A ‘Teen Court’ Is Among New ‘Points of Light’ Winners

Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’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 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:

1808. Nettie Reynolds, Gypsum, Colo., who established the Gypsum Ladies’ Volunteer Fire Department in 1969 and served as fire chief until 1997.

1809. @ngelwish, Rutherford, N.J., an online group that helps children with H.I.V./AIDS.

1810. Hospice of Volusia/Flagler Kitchen Volunteers, Port Orange, Fla., who operate the entire dietary department of the hospice, from budgeting to food preparation.

1811. Spruce Creek Elementary Making a Difference Group, Port Orange, Fla., a group of fifth graders who collect food and personal items for the homeless, and who started the Bobcat Boutique, which distributes clothing to poor families.

1812. Kids Care Club of Cattaraugus County, Olean, N.Y., a group of local children engaged in various community-service projects, including Christmas in April, fund raising for a domestic-violence shelter, and baking goods for a local homeless shelter.

1813. Cattaraugus Local Development Corporation, N.Y., a nonprofit organization that develops and manages business projects to sustain and renew Cattaraugus’s economy.

1814. Pioneers for Peace, Detroit, a violence-prevention program that educates youths on the impact of violence, teaches conflict resolution, and increases awareness of the abilities of disabled persons.

1815. Jerry and Agnes Lewis, Tinley Park, Ill., who started a domestic-violence crisis center and hotline to serve the public 24 hours a day.

1816. Dixie High School Random Acts of Selfless Kindness Club, St. George, Utah, a group of student volunteers who engage in various community-service projects, such as the construction of a playground at the Children’s Justice Center.

1817. The First State Resource Conservation and Development Council, Dover, Del., which sponsors the Emergency Home Repair Project that serves low-income families and disabled persons in Kent and Sussex Counties.

1818. Piedmont High School National Art Honor Society, Monroe, N.C., which sponsors Very Special Arts, a yearly arts festival that includes exhibits and activities designed to educate students and the community about people with disabilities.

1819. Kristin Thompson, Seattle, a member of Camp Fire Boys and Girls who leads her church’s volunteer group in work at the Denny Place Youth Shelter, organized a fund-raising event to fight poverty and hunger, and founded an after-school program for at-risk children.

1820. Sarpy County Teen Court Volunteers, Papillon, Neb., a program in which young people try peers who have been cited for first-time misdemeanor offenses; the court is not empowered to issue binding punishments, but makes recommendations to a juvenile-court jury based on its findings.