TV Special Hosted by
CAT CORA
Starring
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS
GLORIA GAYNOR & CONSTANTINE MAROULIS
& Over 40 Eastchester Students including Loukoumi Dream Day contest winner SOPHIA LOTTO
Featuring: John Aniston, Alexis Christoforous, Frank Dicopoulos, Olivia Holt, Laura Marano, Gilles Marini,
Nancy O’Dell, Al Roker, Jake Short, Nia Vardalos & Morgan Freeman
MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH LOUKOUMI is a TV special with the fluffy little lamb, from the Loukoumi book series by Nick Katsoris, that just wants to make the world a better place. See Home page for stations and airdates and join host Cat Cora and watch how kids like YOU can follow their dreams and make a difference in the lives of others. The national TV special features a segment on Make A Difference Day and teaching kids about good deeds (based on the book Loukoumi's Good Deeds), a segment on Bullying Prevention featuring PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center (NBPC), plus our animated cartoon of "Loukoumi and The Schoolyard Bully" Narrated by Nia Vardalos, Morgan Freeman as the schoolyard bully, and the character voices of Olympia Dukakis, Gloria Gaynor, John Aniston, Frank Dicopoulos, Constantine Maroulis and Alexis Christoforous as the voice of Loukoumi. The show's final segment based on the book Growing up with Loukoumi features 11 year old Sophia Lotto living her dream day of being a Broadway Star with Tony Nominee Constantine Maroulis including them singing "Don't Stop Believin" from the Rock of Ages stage! The special was produced by IMG Productions and the Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation (a non-profit corporation started with the consent of the NY State Department of Education to make educational TV specials like this). The special has no commercials but features public service announcements for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The National Bullying Prevention Center and The National Philoptochos Society, cameos from amazing celebrities like Nancy O'Dell, Al Roker, Gilles Marini Official, Jake Short, Laura Marano, Olivia Holt, and Jim Nantz plus over 40 of the greatest kids in the world including from Kiwanis International and the Eastchester School District. Let's all tune in so that together we can teach our children to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others!
Make a Difference with Loukoumi coincides with USA Weekend’s National Make a Difference Day (October 25th, 2014) and National Bullying Prevention Month. Loukoumi Author Nick Katsoris and the Make A Difference with Loukoumi Project won a USA Weekend National Make A Difference Day Award earlier this year for uniting 20,000 kids each October to do good deeds including a $10,000 donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital from sponsor Newman's Own. Proceeds from the book series also benefit St. Jude.
Photos by Jillian Nelson
INDIVIDUAL SPONSOR
$10
GOOD DEEDS SPONSOR
$25
(includes a copy of Loukoumi’s Celebrity Cookbook)
SPONSOR
$100
(5 Loukoumi books: 2-6 in the series)
MAKE A DIFFERENCE SPONSOR
$250
(includes signed set of all 6 Loukoumi books plus a set donated to charity)
BENEFACTOR SPONSOR
$500
(includes 25 Loukoumi books donated to a children’s charity and signed set of all 6 Loukoumi books)