Gisele Bundchen just gifted a boatload of money to this Overtown shelter. What we know
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Giving MacKenzie Scott vibes.
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is becoming a pillar of the Miami community.
First stop: Lotus House in Overtown.
On Tuesday, the Brazilian native helped break ground on a planned kids’ center at the country’s largest women’s shelter, along withMiami-Dade County Mayor Danielle Levine Cava and other local officials.
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The so called Children’s Village will be a “state-of-the-art facility centered around the needs of the community’s youth and furthering the organization’s mission to prevent homelessness in South Florida,” according to a release.
The famed catwalker turned philanthropist didn’t just show up to lend star power, Bundchen also gifted a whopping $1 million to help fund a new playground there.
The planned five-story facility at 219 NW 14th Terrace (just across the street from Lotus House), will include a preschool for ages 3 to 5, afterschool and summer programs, as well as healthcare and therapeutic services.
“Building a solid community for children is so important, especially for those who are vulnerable and in need,” said the single mother of two, 42. “Like everything in life, it takes a seed of an idea for something to grow.”
Like her famous ex, retired NFL legend Tom Brady, Bundchen is also on the athletic side, with early aspirations to play professional volleyball before being discovered by a modeling scout as a teenager.
“The benefits of play include physical fitness, social interactions, cognitive development, self-confidence, and overall well-being,” she said of the upcoming playground. “All these elements build a strong foundation for growth.”
Speaking of growth, in the April cover story for Vanity Fair, Gisele elaborated on her infamous divorce from Tom Brady.
Those rumors that they split because the quarterback GOAT wouldn’t retire from football? False.
“Sometimes you grow together; sometimes you grow apart,” she said. “When I was 26 years old and he was 29 years old, we met, we wanted a family, we wanted things together. As time goes by, we realize that we just wanted different things, and now we have a choice to make.
“That doesn’t mean you don’t love the person. It just means that in order for you to be authentic and truly live the life that you want to live, you have to have somebody who can meet you in the middle, right? It’s a dance. It’s a balance.”
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