NEW YORK – Make A Difference With Loukoumi Day takes place virtually and in cities around the world on Saturday, October 29, with the virtual program via Zoom starting at 12 noon EST uniting children to do good deeds across the globe.
The virtual program will be followed by in-person good deeds in these locations: Athens, Greece; Carlsbad, CA; Chattanooga, TN; Chicago/Deerfield, IL; Dubuque, IA; Gander, Newfoundland, Canada; Harrison, AK; London; Los Angeles; Melbourne, Australia; New Hartford; New York; Philadelphia; Puerto Rico; Stonybrook, LI; South Florida; Sydney, Australia; Tanzania; Washington DC/VA; and Weirton, WV.
To participate in a city near you or to start your own team, email: [email protected].
Click here to register and obtain the virtual event login: https://bit.ly/3rXlS2w.
Virtual Event Highlights include: Painting a card for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with Arsh Pal; designing a Post-It for a resident in a nursing home with 3 Wishes for Ruby’s Residents; Guest speaker Chef Maria Loi discussing A Healthy Way of Living; Guest speaker Genevieve Piturro of ‘The Pajama Program’ discussing Finding Your Purpose; and participating in The Floating Hospital’s Candy Cane Lane.
More information is available online: https://www.loukoumifoundation.org/.
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