Volunteers Honored With Points of Light Award
October 21, 1999 | Read Time: 2 minutes
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’s Daily Points of Light Award.
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://pointsoflight.org, or by contacting the foundation at 1400 I Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington 20005; (202) 729-8184.
The recipients:
1473. The Urban Technology Project, Philadelphia, an after-school group created by science teacher Edison Freire at Edison High School/Fareira Skills Center to teach disadvantaged students how to design Web pages, repair computers, and provide technical support; the students then use their knowledge to aid local community organizations and schools.
1474. Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps-Oxford High School, Mass., which involves students in a number of volunteer activities with local non-profit organizations, including fund raisers, landscaping, and renovations.
1475. Kansas City’s Promise Youth, Mo., a service organization that offers young people ways to volunteer in their community on a regular basis.
1476. New Hampshire Partners in Education, Barrington, a network of more than 50,000 volunteers who have contributed more than 1.2 million hours to increase attendance, literacy, and student volunteerism at schools statewide.
1477. Summer Scholars, Denver, a full-day summer program that trains teen-agers with strong academic records to tutor students whose reading skills are significantly below their grade levels.
1478. Community Health Advancement Program, Seattle, which recruits medical and health-science students to provide health care in low-income neighborhoods through a Saturday clinic, health seminars, and services for homeless people at a shelter.
1479. HOPE for Kids, Columbia, S.C., an organization whose members work in some of the state’s poorest neighborhoods to educate residents about health care, particularly the need to obtain childhood immunizations, and medical programs for which they are eligible; the group also runs a resource center where children can go for academic tutoring.
1480. National Eye Care Project, San Francisco, a creation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology that offers a telephone line for senior citizens who need answers about their vision problems and referrals to local ophthalmologists who provide free examinations or treatments for people who can’t afford to pay.
1481. Samantha Oliver, Barrington, Ill., who founded the Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, which provides medical and psychological services for terminally ill patients and their families, and who set up an associated foundation that supports patients who can’t afford hospice services.
1482. Willie Mae Matthews Christie, Norwood, La., who has devoted her time to children in her hometown by starting academic tutoring, recreational, and Sunday-school programs, often covering the expenses herself.
