Performing ‘All Stars’ Are Now Official ‘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:

1583. All Stars Project, New York, a community-financed program that provides performance opportunities for youths and adults and offers leadership training for inner-city youths; the program seeks to expand to Atlanta, San Franscico, and Newark, N.J.

1584. Tutors of the Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, N.Y., a 22-year-old program that comprises volunteer tutors who have helped more than 1,200 adult students improve their reading, writing, and speaking skills

1585. Kathy Roberts, Medford, N.J., a retiree who works as a full-time volunteer at the AIDS Coalition of Southern New Jersey, which provides services and education for more than 3,300 local people living with AIDS; she has written grant proposals that have won $35,000 for ACSNJ.

1586. The Youth Outreach Adolescent Community Awareness Program, Philadelphia, which uses volunteers under 18 to offer black youths peer education on AIDS/HIV and other health issues through rap musicals and interactive workshops; the organization also offers weekly HIV testing and support groups for adults with HIV and hepatitis C.

1587. Jerry and Elsie Weyrauch, Marietta, Ga., who, after the suicide of their daughter, founded the Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network in order to call attention to suicide as a serious public-health problem and to lobby for suicide-prevention programs; their efforts resulted in the first National Suicide Prevention Conference held in Reno, Nev., in 1998.

1588. Peter Samples, Williamstown, Ky., the founder and state chairman of the Kentucky Multi-County Task Forces on Child Abuse, who volunteers 30 to 40 hours a week to provide child-abuse-prevention services to every county in Kentucky, and writes articles and training materials that appear in local newspapers and on the organization’s Web site.

1589. Poteet High School, Mesquite, Tex., where the “Poteet Attempting to Help” program enlists students in community-service projects such as collecting canned food, and writing books for children in the hospital.

1590. The Tallahassee 25, Tallahassee, Fla., an organization that offers disadvantaged youths mentors, tutors, and recreational activities that focus on responsibility, self-esteem, and teamwork.

1591. Youth Hall of Fame, Seattle, an organization that recognizes role models by promoting the accomplishments, talents, and contributions of youths from around the world.

1592. Joshua Spaulding, Tully, N.Y., an 11-year-old who suffers from hypogammaglobulinemia, which requires him to receive blood transfusions every two weeks; he conducts newspaper and television interviews on the need for blood donors in central New York State.