2024 Loukoumi Foundation

INSPIRATION AWARD

Dr. George Yancopoulos, MD, PhD

Board Co-Chair, President and Chief Scientific Officer

George D. Yancopoulos, MD, PhD, Board Co-Chair, Co-Founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer, has built and managed Regeneron alongside Dr. Leonard Schleifer since 1989. Dr. Yancopoulos, along with key members of his team, is the principal inventor of Regeneron’s twelve FDA-approved and authorized medicines and important foundational technologies, including the TRAP technology, VelociGene® and VelocImmune®. He has been named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and has been pivotal in creating the science-driven, collaborative and highly productive R&D culture at Regeneron. This unique environment has earned the company widespread recognition, including repeatedly being named as a “top workplace for innovators” by Fast Company magazine and consistent inclusion in Science magazine’s list of Top Employers. Dr. Yancopoulos was the 11th most highly cited scientist in the world in the 1990s, and in 2004 he was elected to be a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Yancopoulos attended the Bronx High School of Science and received his MD and PhD from Columbia University.

2024 LOUKOUMI MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine - beacon of light award

academia de la inmaculada concepcion school, mayaguez, Puerto rico

CHAPEL SCHOOL STUDENTS: AVEN SPICIARICH, JOSEPH MILLER, CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR & Liam Uhrlass

daniela fogliano

Fordham Prep Christian Service Immersion Trip Program

is 77/greater ridgewood youth council

DARREN KE

DR. ANNETTE KEANE - EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

ANNE HUTCHINSON SCHOOL DANCERS - ARTSWESTCHESTER AWARD

LIL PALS SCHOOL, INDORE INDIA

genevieve piturro and the pajama program

St. Ignatius school, bronx, NY

St. Joseph’s Boys’ School Derry, Northern Ireland

2022 Make A Difference Awards honoring dean spanos, cHAIRMAN/oWNER la chARGERS

2021 Make A Difference Awards honoring his eminence cardinal dolan

FRIEND OF LOUKOUMI TICKET: $1,000

★ VIP Seating Ticket to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards at the Lake Isle Country Club , and/or a login for your household ★ Signed Copy of “Inspiring Stories That Make A Difference” ★ An e-journal ad in your name
★ Listing on website as a “Friend of Loukoumi”

LOUKOUMI SCHOOL TICKET: $750

★ SCHOOL TICKET: 10 tickets to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards and up to 50 logins for students at one school.

VIP TICKET: $500

★ VIP Seating Ticket to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards and/or a login ★ Listing on Website as “Marika Donor”
★ A signed copy of “Inspiring Stories”

SPONSOR TICKET: $250 

★ Preferred Seating Ticket to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards

adult event ticket: $135

★ Individual Adult Ticket to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards

STUDENT TICKET (18 & Under): $85 

★ Student Ticket to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards. For students only.

FAMILY OF THree: $325 

★ A Family of 3 Tickets to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards

FAMILY OF Four: $425

★ A Family of 4 Tickets to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards

FAMILY OF FIVE: $475 

★ A Family of 5 Tickets to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Awards

RECORDING Ticket for $50

★ Receive an edited recording of the program following the event

FOUNDATION DONATION

I cannot attend but would like a make a tax deductible donation to the Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation.