The Chef Maria Loi/Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation Teaching Kitchen at The Floating Hospital
On Make A Difference With Loukoumi Day October 23, 2021, children on the Loukoumi Good Deed Bus visited the new Chef Maria Loi/Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation Teaching Kitchen
The Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation is proud to sponsor the Chef Maria Loi/Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation Teaching Kitchen at the Floating Hospital in Long Island City, NY.
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The Floating Hospital was founded in 1866 as one of the first healthcare charities in NYC, dedicated to caring for the sick children of families living in tenement homes. For 150 years, they have remained a true charity, offering healthcare to those whose circumstances make it difficult to access affordable or no-cost health services.
During the pandemic, Chef Loi prepared thousands of meals for first responders and patients at many area hospitals including the Floating Hospital.
The missions of Chef Loi, the Loukoumi Foundation and the Floating Hospital are perfectly aligned, all striving to make a difference in the lives of others!
The Teaching Kitchen hosts families with hands-on education and tools for managing chronic illnesses, maintaining nutritious diets and developing social and practical life skills. Families served by the hospital frequently are moved from city shelter to shelter with little to no notice. We work with the Hospital to further develop a curriculum and workshops that offer information on healthy eating, ingredient sourcing and preparation, and meal preparation in the challenging conditions families face living in shelters and domestic safe houses. The Teaching Kitchen will also be used as part of the Loukoumi Feeds the Hungry program where Chef Loi will lead children of the Loukoumi Foundation via virtual and in person cooking classes, where children will cook food for area homeless shelters.
We are very excited for this collaboration and have committed to raising $50,000 for this amazing program over a 5 year period ($30,000 has been donated to date).
