White House Honors 12 More ‘Points of Light’ for Volunteer Work

Following are the 12 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://www.pointsoflight.org, or by getting in touch with the foundation at 1737 H Street, N.W., Washington 20006; (202) 223-9186.

The recipients:

1086. E. John Reinhold, Melbourne, Fla., who developed an AIDS- and substance-abuse-prevention program for his high school and Eagle Scout troop and who has volunteered on summer community-service projects in Estonia, Ireland, and Zimbabwe.

1087. B-9 Task Force, American Cancer Society, Colorado Springs, a cancer prevention and education program run by high-school students that teaches local elementary-school students about nutrition, skin cancer, the dangers of tobacco use, and related topics.

1088. Shirley Hodapp, Lake City, Fla., a retired teacher who founded the Lake City Little Gnat Clubhouse, which provides activities that develop the language, cognitive, and motor skills of at-risk preschoolers and first and second graders.

1089. Connect Inc., South Bend, Ind., which operates several programs that link health-care systems and businesses in St. Joseph County, Ind., with local schools and families in need of health-care and mental-health services.

1090. Norte Vista High School, Students Making a Difference, Riverside, Cal., a program created to combat gang-related violence that called a truce among local gangs and that runs various community-service activities for students, including having former gang members talk to younger adolescents in an effort to deter them from negative behavior.

1091. Joanne Kendall, Vancouver, Wash., co-founder of Open House Ministries, which provides temporary housing, counseling, child and adult education, job-skills training, and other services for needy people.

1092. Lou Epps, Crockett, Tex., a former kindergarten teacher who has volunteered in rural Texas for 15 years on projects initiated by herself and others, including immunization, substance-abuse, and literacy programs.

1093. Ted Stanislowski, Shoreview, Minn., an employee at the Deluxe Corporation who has chaired its United Way campaign and organized other company volunteer activities, including blood drives, mentor programs for minority students, and collections of food and toys.

1094. Carmen Conteras Shrum, Indian Harbour Beach, Fla., a mother and college student who works extensively on domestic-violence issues and who created a program that provides a pleasant environment for children in Brevard County during court-ordered exchanges and supervised visits by their parents.

1095. T.E.E.N. AIDS, Buffalo, N.Y., a group of teen-agers who use theatrical performances to educate their peers about HIV prevention, self-esteem, peer pressure, and substance abuse.

1096. Heartland Book Bank, Independence, Mo., which works to alleviate illiteracy by collecting and distributing books to schools, libraries, public-housing sites, and other groups that serve moderate- to low-income people in the metropolitan Kansas City area.

1097. Don McGehee, Nashville, a retired juvenile-probation officer who started “I Am Somebody,” a program at two inner-city elementary schools that promotes self-esteem, creativity, and academic achievement.