8th Edition of “Food for Change” black – tie charity gala event hailed a major success

Hyderabad, October 30, 2022: The 8th edition of ‘Food for change’ of Project 511, an initiative of Hyderabad Round Table 8 (HRT8) was held at Hotel Marigold, Hyderabad. The black-tie charity gala was attended by prominent figures various walks of life including Mahender Reddy, DGP; Prabhakar Rao, Spl IG, Intelligence; 3. CV Anand, CP, Hyderabad; Ramesh Reddy, Jt CP, Hyderabad; Stephen Ravindra, CP, Cyberabad; Jayesh Ranjan, IAS;  Raghunandan Rao, IAS; Amoy Kumar, IAS, collector RR & Hyd; Dr. Mohan Babu, IRS, Jt. ED and Sangita Reddy, Jt MD, Apollo.
 
All the proceeds from sponsorships, donations and donor invites, passes, free-of-cost facilities, commercial space and branding benefits are used towards education and education related skill enhancement initiatives for the underprivileged children across 1,311 Government schools in Hyderabad and surrounding districts. Project 511 works closely with the Government to generate, mobilize and disburse funds and materials to improve the quality of education for disadvantaged children, encouraging them to stay in school, complete their education and compete on a level playing ground with the privileged children going to private and international schools.
 
Food For Change (FFC)
FFC has been a tremendous success for the last 7 editions, where few of the best & leading star hotels in Hyderabad come together and host a sumptuous feast. FFC also hosts entertainment events for the guests. Every year, 800 well-known top industrialists, high ranking bureaucrats, corporates and high net worth guests of Hyderabad's elite attend this event contributing significantly to the cause. Celebrities who have attended the event in the past include VVS Laxman, Pullela Gopichand, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Rakul Preet Singh, Rashmika Mandhana and Allu Arjun.
 
Speaking on Food For Change, Vishal Jain, Chairman, Project 511 said, “There is a heavy competition in the academic world wherein children elsewhere can afford good education and be part of the race. We don’t want the marginal children to be left out. Think about what would happen when most of these underprivileged children are provided with education – they will be the additional pillars to the society and help in nation-building. We are very grateful to the support of the Government, thought-leaders and the volunteers as well to have come forward for this beautiful cause. We have garnered support from Telangana Govt. and individual donors who have come forward to contribute towards this beautiful cause. Given that India has the highest number of Gen Z, it is necessary to have the children of our country receive quality education. The underprivileged have as much right for quality education as do the privileged ones. Our motto is to help them reach where they too belong through education and upskilling.”