Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id QAA00766; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 16:25:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 16:25:15 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <1298297381-6590004@[208.141.11.154]> Errors-To: azaheer@famlit.org Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Akeel Zaheer <azaheer@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1816] Daily Points of Light Awards Program X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail & News for Macintosh - 3.0c (405) The following message is about the nomination process for the Presidents Service Awards and the Daily Points of Light Awards Program. Please call Tojya Somerville at 202 729 3217 for more information and nomination forms. Akeel H. Zaheer National Center for Family Literacy Email: azaheer@famlit.org XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX >>From: Trsomerv@aol.com >>To: ddalton@famlit.org >>Subject: Seeking Community Heroes >>Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:47:25 EST >> >>My name is Toyja Somerville and I manage the Daily Points of Light Awards >>program at the Points of Light Foundation. I wanted to find out if and how I >>could get the word out to your membership about the 1999 awards and the >>nomination process. >> >>Here is some background on the awards program. Please let me >>know if this is something your contacts might be interested in...you can >>call me at 202 729 3217. If you like, we could provide you with nomination >>forms for each of your members, or if you have ready labels, we could mail >>them from our end. >> >> >>The President's Service Awards were established in 1982 to honor >>outstanding individuals, families, groups, organizations, businesses and >>labor unions engaged in voluntary community service addressing unmet human >>service, educational, environmental and public safety needs. The award >>winners are traditionally presented their awards by the President at a >>White House ceremony. This ceremony and other events celebrating the >>winners' commitment to community service traditionally takes place during >>National Volunteer Week in April. The President's Service Award is the >>nation's highest honor for volunteer service. >> >>All nominations for the President's Service Awards will also be considered >>for the reinstated Daily Points of Light Award. Given each weekday by the >>Points of Light Foundation, in cooperation with the Corporation for >>National Service and the Knights of Columbus, this award honors an >>individual or an organization that makes a positive and lasting difference >>in the lives of others. Originally instituted during the administration >>of President George Bush, the Daily Points of Light Award was a highly >>> respected and popular program that identified and celebrated a broad >cross >>section of America's volunteers. The program ended when President Bush >>left the White House on January 20, 1993, by which time more than 1,000 >>persons had been distinguished as "Daily Points of Light." The program >>was reinstated on January 1, 1998. >> >>Nomination forms for the 1999 President's Service Awards are due on >>January 13, 1999! Nominations for the Daily Points of Light Awards are >>accepted on an ongoing basis. Both forms are available by calling the >>Recognition Hotline at (202) 729-8184, visiting the Foundation's website >>at http://www.pointsoflight.org or by e-mailing awards@pointsoflight.org. >> >>THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION! >>
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