Programs to Educate Youngsters Among Recipients of ‘Points of Light’ Awards

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, D.C. 20005; (202) 729-8184.

The recipients:

1987. Paul and Alcina Dadurian, Sandia, Tex., who operate Floyd’s Christian Restaurant, a program based in Corpus Christi that distributes meals year-round to people who are homeless and needy.

1988. Coral Springs Police Department Youth Mentoring Program, Fla., a program established in 1996 to engage adult mentors to help at-risk young people, especially those involved in the juvenile-justice system, develop and work toward career objectives.

1989. Carroll Henderson, Bozeman, Mont., who, as a member of the Bozeman City Planning Commission for 17 years, has helped develop the present layout of the city, including road design and the mountain-trail system. Mr. Henderson also volunteers his time to several other civic organizations, including the Cemetery Board and the Bozeman City Study Commission.

1990. IMPACT Partners of R.G. Cole High School, San Antonio, a program started by a high-school senior in 1999 that enlists upper-class students to serve as tutors and mentors for elementary and middle-school students with autism, visual impairments, and other learning disabilities.

1991. Regina Dayton, Lakewood, Ohio, who created the SHINE community-service program for high-school students in 1998. The program provides a wide range of services, including coat and food drives, help with the Special Olympics, and assistance for elderly people.

1992. Javier Santiago, Ridgewood, N.Y., who serves as a tutor and mentor for a class of elementary-school children through the Learning Leaders program in New York.

1993. Marilyn Weaver, Rochester, N.Y., a volunteer for 10 years at Colebrook School who helped organize and run the Challenge Club, a program started in 1995 to improve second graders’ mathematics skills. Ms. Weaver also helped redesign the school’s math lab.

1994. Robert Bassett, Anchorage, who has served as a full-time volunteer for the Prudential Youth Leadership Institute for the past two years. Mr. Bassett brought the institute to Alaska in 1988; it provides a short and intensive training course to help youths prepare their own service projects.

1995. James Johnson, Layton, Utah, who conducts various volunteer services at North Layton Junior High School and has served three terms as president of the school’s Parent Teacher Student Association.

1996. Sandra Sayre, Covington, Va., a full-time nurse who manages the TRUST homeless shelter in Roanoke every Sunday. Ms. Sayre also volunteers for HELPS, a network of homeless service providers in Roanoke, and the Roanoke Valley Task Force on Homelessness.

1997. Rum River Interfaith Caregivers, Princeton, Minn., a program established in 1996 to provide transportation and respite care for elderly, frail, and disabled people, as well as children and families.