Photo provided by Gershow Recycling.
Medford, New York-based Gershow Recycling has named Preethi Krishnamoorthy, a senior at Herricks High School in Searingtown, New York, as the recipient of its 2021 Environmental Conservation Scholarship.
Krishnamoorthy was awarded a one-time scholarship in the amount of $1,000 from the scrap recycling and auto shredding company. “As a leading environmental recycling company, Gershow awards the competitive scholarship to graduating seniors who have displayed exemplary efforts in the fields of environmental science or engineering while in high school and plan to continue to pursue higher education degrees in either of these areas of study,” states the company.
Gershow Recycling has nine locations in and around New York City and employs about 750 people. The family business was started in 1964 by Sam Gershowitz.
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