Jr. Citizen sets sights on health care Neha Gulati of GSS is off to UWO for Fall 2017.
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his year, Grimsby Secondary School. Next year, University of Western Ontario. After that? Who knows for Grimsby & District Chamber of Commerce Junior Citizen of The Year Neha Gulati. The 17-year-old is wrapping up her studies this year at GSS and heading to Western, majoring in health sciences and business. Despite her age, Neha has been able to cover considerable ground when it comes to volunteering, travel and experiencing a variety of communities - observing their social structure and environmental situations all the while. She travelled to Norway as part of the Young Sustainable Impact, Top 20 under
20 Conference last year. That event gave her a keen understanding of possible concepts to fight climate change. Locally, she has racked up countless hours volunteering at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, with Grimsby Lions Club and Mayor’s Youth Action Committee. While she has many, varied interests health care will be the focus of her career, she says. “I really hope to go into the health policy field. I really like the structure of how health care works and the laws which help maintain standards,” Neha said. Her travels, like the trip to Norway and even the Arctic, have shown her what conditions are like in other countries. “Health care is very different in all
countries. Our system is not bad, but there is room for improvement,” said Neha. Her volunteer work is also exemplified by efforts within the walls of GSS where her contributions are many: • 24 Hour Famine Committee; • Relay for Life Committee • Treasurer, Student Council • Head Prefect, and more And when she is not helping out at school, or with some community group or with an event, Neha might be found reading a book, hiking or creative writing. Neha will receive her award Tuesday, May 16 at Liuna Gardens in Winona. Tickets, $60pp, can be reserved by calling the Chamber at 905-945-8319. May/June 2017 | clubwest.ca
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