Bank Manager Among Recent ‘Points of Light’

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

The recipients:

2398. Lurie Foster, Columbia, S.C., who has volunteered his services to help mentally ill patients at the Crafts-Farrow State Hospital, in Columbia, since 1948.

2399. Shannon Camper, Tuscaloosa, Ala., who developed Think Pink, a breast-cancer-awareness program that has raised more than $96,000 for related research. Ms. Camper also volunteers at several local cancer-treatment centers.

2400. Hospitality Homes Hosts, Boston, a group of volunteers who offer free accommodations in their homes to people who have traveled to Boston to be near family members receiving cancer treatments.

2401. Soroptimist International of Lakewood, Toms River, N.J., which educates people about domestic violence by organizing events at which women who have been abused discuss their experiences.

2402. Respond Project Team, Somerville, Mass., which organizes artists and musicians to produce CD’s to raise money for groups working to prevent domestic violence.

2403. Dave Pelzer, Rancho Mirage, Calif., an author and community-service advocate who survived severe mental and physical abuse as a child and who now speaks to at-risk youths and others nationwide about his experiences.

2404. Stewart Birbrower, Kiawah Island, S.C., an advertising executive who helped found From Darkness to Light, an organization that seeks to raise awareness about the sexual abuse of children.

2405. Roy Chiulli, Westwood, Mass., a manager at Westwood Service Bank who created a community-service program for bank employees.

2406. Layla Carter, Birmingham, Ala., a student at the U. of Alabama at Birmingham who founded Generation eXcel, a student group that matches college mentors with local at-risk youths.

2407. Tracy Vlnick, Denver, a student at the U. of Denver who works with middle-school students and teenagers on projects that benefit the environment or beautify their schools and neighborhoods.

2408. Marsha Young, Blue Springs, Mo., who provides services to military families, including distributing free telephone cards and connecting needy families with local resources and emergency services.

2409. Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, Reston, Va., a national organization that helps students plan, carry out, and evaluate community-service projects.

2410. CF66 Service-Learning Road Trip Program, Kansas City, Mo., a summer program developed by the Camp Fire USA Sunshine Council, in Lakeland, Fla., through which groups of teenagers travel together and participate in service projects.

2411. Ready, Set, Read!, Washington, a program that encourages members of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, in Washington, to tutor students, donate supplies to schools, and become involved in other literacy projects.