GIVE KID A BOOK MAY 2023
BOOK DRIVE“You can share your love of reading with the others. Don’t just buy a book, donate one too.”
We at Marietta Dental Smiles organized a book drive in May 2023 called “Give Kids A Book”. Thank you so much to
our patients, team, and neighbors who donated more than 500 books. We are able to donate those books to local
schools, Public Libraries, and Schools in India.
This Idea started when Dr. Gudipati asked his two kids to donate the books they were not reading to donate to someone
less fortunate, to his surprise they gave more than 20 books. This sparked the idea of collecting books from our own
team members kids, neighbors, and our own awesome patients which got us to more than 500 children's books to distribute.
Dr. Gudipati went to India for a family vacation in May 2023 and donated two big suitcases full of books to local elementary
school kids. Books are expensive in India and the gift of these books helps the school kids with learning, entertainment,
and happiness. Dr. Gudipati said he saw a great joy in their eyes when the kids got a book they can have for themselves.
We believe donating books gives the gift of learning, helps the underprivileged, and recycling helps the environment.
Thanks again to our wonderful team and all our awesome patients who donated and made this event a great success.
Regards
Praveen Gudipati, DMD, MPH, FAGD