St. Jude Update: Uniting Restaurants on Make A Difference Day

by: Ava Tsapatsaris

I am happy to report that our Loukoumi Foundation Project at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital received a $10,000 donation last month (Thank you ORPHANIDES and ASSOCIATES)!

We are now almost half way to our fundraising goal for the Loukoumi Foundation Treatment Room at St. Jude, which opened in October 2019.  To date we have raised $72,720 of the $150,000 program goal.  Visit www.fundraising.stjude.org/loukoumi to make your own team!

As Make a Difference Day is rapidly approaching, I suggested that we team up with restaurants in cities that we have a presence in and ask them from October 18-24 to make a donation from proceeds.

It could be a percentage of every check, or a flat amount, even $1, $2 or $5 per check. Once you find a restaurant in your area, encourage your friends to eat at these restaurants. Patrons will receive a one page flyer on the Loukoumi Foundation and the St. Jude project. We also plan to set up a team "Restaurants for St. Jude" and each participating restaurant would be featured as a donor on the team page.

We would suggest that if everyone could approach one restaurant in their town – collectively this could be amazing and impactful. If you don’t ask your local restaurant, you won't know!

If you have any restaurants in your area that you think would be interested in getting involved, please ask them! The worst response they can give is only no! Feel free to email me at avatsapatsaris@gmail.com with any questions or concerns and to let me know if you have a restaurant that is on board!

The Loukoumi Foundation Treatment Room at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital