Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation awards nearly $24,000 to ‘do gooders’ on Staten Islan

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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