Family That Stages Annual Christmas Show Gets ‘Points of Light’ Award

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://pointsoflight.org, or by contacting the foundation at 1400 I Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington 20005; (202) 729-8184.

The recipients:

1183. AirLifeLine, Sacramento, Cal., a group of pilots and airplane owners who fly disadvantaged children and adults to and from medical treatment and who also transport medical supplies, bone marrow, blood, and tissue samples to other parts of the country.

1184. Cops for Kids, Greensboro, N.C., a program that pairs law-enforcement employees with at-risk youths to serve as role models and to bolster the children’s self-esteem.

1185. The Rev. Ray Wilke, Norfolk, Neb., who founded the “Orphan Grain Train,” which initially provided food, clothing, and medicine to orphanages in Latvia and now reaches Latin America and other areas of the world.

1186. Michael G. DaDurka, Long Beach, Cal., a high-school teacher who promotes the importance of voting and civic affairs to students by organizing forums with elected officials, setting up voter-registration drives, and encouraging students to work at voting sites on Election Day.

1187. Debrah Shulman, Fayetteville, N.Y., who developed a television quiz show in 1985 designed to educate middle-school students about the dangers of alcohol and illicit drugs.

1188. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program’s Provide-a-Ride, Midwest City, Okla., which matches volunteer drivers with elderly citizens who are in need of transportation to medical appointments.

1189. Midwestern Region of Soroptimist International. This group of professional women comprises 43 clubs in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin and has established partnerships with corporations to prevent domestic violence through telephone hotlines, forums, and donations to shelters.

1190. Friends of Fisher House, Rockville, Md., who volunteer at “Fisher Houses,” 25 homes nationwide that provide respite for the families of seriously ill people receiving treatment at military and Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.

1191. Ryan de Kruif, Littleton, Colo., an 18-year-old who has volunteeredfor a variety of organizations since he was in middle school; most recently he trained a guide dog for “Have Paws Will Travel,” a 4-H organization that provides dogs to blind people.

1192. The Anderson Family Christmas Show, Glennville, Ga., an annual spectacle that drew 10,000 people last year to the yard of Dale and Angie Anderson and their two children for a Christmas celebration that began 10 years ago when the family decided it would spend its gifts budget on a performance to help unify the community.

1193. Tracey Cox, Tuttle, Ohio, a recent high-school graduate who has logged volunteer hours with various school and community programs and who created the “Warm Heart, Warm Hands” project to collect gloves and mittens for needy people.

1194. 100 Men Reading, Cleveland, which recruits black men in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to read to black children once a month at Head Start programs, nursery schools, and day-care centers.

1195. Richard Green, Las Vegas, Nev., who has volunteered for 10 years at the Opportunity Board of Clark County’s Senior Daycare Program, playing card games, leading exercise programs, and planning other activities for senior citizens.

1196. Mark D. French, Ghent, N.Y., who started a basketball league for youths in Columbia County, N.Y., as well as a baseball program for kids with physical and developmental disabilities.

1197. Arturo and Toni Sisneros, El Rito, N.M., retirees who spend 40 to 60 hours a week tutoring children and teaching them how to use and fix computers.

1198. Everybody Wins!, Washington, a program that places volunteers in schools in metropolitan Washington to promote reading and parental involvement and to provide “storytime” sessions at elementary schools.

1199. Westtown School Service Network, Pa., a program at this kindergarten-through-12th-grade boarding school that enables high-school students to devote four afternoons a week to volunteering at local charities.

1200. Pamela Jones, Houston, who coordinates a Thursday-night “Kids Club” at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center where children in the pediatric ward decorate cookies, eat ice cream, and work on crafts.