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In her 17 years on this earth, Shreyaa Venkat has done more to help the planet and the people living on it than many adults. The non-profit organization she 1 . NEST4US, has helped tens of thousands of people in the United States. Through it, it's served over 12,000 2 people in the Washington, D. C. area by providing food and other 3 .
Venkat's passion 4 helping others started as soon as she could walk, as her parents, active volunteers themselves, brought her along on their various 5 , like some 6 ways to volunteer. By fifth grade,she'd 7 such enthusiasm for it that she started organizing her own service projects in her community.
NEST4US was born when she realized how much food waste there is,how many hungry people there are, and how simple it would be to use the former to help the 8 ."There was a homeless man standing on a corner in D.C. and he was holding a 9 that said‘Hungry Need Food',"she recalls."So I gave him my lunch and his whole face just 10 It was so easy, it only took me 30 seconds, 11 it really helped him."
Fortunately, as NEST4US 12 , with hundreds of volunteers helping to 13 thousands of hungry people, Venkat decided to branch out with her volunteer 14 , starting three other branches of NEST4US. Serving others had become such a way of life for her that she 15 celebrated her 13th birthday at a homeless shelter, bringing the party to them 16 expecting gifts for herself.
As much as she has helped others, they've helped her as well. Not only does she get a lot of joy and personal 17 from her volunteer work but runningNEST4US has taught her important life 18 like time management, public speaking, writing, and leadership."19 it's really given me is this opinion of putting other people first,"she says. Venka t has given us a wonderful example of the 20 that one person can make to help others in their time of need.