then the kids danced the night away. 14 Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards were presented to children, schools and organizations, who are changing the world one good deed at a time!

Make A Difference Awards

Photos by Jillian Nelson

RYAN O'CONNOR

ACS ATHENS (AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS)

ANNE HUTCHINSON SCHOOL

Adopt A Nursing Home Program

THE CHAPEL SCHOOL

Chloe Campbell, Kievana Graham and Gabe Sierra

DIVINE WISDOM CATHOLIC ACADEMY

FORDHAM PREPARATORY SCHOOL

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY KIWANIS

TOWN OF GANDER

NEWFOUNDLAND CANADA

LOUKOUMI KIDS CLUB

AGUADA PUERTO RICO

OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS

OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL

SAN CARPOFORO SCHOOL

LAKE COMO, ITALY

SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE SCHOOL

VARIETY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF QUEENS/IS 10

Loukoumi Dream Day Winners

We were also excited to present 4 new Loukoumi Dream Days as Actress and Loukoumi Foundation Advisory Board Member Elena Kampouris announced the winners: Alan Bonilla, whose dream is to be in the Army and Stella DiMatteo, Elliana Baez & Vivienne Palazzo, who aspire to be the first women in the MLB and NBA.

Thank You To Our Sponsors

Make A Difference Sponsors

Eileen Gill & Gary Franklin/George's Angels

Michael and Kimberly Naclerio

Loukoumi's Good Deed Sponsors

The Nicholas J. and Anna K. Bouras Fndn

The Libra Group

Loukoumi's Gift Sponsors

John & Margo Catsimatidis/Red Apple Group

ECOS

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Louis & Constance Lambran Foundation

Friend of Loukoumi Sponsors

Holy Trinity Philoptochos, Fordham Kiwanis, Fordham Preparatory School,

Paul & Kelly Lountzis, Jeannie Ranglas,

The Drenis Family, The Xerakias Family and

Dr. & Mrs. P. Roy Vagelos

Special Thanks To:

Our Auction Donors: The Samios Family, Anastasia Herzegovitch, Karin's Florist, Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Orphanos, First Nationwide Title Agency and Steve Napolitano, New York Mets, New York Jets, New York Rangers, American Ballet Theater Lincoln Center, Bradford Portrait Studios, Michael and Kimberly Naclerio, Ford Lincoln of Queens and VNB Auto Group, Nick and Voula Katsoris, ECOS, Elia Taverna, Lake Isle Country Club, Chef Maria Loi/Loi Estiatorio, Nia Vardalos, Tony & Kristen Versaci and Chef Ian Vest, Elena Kampouris, & Park Avenue Orthodontics: Dr. Janet Stoess-Allen

ECOS and Nature's Cradle Nursery & Landscape Design for the beautiful environmentally friendly centerpieces of flowers and ECOS hand soap.

To the best Loukoumi Cyndi Anctil!

To Debbie Matenopoulos for narrating our inspiring new video featuring children's good deeds around the world and to Jacob Naclerio for editing it together so perfectly

To Fleetwood Bakery Shop and Enzo for the delicious cake!

To Eastchester Trip Service/Mary Ciamarra

To our tech team TWST Events, our DJ, Elated Sounds and Entertainment LLC, John and everyone at Mulino's at Lake Isle

To our wonderful foundation coordinator Sophia Benitez and our great executive, advisory and board Constance Mavrovitis, Cynthia Herzegovitch, Effie Samios, Maris Angolia and Voula Katsoris and all our advisory and kids club board members.