Local Organization Participates In Holiday Toy Giving And Care Packages To The Homeless

Miami, Florida Dec 11, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - Holiday Community Distribution and  Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway on Saturday, December 17, 11:30 AM EST, at Lotus House Parking Lot, 217 NW 15th Street .

Gummakonda Reddy Foundation is proud to collaborate with Lotus House for their Miami Holiday Community Event.

In the spirit of the holidays, Gummakonda Reddy Foundation will distribute toys to 260 children in Lotus Village and 300 toys to a local Overtown community, Lotus House is also providing food care packages, drinks, and personal care packages.  The event is geared toward kids and families in the surrounding area.

"It's always our goal to make sure that we help to take care of the community, and what better way to do that this holiday season than to create an opportunity to help families put smiles on the faces of their children," said Shekar Reddy, founder of Gummakonda Reddy Foundation, Since its formation in 2011 foundation has raised over $1.3million dollars of their own funding, helping global and local catastrophes and issues supporting women and children. Since 2016 Gummakonda has organized an annual Secret Santa event where the foundation has paid off unpaid toys on a Layaway plan from stores like Kmart and Walmart.

Gummakonda Reddy Foundation is also Distributing 100 backpacks to the South Florida Homeless community containing Blankets, Underwear, Socks, T-shirts, Target Gift cards, and Hygiene products. Foundation is also distributing Gift cards to select families in need in Broward county.

Shekar and Shylaja Reddy husband and wife are local business owners in South Florida for the past 30 years. Through their business and non-profit, they focused a lot of efforts on helping families and giving back to the community. Over the years, they have hosted several events to create a positive impact on South Florida Families in need.

" Community helped us succeed and now it's our time to give it back to the community who helped us," Shekar said.

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About LOTUS HOUSE

Founded in 2004, Sundari Foundation, Inc. operates Lotus Village is a non-denominational, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women, youth, and children experiencing homelessness by ensuring that they have the sanctuary, support, education, and resources needed to heal, grow, and blossom into who they were truly meant to be. Today, as the largest shelter for women and children in the nation, we house over 500 women and children on a daily basis and over 1,550 annually, giving these fragile families the time and tools needed to heal, improving the quality of their lives on every level, helping them achieve greater self-sufficiency, and assisting their transition to their new homes.

Website: https://lotushouse.org/

About GUMMAKONDA REDDY FOUNDATION

Founded in 2011 Gummakonda Reddy Foundation (Pronounced :::: Gooma-cone-da Ready Foundation) is a not-for-profit foundation founded by Shekar and Shylaja Reddy. Primarily through their own funding and their supporters, Foundation has raised over $1.3 Million dollars via its annual Golf Tournament and Holiday Event. Foundation's main goal is to support families affected by natural and economical disasters, Foundation has no administrative expenses, and 100% of the proceeds go to help people in need.

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