Good Deed Summit
April 23 - 28, 2025

Westchester and New York City

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The Loukoumi Foundation unites and empowers over 150,000 children in 30 countries worldwide to make a difference through causes they are passionate about. Students on our Loukoumi Good Deed Council meet monthly on Zoom across 14 hours of time zones, to share information about their coun­tries and cultures, the good deeds they are working on in their communities and together they collaborate on global good deed projects.

This April, these members of the Good Deed Council will convene in New York for a 6 day Summit to build on their friendships, do good deeds together and discuss more ways they can make a difference in the world.

Join us in celebrating these children at these life changing events as they change the world, one good deed at a time

11th Annual Make a Difference awards - April 24, 2025

Westchester, NY

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Loukoumi Foundation Make a Difference Awards and Dance Party is an annual fundraiser to support our ongoing programs, projects and partnerships while we celebrate children and young adult participants making a difference in their lives and the lives of others.

At the Make A Difference Award and Dance Party we honor those heroes who inspire us to do good deeds every day. The event also presents an Inspiration Award each year to an outstanding role model for children to follow. 

Join us on April 24 for the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards at the Lake Isle Country Club in Eastchester, NY.

The Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to uniting and empowering over 150,000 children across 30 countries to make a positive impact on the world through causes they are passionate about. 

Upcoming Events!

Feb 21: Join Team Loukoumi for the Disney World Princess 5k in Orlando FL

March 14: Miami Loukoumi Good Deed Bus with the World Happiness Summit

March 18-20: Loukoumi Visit to Spain

April 23-28: Loukoumi Good Deed Summit NYC

April 24: Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards 6-10pm

April 25: Inspiring Stories 2 Book Launch,
Barnes & Noble Eastchester, NY

Sept 5: Disneyland 5k

Latest News

  • The Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation Visits Ireland

    The Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation recently visited the St. Joseph's Boys' School in Derry, Northern Ireland, one of the schools on the Loukoumi International Good Deed Council.

  • 2024 european tour

    The Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation first traveled to the World Happiness Summit in London where Foundation Founder and President Nick Katsoris spoke on a panel about "Happiness For Future Generations."

  • MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PUERTO RICO

    We partnered with the school and the wonderful community of Aguada for our Loukoumi Good Deed Bus.

MAKE SOMEONE SMILE, DO A GOOD DEED
LEND A HAND TO A FRIEND IN NEED
WHATEVER YOU DO, WHATEVER YOU SAY
DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE TODAY!

Our Impact

The Loukoumi Make A Difference Movement is changing lives all over the world one good deed at a time

300

Schools use the good deed curriculum

200+

charities benefited

150

Thousand children doing good deeds

1,000,000+ Impacted by the good deeds

"A compendium of compassion by can-do kids who encourage others to share some love." - Kirkus Reviews

LOUKOUMI GOOD DEED OF THE MONTH ZOOMS uniting schools worldwide

St. Joseph’s Boys School Derry, Northern Ireland

The Anne Hutchinson School Eastchester, NY

Our Programs

The Loukoumi children’s book series and its programs, projects and partnerships form the cornerstone of our mission and outreach to more than 150,000 children and young adults in 30 countries worldwide every year, providing them early and meaningful opportunities to experience the joy of helping others while building self-confidence, learning teamwork skills, showing compassion for others and respecting the environment - life skills essential for tomorrow’s service leaders.

DREAM DAY

Based on our book, Growing Up With Loukoumi, our Dream Day contest gives kids the opportunity to spend a day in their dream day careers. Learn more

LOUKOUMI FEEDS THE HUNGRY

Our Loukoumi Feeds the Hungry program has children cooking nutritious meals in venues including the Chef Maria Loi/Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation Teaching Kitchen at the Floating Hospital in Long Island City and then bringing the food they cook to area homeless shelters.

Loukoumi Foundation treatment room at st. jude children’s research hospital

We have raised over $150,000 to sponsor a treatment room at St. Jude, predominantly from the donations of children. www.fundraising.stjude.org/Loukoumi

INTERNATIONAL make a difference with loukoumi day

While our programming empowers children year round to do good deeds, the last Saturday of October we celebrate International Make A Difference with Loukoumi Day uniting over 150,000 kids to make a difference for causes they are passionate about. Each year we sponsor Loukoumi Good Deed Bus Tours where school buses travel cities around the world filled with kids visiting good deed stops throughout the day. Learn More

SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Our 10 month interactive curriculum inspired by the Loukoumi book series develops skills essential to the success of tomorrow’s service leaders. The curriculum and supplemental materials are used in over 300 schools and institutions worldwide. We design a program based on the school's needs and resources and what is best suited for the students. We ask the students to advise us how they want to change the world, and then we create projects with them. Students visit, animal shelters, homeless shelters, children’s hospitals, they clean up parks for the environment, they cook for the homeless, and raise money for their favorite charities, among other projects.

For more information on our curriculum email us at info@loukoumifoundation.org

  • The Loukoumi series of books has been wonderful for kids and parents alike. They each have an inspiring message. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is honored to benefit from this project.

    Marlo Thomas, National Outreach Director, St. Judges Children’s research Hospital

Get Involved

Join the Loukoumi Make a Difference movement!

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Adopt our Good Deed Curriculum in your school

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Start a Loukoumi Good Deed Bus in your city

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Join the Loukoumi Kids Club

st. jude room

Support The Loukoumi Treatment Room at St Jude Children's Research Hospital

Make a donation to help us continue the Loukoumi movement all over the world