MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH LOUKOUMI
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| BROADCAST DATE: October 18, 2014 Based on the award-winning Loukoumi series by Nick Katsoris, Make a Difference with Loukoumi, will be a fun filled animated and live action special, that will entertain and encourage kids (and adults) to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others. Coinciding with National Make a Difference Day (October 25th, 2014) and National Bullying Prevention Month, Make a Difference with Loukoumi, will feature stories and animated segments from two popular books in the series, Loukoumi's Good Deeds and Loukoumi and The Schoolyard Bully. Segments will feature some of Loukoumi's celebrity friends, such as Jennifer Aniston, John Aniston, Nia Vardalos, Morgan Freeman, Olympia Dukakis, and Gloria Gaynor among others. Other segments will be modeled after the lessons in the books including: Making a difference and doing good deeds (Loukoumi's Good Deeds & Loukoumi's Gift), believing in yourself and following your career dreams where a child will live a day in their dream career (Growing Up With Loukoumi), a cooking segment (Loukoumi's Celebrity Cookbook) as well as bullying awareness (Loukoumi and the Schoolyard Bully) in connection with the National Bullying Prevention Center. The Loukoumi book series recently won a USA Weekend National Make A Difference Day Award for uniting 20,000 kids each October to do good deeds including a $10,000 donation from Newman's Own to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It has also has been featured on The View, Fox & Friends, Entertainment Tonight, People Magazine, Parents Magazine, USA Today, The New York Times, The Martha Stewart Show, Parade Magazine, and many others. "It was really special to narrate "Loukoumi's Good Deeds" on CD, not only because of how inspirational it is for kids, but because it was an opportunity to work with my Dad. I also loved that it was supporting a personal cause of mine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. I am thrilled that the Loukoumi books are continuing to make a difference in the lives of children through this wonderful Make A Difference Day program." – Jennifer Aniston |