White House Names 11 New ‘Points of Light’

Following are the people and organizations most recently 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 contacting the foundation at 1400 I Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington 20005; (202) 729-8184.

The recipients:

1172. Benicia Hernandez, Greensboro, N.C., a native of Cuba who volunteers at Jones Magnet Elementary School, where children of English-speaking families learn academic subjects in Spanish.

1173. Cindy Georger, Boise, Idaho, a volunteer and fund raiser at the Learning Lab, a family-literacy center where she tutors preschool children in reading programs while their parents take literacy courses.

1174. Janet Keyser, Scottsdale, Ariz., who spends 200 hours a month tutoring children in Scottsdale and Phoenix through OASIS, a program that recruits senior citizens to serve as mentors.

1175. Kathryn Hall, Austin, Tex., a formerly homeless woman who distributes surplus food from a local bakery to several charities in Austin.

1176. Best of America Program Volunteers, Atlanta, a branch of the Golden Key National Honor Society that works to educate children on the dangers of underage drinking and illicit drugs.

1177. Louise Arnett, Villa Hills, Ky., who has volunteered for more than 20 years with several non-profit organizations, including the Kid’s Cafe, which provides meals to hungry children in northern Kentucky.

1178. Adele Gerber, Philadelphia, a professor emeritus at Temple University whose work with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Montgomery County has spawned several programs to benefit youths, among them a choral group for at-risk students.

1179. SHORE (Sheltering the Homeless Is Our Responsibility), White Plains, N.Y., a network of individuals, businesses, churches, and civic groups that works to alleviate homelessness through a shelter, a permanent-housing program, and the construction of low-cost housing.

1180. Alma Cortez-Hill, Austin, Tex., a 12-year-old who spends time with senior citizens, providing them with gifts, entertainment, and meals through her volunteer work with several charities, including her Girl Scout troop.

1181. Bob Frisby, Corsicana, Tex., who volunteers at the House of Refuge, a home for battered women and their children, and who has volunteered at the Association for Retarded Citizens and at a center for troubled youths.

1182. Al and Doe Scaia, Lynchburg, Va., who design and install adaptive equipment — such as accessible mailboxes and a hair brush for a patient without arms — for disabled people at the Creative Living Center and elsewhere.