Professional Athlete Among Newest ‘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 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://pointsoflight.org, or by contacting the foundation at 1400 I Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington 20005; (202) 729-8184.

The recipients:

1299. Kenwoods Learning Center, Miami, a tropical forest built in 1986 on the grounds of Kenwood Elementary School by parents, teachers, and students to preserve and study native plants that are threatened by suburban sprawl.

1300. Stork’s Nest, Sioux City, Iowa, a program of the Siouxland District Health Department that rewards pregnant women with “incentive points” earned through classes, medical check-ups, and abstinence from drug and alcohol use; the points can then be traded for cribs, strollers, and other baby items.

1301. Detwiler Foundation Computers for Schools Program, La Jolla, Cal., which, since 1991, has called upon businesses and government agencies to donate surplus computer equipment to schools that lack the funds to purchase such items.

1302. Kristina Skagen, Mequon, Wis., a 1998 graduate of Homestead High School who started a volunteer program her senior year, recruiting students for activities such as tutoring and an AIDS walk.

1303. Darrell Armstrong, Orlando, Fla., a guard with the National Basketball Association’s Orlando Magic who works with students to prevent them from becoming drop-outs or delinquents, and who serves as the spokesman for the Florida Hospital Foundation’s “Dunking for Diabetes” program.

1304. The Hospitality Business Alliance, Chicago, which urges hotels and restaurants to participate in “National Groundhog Job Shadow Day,” where students observe working adults to see how skills learned in school apply to many jobs.

1305. Edmund Brown, Lynn, Mass., community-involvement director at the local Wal-Mart store, who has organized projects ranging from weekly bingo nights for elderly people to Spanish-language computer-training workshops, and volunteers at several charities such as the Salvation Army.

1306. Jana Poche, Baton Rouge, La., a member of the Junior League who runs a summer day camp for children with cancer that includes clowns, outdoor activities, and arts and crafts.

1307. Lake Wilson Clothing Center, Lake Wilson, Minn., a used-clothing store managed by retired volunteers — and known to locals as “The Boutique” — that provides inexpensive clothes to struggling farmers and other people who have fallen on hard times.

1308. Donna Crnovich, Greenfield, Wis., who recruits high-school students for a holiday event to provide needy families with meals and gifts, a stuffed-animal drive for hospitalized children, and other activities.