Richard and Lois Nicotra believe everyone should both “eat good,” and “do good.”
That’s the premise behind the Commons Cafe, located on the grounds of the Teleport — 100 percent of the cafe’s profits are put toward The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation awards, given each year to Staten Island-based non-profit organizations.
Seventeen organizations received the awards — each for $1,500, totaling nearly $24,000 — at a ceremony on Thursday at the Commons Cafe.
Since the foundation’s inception in 2011, it has awarded a total of $161,310 to non-profit organizations and scholarship recipients.
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