“Philanthropists Lois and Richard Nicotra gathered with 50 non-profit organizations and scholarship recipients at The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation Fall Awards Ceremony at the COMMONS café on November 22nd, 2016. The Nicotras presented $66,199 in awards and scholarships; 100% of the profits from the COMMONS café contribute to the funding for these Staten Island non-profit organizations and scholarship recipients. Since 2011, The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation has awarded a total of $548,898 to more than 292 non-profit organizations and scholarship recipients.”