Volunteer with Down Syndrome 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:

2282. Mitsubishi Motors Volunteer Program, Cypress, Calif., through which employees participate in bake sales, silent auctions, group breakfasts, and an annual food drive for America’s Second Harvest.

2283. Althea Greer, Farmington, N.M., who helps raise funds for the Farmington Museum and volunteers at Hospitality House, a center for patients who are receiving treatment at local health-care facilities and their families.

2284. Doris Fedus, Petoskey, Mich., who has volunteered at local social-service organizations for the past 27 years, including through the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.

2285. Nancy Schroeder, Kenosha, Wis., a retired bookstore clerk who developed the Winter Wraps program, through which individuals donate winter coats, hats, and mittens to local needy children and adults.

2286. Margaret Stores, Flagstaff, Ariz., who, despite her own failing health, volunteers 20 hours per week as a senior companion, assisting local homebound senior citizens and referring them to various support services.

2287. Adam Wanstrath, Cincinnati, a senior at Purcell Marian High School who works with the Over-the-Rhine project to convert an unused inner-city grocery store into a soup kitchen.

2288. Sylvia Anthony, Devens, Mass., who founded Sylvia’s Haven, which provides 50 transitional-housing units for homeless, single, pregnant women and mothers, and offers them job training, counseling, education, financial guidance, and life-skills training.

2289. Jo Ann Rigano, Beavercreek, Ohio, a third-grade teacher who initiated a program in which her school “adopted” New York City Fire Squad 270, establishing an ongoing relationship between her students and firefighters affected by the events of September 11, 2001.

2290. Allison Kellogg, Madison, Miss., a student at the U. of Alabama who created the “Star Kids” after-school program, which encourages children to use their creative talents to help others.

2291. Concerned Parents of Pueblo, Colo., which has encouraged local youths and families to participate in neighborhood clean-up programs and developed a series of workshops designed to deter youths from gang involvement, teenage pregnancy, and drug and alcohol abuse.

2292. Russell Porter, Cincinnati, a retired G.E. worker who helped develop a series of volunteer-run footcare clinics for local homeless individuals.

2293. Jack Kauck, Cincinnati, who helped establish a program in conjunction with Easter Seals Southwestern Ohio that repairs and loans used wheelchairs, canes, walkers, and infant equipment to needy people.

2294. Arthur and Phyllis Tannenbaum, New York, a retired textile-industry executive and his wife who founded a program through which corporate employees spend their lunch hours volunteering as reading tutors in inner-city schools.

2295. Kim Benfield, Milledgeville, Ga., a member of the Gamma Sigma Sigma sorority who volunteers with several local projects, including the Georgia College and State U. Involved in Volunteer Efforts Center and the Relay for Life cancer walk.

2296. The Dunckelman Family, Houma, La., who initiated the Family Focus program, which provides services to local nursing homes and homebound senior citizens and consists of a number of small projects developed by each family member.

2297. North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Denver, an umbrella organization of the nearly 650 riding centers nationwide that provide therapeutic horseback riding to approximately 32,000 disabled children, youths, and adults.

2298. Marge Engleman, Cape Girardeau, Mo., a former teacher who volunteers with a number of local organizations, as well as with disaster-relief efforts and the American Red Cross.

2299. Ann Banfield, South Hill, Va., a woman with Down syndrome who volunteers at the Community Memorial Healthcenter, where she assists with errands and recreational activities for patients residing in the hospital’s long-term-care facility.

2300. On Site Volunteer Services, Ithaca, N.Y., a student-run organization that manages roughly 2,000 volunteers who collectively serve more than 40 local nonprofit groups.

2301. Thomas Stanken, Florence, Ky., who delivers food to a number of local food banks and organizes an annual Christmas Day dinner and celebration for needy and homeless people.

2302. D. William Moreau Jr., Indianapolis, a lawyer who brought together a number of citywide social-service groups to draft the “Blueprint to End Homelessness.”

2303. Cajon High School, San Bernardino, Calif., which offers peer-leadership classes that encourage students to volunteer; students have worked with numerous organizations, including senior centers, hospitals, libraries, blood banks, and homeless shelters.

2304. Neighbor to Neighbor Community Development Corporation, Sharon Hill, Pa., which provides after-school youth programs, health services, and adult literacy courses for low-income and minority residents of Delaware County, Pa.

2305. Helen Souza, Somerset, Mass., who tutors students who are having difficulty reading, and who has helped to recruit and train other literacy tutors.

2306. Gospel Rescue Mission, Grants Pass, Ore., which operates a community recycling program and a residential center for men recovering from drug and alcohol abuse. The mission is planning to build a new facility that will provide shelter to men, women, and children, and will house offices where volunteers will administer medical help, crisis counseling, and job-placement advising.

2307. The Circle Program, Plymouth, N.H., through which at-risk girls ages 9 through 12 participate in a two-week session at a residential camp and are then paired with adult mentors.

2308. Dorothy Linke, Indianapolis, a former public-school teacher who volunteers more than 1,000 hours annually; in addition to teaching religion classes at churches and a Bible school, she collects donated items, including eyeglasses for needy people in Guatemala and bath towels for a local mission.

2309. Donelson Presbyterian Church’s Garden of Hope, Nashville, a community garden that has produced more than five tons of fresh produce that has been donated to Nashville-area nonprofit groups for distribution to hungry people.

2310. Metro Search and Rescue Volunteers, Las Vegas, a program through which volunteers work with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to find missing and injured individuals, help maintain equipment used in searches, and provide medical help on missions.

2311. Barbara Phillips, El Segundo, Calif., an occupational therapist who helps individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Ms. Phillips created a program through which volunteers help patients fulfill their wishes, such as watching the sun set over the ocean or compiling family photo albums.

2312. Catherine Pederson, Salt Lake City, who volunteers with the Granite Education Foundation, an organization that links public schools with local businesses to provide mentoring programs and other positive interaction between youths and adults.

2313. Angela Phillips, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., who manages a middle-school store and snack shop that raises money for school programs. Ms. Phillips also helped establish a school museum and regularly writes about school activities for the local newspaper.

2314. Robert Smith, Norwood, Mass., president of the Challenger League, a sports program that helps children with physical or mental disabilities develop their physical and team-participation skills.

2315. Paul Marion, Batavia, Ohio, who devotes six days a week to the Clermont County Habitat for Humanity, in Amelia, Ohio, and who has managed several construction projects for the organization.

2316. Laura Plummer, Bloomington, Ind., who helped establish a tutoring program at a transitional-housing facility for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.