Charity for Homeless Veterans Is Among ‘Points of Light’

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 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:

1671. The United States Veterans Initiative, Inglewood, Calif., a group organized by Harry Pregerson to help homeless veterans obtain the services needed to allow them to become self-sufficient again by providing substance-abuse programs, job training and placement, and emergency and low-income housing.

1672. Larry Bender, Santa Monica, Calif., who through his job at a local cable-television channel became involved in promoting the services of the Richstone Family Center, which offers programs to prevent and treat child abuse, and now volunteers at the center; he also serves as a mentor for high-school students at Hawthorne High School.

1673. Ben Adams Moore Jr., Annapolis, Md., a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel who now works with the Arthritis Foundation’s “Joints in Motion” program and trains people to run their first marathons; he also organizes volunteers for local schools’ track meets.

1674. Bryant Ranch Elementary School, Yorba Linda, Calif., where two teachers, Donelda Warhurst and Liz Stumpf, began a program with the Featherly Regional Park to teach their students about environmental issues by having them help remove a non-native plant that disrupts the ecology of the nearby Santa Ana River.

1675. Steppin’ Out, Waco, Tex., an organization at Baylor University that places student and community volunteers with local non-profit groups; in 1999, 3,500 people participated in community service through Steppin’ Out.

1676. Abigail Figueroa, Luquillo, P. R., who leads the Foster Grandparents at Pablo Suarez Elementary School, solicits donations of teaching materials, and performs many other functions for the students, including sewing costumes for school plays.