Crescent of Hernando, Inc dba Crescent Community Clinic
Shreya, age 17, is a senior in the International Baccalaureate program at Carrollwood Day School, Tampa and excels in so many areas that selecting attributes that distinguish her from her peers is difficult. She is caring, reliable, trustworthy, adventuresome. She commutes from Tampa to Spring Hill volunteer at Crescent Community Clinic on Saturdays, summer and during school breaks. Climbing up 16,000 ft. in the Himalayan Mts. in India shows her determination and fortitude. Her grade point of 4.75 showcases her dedication to learning. She shadowed a neurosurgeon during eight hour shifts a day in several hospitals in India while on a family vacation. She shared her experiences with students at Carrollwood Day School in Tampa. Shreya exhibits compassion and has worked with people from several ethnic, racial, religious, social and economic backgrounds. She is highly respected by her peers. The professional staff and volunteers at Crescent Community Clinic are amazed by her maturity and dedication. She received the Green Cross Medical Award, Spanish Excellent Award twice, Theatre Award twice, Columbia Book Award, Volunteer of the Year at Carrollwood Day School and ranks #2 in her senior class. Shreya has volunteered with several Tampa communities, such as, Metropolitan Ministries, Beach Clean-up, tutors Spanish speaking students and has traveled to the Dominican Republic where she taught basic English to children from Kindergarten to grade eight. She holds a part-time tutoring position with Kumon reading and math learning center. She has a passion for helping people and amplifies civic responsibility. She has a sense of maturity rarely seen among her peers. She is outgoing, friendly, charismatic, hard working and an excellent team member. As the administrator of Crescent Community Clinic I have know Shreya for at least four years and cherish the opportunity to see her interact with patients, volunteers and physicians.
