13 ‘Points of Light’ Recognized by White House

Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’s daily “Points of Light” award.

The awards, which are given to those who have done exemplary volunteer work, take their name from President Bush’s description of people who do community service as “points of light.” Some 1,020 people received the honor when Mr. Bush was in office.

The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the President in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the award winners and the program is available at the foundation’s World-Wide Web site, http://www.pointsoflight.org, or by getting in touch with the foundation at 1737 H Street, N.W., Washington 20006; (202) 223-9186.

The recipients:

1059. Yuxiong (Hugh) Liang, Boston, who manages the Student Food Rescue Program — which salvages excess food from grocery stores and restaurants and delivers it to soup kitchens and homeless shelters — at Boston University, where he is a student.

1060. Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry, Chester, Va. an alliance of 42 churches of differing denominations that helps individuals and families pay their utility bills or rent and meet other emergency needs.

1061. The Gabriel Project, Turnersville, N.J., which involves local students in raising funds to bring children from Tanzania and other developing countries to the United States for life-saving surgeries.

1062. Stop Abusive Family Environments, Welch, W.Va., which conducts public education on domestic violence and provides victims with a place of refuge, legal services, referrals, job training, and child-rearing classes.

1063. Patricia Wetterling, St. Joseph, Minn., who created an organization to educate parents and children about preventing child molestation and abduction after her son Jacob was abducted in 1989.

1064. Franklin County Volunteer Guardian Program, Columbus, Ohio, which matches mentally disabled adults with volunteers who serve as their legal guardians and who intensely monitor health-care, financial, and other important decisions that affect their wards.

1065. Ingleside Middle School, Phoenix, whose students incorporate community service at Phoenix Children’s Hospital into their daily academic curricula.

1066. Volunteer Program of Rush Hospice Partners, Oak Park, Ill., which provides legal, fund-raising, administrative, counseling, and other services for terminally ill hospice patients and their families.

1067. Saint Bernard School, Louisville, Ky., whose Student-to-Student Buddy Program matches elementary-school-aged homeless children with middle-school students who teach them to read, take them to baseball games, and arrange other activities.

1068. Diana French, Tempe, Ariz., who in 1982 established Brother to Brother International, which identifies U.S. businesses willing to donate medicine, food, clothing, books, and other products and matches them with charities worldwide.

1069. Public Housing Drug Elimination Tutoring Program, Salt Lake City, which provides at-risk children living in public-housing complexes with intensive tutoring, mentoring, and academic support.

1070. Audrey Nations, Flagstaff, Ariz., who started the Rock Art Project, which sells art works by students at Cameron Elementary School on the Navajo Reservation and uses the income to purchase books and other supplies for the students.

1071. Project Rescue Vision, Bowie, Md., which was created by three siblings ranging in age from 7 to 13 to raise funds to provide the Bowie Fire Department with an infrared imaging system and other equipment the department needs but cannot afford.