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THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
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ADVANCES TO BE REPAID FROM SALARY AFTER 15 DAYS
Any travel advance which is neither repaid nor accounted for in full by an
expense voucher within 15 days after return may be deducted from the staff
member's salary.
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THE FORD HALL FORUM
INCORPORATED
FOUNDED IN 1908
PRESIDENT
Herbert S. Kassman
VICE PRESIDENTS
June 11, 1993
William H. Hahn, Jr.
Proctor W. Houghton
Denise Panichas
Mr. Eli J. Segal
Jeffrey M. Smith
Assistant to the President
TREASURER
Office of National Service
William J. McNally
The White House
CLERK
OEOB - Room 145
Madeline Kasdon
Washington, DC 20500
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dear Mr. Segal,
Wendy O'Donnell Ballinger
A consortium of the four largest adult education centers in Boston, including Boston
Center for Adult Education, Brookline Adult and Community Education Program,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sandra Bakalar
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, and Interface, is collaborating to organize a
Peter J Bassett
day-long event celebrating volunteers and voluntarism on Saturday, September 11,
Hon. Vivian Beard
1993.
Stephen Curwood
Arnold R. Cutler
Jerry Dunfey
Recently, the Ford Hall Forum has joined with the consortium, and is helping to
E. Lovell Dyett
expand the day's program, bringing a new dimension to the collaboration. We are
Dan H. Fenn, Jr.
Paula Gold
writing to invite both you and Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr., founder and former director
Stephen A. Green
of the Peace Corps, to serve as keynote speakers for the celebration, and to share your
Marvin Grossman
thoughts on the role of voluntarism and volunteers in American society.
Alane Harrington
Eloise Houghton
Sally D. Jackson
The Ford Hall Forum, as you may know, is the oldest public lecture series in the
Patricia A. Jones
nation. As a result of our distinguished history, as well as our current programs, the
Hon. Rudolph Kass
Maurice Lewis
Forum is renowned as a cornerstone of free public affairs education. Since our
Edward J. McCormack, Jr.
inception in 1908, the Forum has presented speakers and programs addressing the
Mary F. McTigue
critical issues of the day. Each Forum includes a question and answer period that
Richard L. Morningstar
Hon. David S. Nelson
allows our audience a unique opportunity to have a real dialogue with speakers.
Gordon O'Hara
Among the speakers we have recently presented are: Vice President Albert Gore, Jr.,
Kenneth G. Ryder
former Speaker of the House Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., civil rights activist Rosa Parks,
Thaleia Schlesinger
Susan Shaer
Senator Edward Kennedy, author Alice Walker, and educator Jonathan Kozol.
Donald G. Tye
John Carter Vincent, Jr.
This year's event will revolve around a Volunteer Fair that is sponsored in cooperation
Rebekah Wells
Jo Anne Wilburn
with 150 social service agencies in the Greater Boston area, such as the United Way of
Boston, the Big Brother Association, the Boston Food Bank, La Allianza Hispana, and
Shelter, Inc. Individuals attending the fair will have an opportunity to talk with
representatives of participating agencies, learn about their programs, and find out about
the wealth of volunteer opportunities available to them.
The Boston Center has sponsored a similar event for the past three years, which has
met with great success, drawing attendance much higher than was originally expected.
This year, we have expanded the event and estimate that 3,000 to 5,000 people will
attend. The day's program will also feature several educational workshops and lectures
on topics such as Volunteering Overseas, The Third World in Crisis, and Living an
Environmentally Responsible Life.
271 Huntington Ave., #240, Boston, MA 02115
Telephone (617) 437-5800
The Ford Hall Forum is an educational institution. Contributions to the Forum are deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes.
Mr. Eli J. Segal
June 11, 1993
page 2.
Given all the work you are doing to establish a national service corps, we believe an address
by you would have a tremendous impact on our audience. We would ask that both you and
Mr. Shriver each offer roughly 10 minutes of prepared remarks to our audience, followed by a
20 minute question and answer period. Due to the enormous popularity and large attendance
of the Volunteer Fair over the past three years, the program will take place at the John B.
Hynes Convention Center. As noted earlier, the date is set for Saturday, September 11, 1993,
with the keynote scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
We have enclosed in this letter some materials to provide you with a bit of background
information on our consortium members. We very much hope that you will be able to accept
our invitation to be keynote speaker at our program. We would be glad to answer any
questions you may have and to discuss details, and will call your office to see if we can
provide any further information.
Sincerely,
Wendy Ballinger
Samic Jaffe
Wendy Ballinger
Jamie Jaffe
Executive Director
Assistant Director and
Ford Hall Forum
Director of Education
Boston Center for Adult Education
VOL. 18 NO.51
THE BOSTON GLOBE
OCTOBER 15. 1992
CALENDAR
Voices and Viewpoints:
BOSTON'S LIVELY LECTURE CIRCUIT
The 85-year-old Ford Hall Forum is
spond."
America's oldest free public lecture se-
Forum audiences are also polled for
ries (some attendees carry on the torch
speaker suggestions. Program high-
for parents and grandparents). Because
lights for fall: tonight US District Judge
the forum is public-supported, "We're
David S. Nelson receives the forum's
responsive to issues concerning the
1992 First Amendment Award for his
public and attuned to the people having
dedication to the Bill of Rights. Guests
impact on them in the community,
will honor Nelson and talk about the
country and world," says Wendy Bal-
First Amendment's role in modern so-
linger, executive director. "And be-
ciety. They include Stephen G. Breyer,
cause we're independent, we're able to
chief judge of the US Court of Appeals;
take risks."
US Attorney Wayne A. Budd; professor
Throughout its history, controver-
Richard Huber, former dean of Boston
sial figures such as birth control advo-
College Law School, and Hubert E.
cate Margaret Sanger, American Nazi
Jones, dean of Boston University
George Lincoln Rockwell and religious
School of Social Work and acting presi-
and political leader Malcolm X have
dent of Roxbury Community College.
had their say. Martin Luther King Jr.,
On Dec. 3, Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Eleanor Roosevelt, Clarence Darrow,
shares her new memoir, "In My
Gloria Steinem, Arthur Miller, and Al
Place." Hunter-Gault was one of two
Gore are also among the hundreds of
students who desegregated the Uni-
other diverse public figures who have
versity of Georgia in 1961; today she is
spoken in the forum. Give a piece of
national correspondent for PBS' "Mac-
your mind at the Q & A sessions, part
Neil-Lehrer Newshour." Both events
of every event.
are free, at 7 p.m., Old South Meeting
"Audience members push, chal-
House, 310 Washington St. Call 437-
lenge and question, even when they
5800 to propose a program or for the
agree with the speaker," Ballinger
forum schedule (some events meet at
says. Questioners "often bring in their
Northeastern University).
own lives. When [civil rights hero]
Rosa Parks spoke, for instance, we had
a remarkable audience of 800 people,
half of them children, who talked from
their experiences. They described con-
ditions today, such as urban violence,
and asked how Rosa Parks would re-
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
NO. 71300
TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION
Date of Request Sept. 22 ,1993
1. TRAVELER:
Name: SEGAL, ELI J.
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White House Staff
Extension: 6444
Room: 145
Other:
2. PURPOSE(s) and DATE(s): Sept. 23 speech in NYC at 1993 Awards for Excellence in
Corporate Community Service
3. ITINERARY:
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Hotel
Recipient's
Name:
Signature:
Other:
Date:
Please See Reverse Side for Further Instructions Regarding Travel Expenses
7. TRAVELER'S SIGNATURE:
(I have read and agree to the terms set forth on the reverse side.)
8. APPROVING SIGNATURES:
Office Head:
Approving Official
(Political of Foreign Travel):
Special Assistant to the President and
Director of White House Operations:
9. FOR TRANSPORTATION OFFICE USE ONLY:
Control No.:
Account:
(REV. 6/21/89)
ORIGINATING OFFICE COPY
00811
THIS APPROVAL IS SUBJECT TO ALL
APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS
AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE
TRAVEL POLICIES
1.
ADVANCES FOR OFFICIAL TRAVEL ONLY
Cash travel advances will not be provided for political trips.
Advances will not be provided to anyone with an outstanding unaccounted-for
advance.
Advances over $250 require 48-hour notice to White House Administrative
Office, Extension 2500.
2.
ADVANCES TO BE REPAID FROM SALARY AFTER 15 DAYS
Any travel advance which is neither repaid nor accounted for in full by an
expense voucher within 15 days after return may be deducted from the staff
member's salary.
3.
GOVERNMENT TICKETS FOR OFFICIAL TRAVEL ONLY
Government-issued tickets shall be used for official trips only (i.e., no political
or personal travel). The entire cost of any government-issued tickets that are
used for unofficial travel will be considered a personal travel advance and
treated accordingly.
4.
TO OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT, RECEIPTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL
EXPENDITURES REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT
5.
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING TRAVEL REGULATIONS AND
POLICIES, PLEASE REFER TO THE WHITE HOUSE TRAVEL HANDBOOK
(Additional copies available by calling Extension 2500.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1993
MEMORANDUM FOR ELI SEGAL
FROM:
RICK ALLEN
SUBJECT: THURSDAY'S SPEECH IN NEW YORK
You will speak on Thursday, September 23, in the Kaplan
Penthouse of Manhattan's Lincoln Center, to the first Awards for
Excellence in Corporate Community Service luncheon, sponsored by
the Points of Light Foundation. You are scheduled to give eight
minutes of remarks about the Act to an audience of approximately
180 people, from the corporate and foundation communities, and
then to introduce Johnnetta Cole.
Attached you will find the following:
1.
An agenda for the event.
2.
A very useful memorandum from Sharon Davis of our
office, giving you an overview of the event, the room
set-up and other important details.
3.
The description of the award-winners' activities.
4.
The official Points of Light biography for Dr. Cole.
5.
A preliminary list of attendees.
6.
A diagram of the room.
7.
The script for Dick Munro's remarks, as well as for his
introduction of you.
7.
The 1993 Awards judges.
8.
An excerpt from USA Today about the winners.
Please review the draft of your remarks previously provided;
once we finalize them, I will retype them in standard speaking
format.
POINTS OF LIGHT
FOUNDATION
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE COMMUNITY SERVICE
September 23, 1993 - AGENDA
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Assorted one-on-one interviews with
Award recipients, CEOs, keynote
speakers, etc.
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Press Briefing at Lincoln Center (site
to be the 10th Floor Chorus Room)
10:00
Kaplan Penthouse becomes available for
set-up
12:00 noon - 12:30 p.m.
Reception/seating
12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Luncheon and Award Presentation
begins
12:30 - 12:45
Dick Munro
Welcome/Purpose
recognize people who are there
(POLF Board, Judges, Gov't
officials) review agenda
introduce Dick Schubert
History of the Foundation
History of the Awards for
Excellence
12:45 1:05
Lunch
1:05 1:06
Dick Munro introduces Eli Segal
1:06 1:14
Eli speaks and introduces Johnnetta Cole
1:14 1:24
Johnnetta Cole address
1:24 - 1:29
Dick Munro reads Citation
(giving/acceptance of award)
1:29 - 1:41
Video presentation of Award-Winners
1:41 - 2:05
Award presentations to Winners
2:05 - 2:10
Dick Schubert reads Award-winner
descriptions and Dick Munro/Johnnetta
Cole present Award
Closing by Dick Munro
1737 H STREET, NW WASHINGTON, DC. 20006 Til 202 223 9186 FAX 202 223 9256 IDD 202 659 9229
Working in partnership with Volunteer Centers. business, nonprofits and the media
ELI SEGAL
POINTS OF LIGHT - AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN
COMMUNITY SERVICE
NEW YORK CITY
SEPTEMBER 23, 1993
Good afternoon. As you now all know, despite what your invitation may have said, I
am not Secretary Ron Brown. I know Ron Brown. Ron Brown is a friend of mine, and I
am no Ron Brown.
I am, however, delighted to be here in Ron's stead today, to extend his apologies for
not being able to join us, and to reaffirm to you this administration's unbending commitment
to community service. I also bring the best wishes of the President and the Vice President,
who join me in congratulating the winners of this first ever Awards for Excellence in
Corporate Community Service.
Two days ago, some of you joined the President and Vice President and more than
1000 others on the South Lawn of the White House to witness the President sign into law the
National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.
None of us who were present will ever forget that extraordinary day. 60 young
people, from youth corps in Maryland, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and my
hometown favorite, Boston's City Year. A quorum of Congressional members. Some of our
countries brightest lights in academia, business, sports, foundations and community
organizations. Two historic pens, one used first by Franklin Roosevelt, to launch the
Civilian Conservation Corps 60 years ago, and the other, by John Kennedy 32 years ago, to
sign the Act establishing the Peace Corps.
In our most hallowed place, and with these instruments of our history, the President
launched a program for national service which we believe will make history. Here is what
this legislation will do:
Like the Peace Corps, our new Americorps will unleash our nation's greatest natural
resource -- the idealism and energy of our people. It will enlist substantial commitments
from tens of thousands of Americans, as early as 1994, to improve our communities through
their service. They will be tutoring our students, helping to immunize our babies, cleaning
up our streams and parks, joining patrols of our streets, and doing the other hard and
necessary work each of us would list as needed here in New York. And participants will be
working primarily through local non-profits, not some new Washington bureaucracy.
And like the G.I. Bill, our Act will reward those who serve their country with
increased educational opportunities. They will receive an educational benefit of nearly $5000
after they've finished a full year of service, in addition to minimum wage while they're
working.
As you can see, this is a new relationship between the government and the service
participant. A central link between responsibility and opportunity has been established. The
notion is not that these participants will supplant traditional part-time volunteer service -- the
intention is for the members of Americorps to supplement existing activities by providing
talented resources, available essentially full-time, to leverage the impact of those of us who
want to help but cannot make the same commitment of time and focus.
These are powerful, but simple, principles animating a bill which is nearly 300 pages
long. Throughout its length, wherever possible, we reflect the lessons of the marketplace.
First, we operate like a venture capital firm, investing in local nonprofits with good ideas,
expanding those that work in your communities and across the U.S., and cutting off those
that don't.
Second, non profits will apply for program funds and volunteers to nonpartisan state
commissions which will choose between ideas, formulate annual statewide plans, subject to
ratification by a new Corporation for National Service that will be interested in honesty,
performance and the absence of patronage.
Third, to be funded, every non-profit will need to show broad-based community
support; it will need to raise locally -- whether from individuals, corporations, foundations or
even other branches of government -- at least 15% of the minimum wage each Americorps
volunteer will be paid.
Fourth, this competitive process will extend to the states -- if New York has a better
way of mentoring than California, New York will get the funding.
This, then, is reinvented government at work: non-bureaucratic, customer-friendly,
cost-effective and innovative. And one which depends upon -- and celebrates -- a real
functioning partnership with the private sector. We consider each of you -- whether from
business or the foundation world -- to be founding shareholders in the Corporation for
National Service -- and we don't intend to let any of you become passive investors!
We must attract a similar subscription from all Americans. In his Inaugural address,
the President first challenged young people to participate, and then noted that "there is so
much to be done -- enough, indeed, for millions of others who are still young in spirit to
give of themselves in service, too. In serving, we recognize a simple, but powerful truth:
We need each other, and we must care for one another."
Service is more than something the more-fortunate do in their spare time, to feel
better about themselves. Service is something each of us should do, because each of us can
contribute, and because our country needs us to do so. Unlike the topics that usually
monopolize the evening news, national service is not a problem to be tackled, but a tool to
be used. Or as the President puts it, service is the American way to change America.
And our winners today represent the proudest traditions of change through service.
From Shell Oil's SERVE program; through the community work of Tampa Electric's
Partners Program; to the revitalization of Topeka undertaken by the employees of the
Security Benefit Group of Companies; to Adams and Reese's wonderful HUGS initiative; to
the strategic assistance for non-profits of Farmers Bank & Trust's Involvement Team -- our
five winners, and the four equally inspiring citationists, reflect what makes us proud to be
Americans -- not the extent of our GNP or the firepower of our arsenals, but the health of
our children, the security of our grandparents and the purity of our water.
Each of these winners has proven that corporate America can do well by doing good.
In fact, the Security Benefit Group did very well indeed: turnover dropped 300% and per-
employee income doubled, all after it formalized its volunteer programs. Now that's a
reinvented corporation!
We all have heard that necessity is the mother of invention. And most of us have
heard that Johnnetta B. Cole has been called the Surrogate Mother of Spellman College.
Clearly, Dr. Cole has used necessity to fuel her inventiveness -- the stark necessity of
fashioning real opportunity for women of color -- at one of the first colleges dedicated to that
endeavor. She has also used humor and verve, boardroom savvy and street smarts, to be an
inspiration to her students and a goad to our consciences. Please welcome one of the
founding directors of the Points of Light Foundation, one of our country's foremost
educators, and one of the President's and First Lady's favorite people, Dr. Johnnetta Cole.
1993 Award Winners
SHELL OIL COMPANY
Houston, Texas
Shell Oil Company established its employee volunteer program SERVE
(Shell Employees and Retirees Volunteerism Effort) in 1975. Senior
management has fully supported employee volunteerism since SERVE's
inception and was instrumental in developing both the Houston Volunteer
Center in 1974 and the Houston Corporate Volunteer Council in 1983.
SERVE acts as a clearinghouse of volunteer opportunities for Shell's
25,000 employees, retirees and their families. While offering opportunities
to help solve all kinds of serious social problems, SERVE focuses
particularly on education, housing, community revitalization and disaster
relief. Shell volunteers draw on their science, math and engineering
backgrounds in the "Say YES to a Youngster's Future" program, in which
volunteers in Houston, Washington, DC, and New Orleans work with
minority and female elementary school students from 30 schools and two
community centers to encourage them to study math and science. Over 200
volunteers use their business skills to help middle and high school students
learn the principles of economics and business management through Junior
Achievement programs. For the past decade Shell has collaborated with
other Houston area businesses on volunteer projects such as an annual
school clothes drive and a Veterans Day party at the local VA hospital.
In addition to these ongoing projects, SERVE volunteers also
responded quickly to immediate needs caused by Hurricane Andrew and the
civil unrest in Los Angeles. Shell service stations and offices collected
food and supplies for hurricane victims -- ten tons of supplies in the
Houston area alone -- and then delivered them to a relief station in
Homestead, Florida. Shell employees also volunteered their time to help
revitalize South Central Los Angeles beginning in 1992. Support included
job training programs and youth sponsorships, among other services.
The Shell Oil Company Foundation and Shell Oil Company donated
over $18 million to support various charitable and educational causes in
1992, but the company's commitment does not stop at financial support.
Shell management recognizes the importance of donating hours, not just
money, in order to solve serious social problems. For this reason, Shell
employees are given released time to complete volunteer projects such as
sorting donated school clothing and tutoring children. Employee volunteer
efforts are highlighted in the annual report and in Shell's news magazines,
and volunteers are recognized at biennial recognition luncheons.
While Shell's largest SERVE program is located in Houston at the
company's headquarters, Shell supports the volunteer activities of its
employees and retirees at locations throughout the country.
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
Tampa, Florida
Tampa Electric Company formalized its employee volunteer program in
the early 1980s to help solve the serious social problems of its community.
As a utility company, Tampa Electric holds a unique position in its
community in that all the residents in the surrounding area are customers.
In 1992, company employees volunteered 150,000 hours of service, more
than any other company in West Florida, to help their community.
Through the Partners Program, company representatives meet face-
to-face with leaders of various sectors of the community to determine their
unique concerns and needs. Discussions at one meeting led the company to
create more projects to target the needs of Tampa's Hispanic population,
which felt its concerns were not being adequately addressed.
Tampa Electric volunteers serve the community's educational needs
through various one-time projects such as the "Great American Teach-In,"
in which 200 employee volunteers taught classes in over 100 public schools
in November 1992. Tampa Electric also makes long-term commitments to
education through its Manatee Viewing Center and Environmental Education
Building, which are designed to educate citizens about the endangered
manatee and to protect and study the species.
Tampa Electric volunteers have also responded to their community's
needs by painting and repairing five houses each year for the elderly and
disabled. Annually, the employees collect enough food to feed 5000 needy
families in the area for a week. After Hurricane Andrew, they responded
not only with needed supplies and food, but also with on-site volunteer
service to restore power.
Tampa Electric recognizes the value of its employee volunteers
through an annual award, Outstanding Volunteer of the Year, as well as in
newsletters and the monthly internal news show. Through its Volunteer
Involvement Program, the company provides donations to nonprofits where
employees volunteer over 25 hours a year.
For the past five years, TECO Energy, Tampa Electric's parent
company, has donated approximately one million dollars each year to a wide
range of nonprofit and community projects. All of the money is targeted
back into their service area.
Tampa Electric has gained the support of more than 80 percent of its
3,200 employees partly by the hands-on efforts of its senior management.
Senior managers not only encourage employees at all locations to volunteer
but plan and participate in volunteer projects themselves. With this
commitment, employee volunteers have collected four tons of supplies for
hurricane victims, adopted 100 area families to assist at Christmas, and
given 35,000 pounds of food to the hungry residents in their service area.
THE SECURITY BENEFIT GROUP OF COMPANIES
Topeka, Kansas
Volunteering at Security Benefit is part of the corporate strategic
plan developed in 1988 in which community involvement was made "an
obligation and business objective of the Company and its associates." With
this corporate commitment, volunteers from among Security Benefit's 548
employees gave almost 8000 hours of volunteer service in 1992. These
volunteers targeted the needs of children as one of their main goals for the
year.
Volunteers help children not only through organizations such as Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts and Little Leagues, but also through services such as
adolescent group homes and a parental stress hotline. Security Benefit
provides monetary donations and organizes birthday parties for abused and
abandoned children in group homes. The company also supports a number
of programs for children by funding summer programs for the
disadvantaged and helping to fund the YWCA Teen Speaker's Bureau,
which tries to prevent teen pregnancy by having adolescent parents speak
to their peers.
In addition to supporting children, the company's volunteers focus
on community revitalization in Topeka. Security Benefit helped establish
corporate support for the Model Block program, which renovates run-down
houses in low-income neighborhoods. Security Benefit and its employees
set the example for other corporations in funding and personal
volunteering to help refurbish 46 homes in 1992.
Senior management at Security Benefit has taken the lead in
corporate community involvement in Topeka. The company helped establish
the Topeka Corporate Volunteer Council in 1989 and continues to recruit
new members and develop joint projects for Council members. The company
encourages its own employees to volunteer through extensive recognition
programs of both individual volunteers and departments with the most
volunteer hours per associate. In addition, management recognizes the
benefits of having employees volunteer together in order to build
leadership and teamwork skills. By allowing employees to volunteer during
the work day through its flextime policy and by making community
involvement a priority, Security Benefit employees made an impact on 67
local organizations in 1992.
ADAMS AND REESE
New Orleans, Louisiana
Adams and Reese is helping to lead the professional world into
community service. The law firm not only does a substantial amount of pro
bono legal work for those who cannot afford legal services, but it also
provides a hands-on volunteer program for legal and non-legal staff alike.
HUGS (Hope, Understanding, Giving, Support), the firm's employee
volunteer program, was established in 1986 and is currently supported by
about half of the firm's 250 employees and their families and an annual
budget of $25,000.
The HUGS program involves its volunteers by working with children,
the elderly, mentally and physically handicapped, and the homeless.
Volunteers host high school graduation parties at the firm's office for teens
living in group homes, as well as back-to-school parties for younger
children who need supplies and encouragement. The firm also sponsors a
school partnership which meets the needs of both students, through
academic awards and employment day at the law firm, and faculty, through
continuing education programs, at inner-city junior high schools in New
Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Employee volunteers serve the elderly through an "Adopt-a-
Grandparent" program which pairs adolescents from group homes with the
elderly in nursing homes to provide companionship and fun through phone
calls, letters, and holiday parties. The firm also hosts special events for
the mentally and physically handicapped, such as the annual Spring Fling,
which features Cajun music and dancing.
Adams and Reese HUGS volunteers have developed a unique way of
helping children with AIDS. The firm sponsors an annual baby shower and
luncheon to which guests must bring new or used items for children in the
New Orleans Pediatric AIDS Center. Each event collects truckloads of
clothing, diapers, formula, and toys for the Center's patients.
Adams and Reese coordinated an effort among eight area law firms to
sponsor jointly a community service project. Because of the project's
success, the company plans to continue it annually.
The firm's two largest offices, in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, each
sponsors a HUGS program. Volunteer events occur after work and during
the work day and are supported by all levels of employees, including senior
partners.
FARMERS BANK & TRUST CO.
Henderson, Kentucky
All eighty employees of Farmers Bank & Trust Co. participated in
volunteer activities in 1992. The key to the bank's successful volunteer
effort lies in its close relationship with the local Volunteer Center, which
suggests areas in which bank employees can help.
Employees enrich the lives of senior citizens in the community by
sponsoring an annual "55 Fun Day", including musical entertainment,
square dancing, food and prizes. Bank employees work at all the games
and food booths throughout the day. Employee volunteers also help staff
dances at the senior citizens' center.
Employees use their distinctive skills and knowledge to teach others
about banking services. One officer led a weekly class at a junior high
school for eleven weeks, teaching students about how to open and use
checking and savings accounts and how to get loans. He also taught them
about resume writing and basic job hunting skills. Other bank employees
have taught high school equivalency candidates at the local community
college how to open checking and savings accounts.
In addition to these projects, each employee helps feed the needy by
donating canned goods to the local food bank. Employee volunteers helped
the Coalition for the Homeless by selling buttons at local stores to collect
money for organizations which help the homeless.
The bank's officers set an example for the rest of the employees by
their individual and group involvement in community service. All of the
bank's 19 officers choose volunteer projects during the holiday season and
are given eight hours of released time during that season in which to work
on their projects. These officers volunteered individually through projects
such as collecting money and shelving canned goods for the Salvation Army
and baking cookies for a Christmas party at a nursing home. In addition,
several officers serve on nonprofit organizations' boards of directors or are
members of local service organizations.
The efforts of individual employees are supplemented by the
strategic efforts of the bank's Involvement Team, comprised of officers and
non-officers who help target local needs and help organize some of the
bank's group volunteer projects.
1993 Citationists
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Northbrook, Illinois
Allstate Insurance Company's employee volunteer program, Helping
Hands, created in 1976, is supported by volunteers from among Allstate's
54,000 employees in over 100 local Allstate offices. This widespread
involvement is encouraged by the company's corporate vision which
includes a commitment "to society and community".
One of the unique features of the Helping Hands program is the use
of volunteer projects to achieve business goals. Managers of departments
use the Harvest for the Hungry project, in which 18 departments plant and
care for their own plots in a vegetable garden and deliver the produce to
local soup kitchens and shelters as a vehicle to achieve teamwork.
Local Allstate offices determine which problems are the most pressing
in their communities and then work to solve them. Some results of
Allstate's efforts include donating 6,200 pounds of food to the Chicago Food
Depository in April 1992, sending 142 boxes of food to Hurricane Andrew
victims, and training 300 Allstate employees to help illiterate Illinois adults
learn to read.
COOPERS & LYBRAND
New York, New York
In 1988, Coopers & Lybrand launched "Supporting Youth Education,"
an effort in which offices were asked to focus volunteer time and funding
dollars on programs that encourage young people to stay in school and help
improve the education they receive. Since its launch, the effort has
received increasing support from the more than 16,000 employees of
Coopers & Lybrand. According to the latest survey, the firm's nearly 100
offices participate in 280 programs, and over 3,000 employees volunteer
almost 60,000 hours a year, which translates into about $8.25 million in
volunteer time. The involvement ranges from providing mentors,
internships, speakers and equipment to serving on steering committees
that help shape local education initiatives.
To emphasize Coopers & Lybrand's ongoing commitment to education,
time given by staff who participate in the effort is treated as paid work
time. And community involvement is one of the key criteria considered
during each employee's and partner's performance evaluation.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Dearborn, Michigan
Ford Motor Company's employee volunteer program ACTS (Assisting
the Community Through Service) was started in 1990 as a pilot program in
two cities. The initiative in Detroit focused on employee volunteerism,
while the one in Louisville, Kentucky, focused on retiree involvement. In
both locations the volunteers target the issues of education and the
environment in their service projects.
Projects that Ford employee volunteers have supported so far include
mentoring and tutoring at-risk students and painting and refurbishing ten
houses in a low-income area of Detroit.
Ford's Chairman and CEO fully supports and encourages the
volunteer efforts of his employees through a policy letter to all 140,000
Ford employees that is posted in all Ford facilities. Because of the success
of the pilot programs, Ford plans to expand its employee volunteer program
to include all facilities in Southeast Michigan as well as the 56 cities in the
U.S. in which Ford has a major presence.
USAA (UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION)
San Antonio, Texas
USAA's employee Volunteer Corps, founded in 1983, is promoted
throughout the corporation in its annual report and in special editions of
"Highlights," the weekly employee volunteer newsletter which reaches all
14,153 USAA employees worldwide, as well as in a video which is viewed by
all new employees on their first day with the company.
The Mentor Program, which involves 850 employees, concentrates on
education as do the 130 volunteers in the Junior Achievement Program.
Volunteers also assist needy families, the elderly and children in the
Christmas Cheer program. In 1992 they provided food, clothing,
furniture, gift baskets and financial aid to 114 needy families, 34 nursing
homes, and 33 other special agencies such as day care facilities and
battered women's shelters. A total of 8,110 people were reached through
this program.
In addition to these hands-on activities, USAA is a major contributor
to the United Way of San Antonio. In 1992 over 90 percent of USAA
employees pledged $2.3 million in addition to almost 5,000 hours of support
to the fundraising campaign.
The Volunteer Corps of USAA involves over 2,200 employees who
donated more than 83,000 hours of community service to local agencies and
programs in 1992.
POINTS OF LIGHT
FOUNDATION
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE COMMUNITY SERVICE
1993 PANEL OF JUDGES
Mr. J. Michael McWilliams
President
American Bar Association
Dr. Barry K. Rogstad
President
American Business Conference
Mr. R. William Taylor
President
American Society of Association Executives
Mr. William L. Lurie
President
The Business Roundtable
Mr. Edmund M. Burke
Director
The Center for Corporate Community Relations at Boston College
Mr. Richard L. Lesher
President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Preston Townley
President and CEO
The Conference Board, Inc.
Mrs. Frances Hesselbein
President and CEO
The Drucker Foundation
Mr. Karl Flemke
President and CEO
Junior Achievement Inc.
Mr. William H. Kolberg
President
National Alliance of Business
Mr. Raymond L. Hoewing
President
Public Affairs Council
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SCRIPT FOR THE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE COMMUNITY
SERVICE
September 23, 1993
12:30 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Dick Munro's introductory remarks 12:35-12:45 10 minutes
Points of Light Foundation Board members, Judges of the Awards for Excellence in
Corporate Community Service, and distinquished guests
Good afternoon. My name is Dick Munro, and, as Chairman of the Points of Light
Foundation, I welcome you to the first annual celebration honoring the winners of the
Awards for Excellence in Corporate Community Service.
Today, we will recognize nine businesses from around the nation -- five winners and
four citationists -- who have made an outstanding commitment to their employees and
their communities by developing and supporting employee volunteer programs.
This is the first national award of its kind -- and these companies were chosen from
nominations from among the best programs in the nation.
Today is a day of beginnings -- for this program, for companies across the nation,
and for our communities. I am also proud to serve as the first host of the Awards
event in a town that has recognized the importance of contributing to the community
for years. In New York City, our Mayor's Voluntary Action Center has worked
tirelessly for over 25 years to assist businesses, nonprofits and individuals in their
volunteer efforts. Over 70 companies belong to our corporate volunteer council.
As once Chairman of Time Warner here in New York, I witnessed the real power of
employees -- as they worked every day in our city's schools, nonprofits,
neighborhoods, hospitals and city streets to make a difference in the lives of others.
New York, we are proud to be here and we salute your distinquished history of
volunteerism. (Applause)
Why have a national Award which recognizes companies for their employee volunteer
programs? For the same reason that we began The Points of Light Foundation three
years ago, as an independent, nonpartisan, national nonprofit. When we looked at
serious social challenges facing our communities, we realized that no minor effort
would solve them. We've all seen the statistics:
-Every day, 135,000 children bring guns to school
-Every 7 minutes, a child is arrested for a drug offense
-(another statistic here)
The first Board of Directors of the Foundation realized that a nationwide movement
was required -- a concerted, collaborative effort in order to make a difference.
Such a movement requires leaders in every sector -- in business, in nonprofits, in
schools, and in government. Thus, the mission of the Foundation is to motivate
leaders to mobilize others for community service directed at solving the most serious
social problems facing our society today.
Our mission reflects our belief that a way to stimulate effective response to
community problems is for organziations to create an environment that will help their
employees and members serve. Working with over 400 Volunter Centers and 75
corporate volunteer councils, the Foundation helps build the skills of the leaders in
all types of organizations SO that their volunteer work will have an impact.
The Foundation worked with leading business and nonprofit organizations to create
the Awards for Excellence in Corporate Community Service because we all wanted
to hold up the exemplary dedication of these companies so that others might emulate
them. These Award winners today are not recognized simply for the many special
projects that their employees conduct in the community. The real purpose of this
Award is to recognize the company-wide policies and systems that support the
employees in their important volunteer work. The criteria for the Award were the
Principles of Excellence -- developed in consultation with 40 companies who have
volunteer programs. Each of our 1993 winners exemplify these Principles:
- Each winner has Acknowledged that corporation's community service
involvement and employee volunteer program contribute to the achievement of
the company's business goals;
-Each winner has Committed to establish, support and promote a volunteer
program that encourages the involvement of every employee, and treats
the volunteer program like any other business function.
-Each winner has Targeted their community service efforts at serious
social problems in the community.
We are honored to have many of the judges for the Awards with us here today.
We would like to thank them and their organizations for the support they have
given in developing, promoting, and judging the 1993 Awards program. Please
stand after I announce your name:
Mr. William L Lurie, President, The Business Roundtable
Mr. William H. Kolberb, President, The National Alliance for Business
Ms. Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO, The Drucker Foundation
Mr. Karl Flemke, President and CEO, The Drucker Foundation
Mr. Michael McWiliams, President, The American Bar Association
Mr. Ray Hoewing, President, Public Affairs Council
Mr. Edmund M. Burke, Director, The Center for Corporate Community Relations at
Boston College;
Mr. Milt Mitler, representing Mr. Richard L. Lesher, President, U.S. Chamber
of Commerce;
Ms. Lorrie Lee, representing today Mr. William Taylor, President, The American
Society of Association Directors
Mr. Sal Vitale, representing Mr. Preseton Townley, President and CEO, The
Conference Board
(Recognize any government officials)
Now, without haste, we will move on to lunch -- after which we will have our keynote
address and recognize our winners. For right now, relax and enjoy your meal.
Lunch (12:45 to 1:05) -- Harpist begins to play
Make for
Ron
MEMORANDUM
To:
Rick
From:
Sharon
Date:
9/16/93
Subj:
Points of Light Awards for Excellence in Corporate
Community Service
This Awards luncheon will honor the first recipients of the
Foundation's annual Awards for Excellence. Five companies --
Shell oil, Tampa Electric, The Security Benefit Group, Adams and
Reese, and Farmers Bank & Trust -- have been selected for their
"outstanding commitment to developing and supporting employee
volunteer programs." In addition, four other companies --
Allstate Insurance, Coopers & Lybrand, Ford Motor Co., and United
Services Automobile Association -- will receive citatory awards.
(Brief descriptions of their programs attached.)
About 180 people will attend the event; this number will
include Foundation Board members and senior staff. Given the
nature of the awards, Eli should expect a primarily corporate
audience consisting of CEOs, Public Affairs Directors, Corporate
Volunteer Administrators, and others concerned with corporate
philanthropic interests. Education and service communities will
also be represented. (Preliminary list of attendees attached.)
The program will take place on the 10th. floor of Lincoln
Center. Eli has been asked to arrive at 11: 00 for a briefing
and rehearsal for the press conference (Pat Bland of POL can
provide a press list); this will take place in the Chorus Room.
At 12.00 Eli will proceed to the Kaplan Penthouse which is down
the hall from the Chorus Room. The Kaplan Penthouse (diagram
attached) is a large room which is bounded on two sides by floor
to ceiling windows leading out to a surrounding terrace.
Eli will be greeted at the door and directed to his table.
Upon entering the room he will see a video crew in the far left
corner by the windows and a harpist in the near left corner. To
his right he will see a six foot table holding the awards; beside
the awards table he will see a 4' X 8' podium with an upright
lectern. The center of the room will be occupied by 18 round
tables each of which will be occupied by 10 guests. Eli will
probably be sitting at the center table of three in the front
row. He will be seated with Dick Munro, Dick Schubert, Johnnetta
Cole, and award winners.
At 12:30 Dick Munro will rise to make his introductory
remarks (10 minutes) during which he will introduce the judges,
recognize government officials in the audience, and commend the
City of New York for its service initiatives. Dick will also
speak about the Foundation's mission to "solve the most serious
social problems." The harpist will start to play at about 12:45
and luncheon will be served.
At 1:05 Dick Munro will take a minute to introduce Eli
(draft attached) who will then rise to the podium where he will
speak for eight minutes. Towards the end of his remarks Eli will
introduce Johnnetta Cole.
I have attached a program, a list of the judges, and a press
clipping from USA Today describing the event and highlighting
one of the awardees.
LiST OF ATTENDEES (PRELIMINARY)
Ms. Emelda Cathcart
Director, Corporate Contributions
Time Warner, Inc.
Ms. Anne Dowling
Director, Corporate Contributions
Philip Morris Corporation
Mr. Donald Greene
President
Coca-Cola Foundation
Mr. Alan Benedeck
Corporate Relations Director
Allstate Insurance Company
Mr. Eugene Wilson
President, Foundation
ARCO
Ms. Kerry Yeager
Second Vice President, Philanthropy
Chase Manhattan Bank
Mr. Walter Smith
Consultant Community Programs
IBM
Dr. Norman A. Brown
President
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Mr. Raymond G. Chambers
Chairman
Amelior Foundation
Ms. Bernadette Chi
c/o Constitutional Rights Foundation
Mr. Jesse Church
c/o Constitutional Rights Foundation
Dr. Johnetta B. Cole
President
Spelman College
Ms. Lynda Guber
Co-Founder
Education First
The Reverend Edward A. Malloy
President
The University of Notre Dame
Ms. Cynthia Mayeda
Chair
Dayton Hudson Foundation
Mr. J. Richard Munro
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Time Warner, Inc.
Mr. Jim Joseph
Council on Foundations
Mr. Brian O'Connell
Founding President
Independent Sector
Governor George Romney
Chairman
The National VOLUNTEER Center
Ms. Becky Davis
Assistant Vice President Community Relations
Union Planter National Bank
Ms. Dorothy O'Connor
Corporate Affairs Manager
Mellon PSFS
Mr. Robert Reid
Manager, Community Affairs
Ford Motor Company, World HQs
Mr. Angelo de Guttadauro
Community Relations Specialist
USAA
Mr. Salvatore Vitale
Senior Vice President, Operations
The Conference Board, Inc.
Mr. Edward Gardner
President
Industrial Solvents Corp.
Ms. Carol Stone
President and CEO
Volunteer Center of Greater Orange County
Mr. Bruce Cline
Director
The Volunteer Center of Albuquerque
Mr. Ray Owens
Director of Development
Teach for America
Mr. Hershel Lamirand
Executive Director
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
Mr. Milton Mitler
Vice President of Public Liaison
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Melissa Krinzman
Do Something
Ms. Winifred L. Brown
Director
Mayor's Voluntary Action Center
Mr. Kenneth Adams
Executive Director
New York Cares
Mr. Richard Jernstedt
President and CEO
Golin/Harris Communications, Inc.
Ms. Anne Marie Brown
Senior Account Executive
Golin/Harris Communications, Inc.
Mr. Robert E. Swadosh
Senior Vice President
Golin/Harris Communications, Inc.
Lawrence Bortoluzzi
Director
Mayors Office Partnership Program
Mr. Axel Freudmann
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
American International Group, Inc.
Mr. Carl Turnipseed
Vice President of Personnel
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Ms. Jann Coles
Manager Corporate Education and Special Events
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Mr. Cliff Brown
Office of Community Relations
Sterling Winthrop Inc.
Dr. Linda B. Gornitsky
Director, Corporate Support Programs
Corporate Affairs Division
Pfizer Inc
Ms. Gerri Warren
Vice President Corporate Communications
Paragon Cable
Mr. Carl Rush
Mayor's Voluntary Action Center
Mr. John Emery
President
The American Business Press
Ms. Beverly Griffin
Olin Corporation
Ms. Evelyn Self
Director, Community Affairs
Warner-Lambert Company
Ms. Nancy Nichols
Vice President, Executive Assistant, Corporate Affairs
Bozell
Ms. Heather Hollowell
Director, Community and Industrial Relations
Sterling Drug Inc.
Ms. Mary Quinn
Senior Coordinator, Contributions
Texaco Inc.
Ms. Frances A. Hall
Director of Special Projects
Fortune
Ms. Robin Carey
Special Projects
Fortune
Ms. Diane Gingold
Diane Gingold & Associates
Mr. Eli Segal
Office of National Service
Ms. Nancy Rubin
Office of National Service
Ms. Nilsa Soto/Iris Krempasky
Special Assistant
Employee Relations
American Stock Exchange
Ms. Mary Ann Dirzis
Director, Government Affairs
Avon Products Foundation
Ms. Beth Gilroy
CRA Administrator
Legal Department
The Bank of Tokyo
Mr. Bernard Fitzgerald, Jr.
Consumer Affairs
Brooklyn Union Gas Company
Ms. Linda Linton
Director of Educational Programs
Con Edison
Ms. Kathy Grabarczyk
Public Affairs Writer
Coopers & Lybrand
Ms. Akiko Mary Mitsui
Assistant Vice President
CRA Officer
Fuji Bank & Trust Company
Ms. Susan Rothschild
Community Relations
Honeywell, Inc.
c/o Mayor's Voluntary Action Center
Ms. Mary Stuart
Community Relations & Public Affairs
J.P. Morgan & Company
Ms. Peggy Crisalli
Senior Program Officer
Chemical Bank
Ms. Ida Anastasia
Associate Administrator
Corporate Social Responsibility
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Ms. Judy Ann Heckler
Administrator
Employee Volunteer Program
MetLife
Ms. Gloria Chin
Contributions Administrator
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Ms. Lauren Gumbs
Grants Administrator
Corporate Contributions and Community Affairs
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Ms. Lynn Stekas
President of Foundation
Mutual of New York
Ms. Magda Yrizarry
Manager, Education Relations
New York Telephone
Ms. Valerie T. Vetere
Associate Manager
Corporate Support Programs
Pfizer Inc
Mr. Patrick Scorese
Vice President
Security Pacific/The Sequor Group
Ms. Maryann Falls
Manager, Speakers Bureau
& Employee Communications
New York Power Authority
Ms. Lorraine Wieda-Miles
The Bank of Tokyo
Ms. Linda Elkes
Personnel Director.
RJR Nabisco
Ms. Carol Friedland
Deputy Director
Mayor's Voluntary Action Center
Ms. Joan Imhof
Imhof Associates & Long Island Corporate Volunteer Council
Dr. Rita Lambek
Consultant
Ms. Muriel Mahon
Mr. Alex Rossides
Corporate Community Initiative
Ms. Anne Chaney
Ms. Shaun Slevin
Home Insurance Company
Ms. Sandra Dorsey-Blades
Manager, TV Sales
Capital Cities/ ABC Video Enterprises
Ms. Kathy Canaday
Ms. Pam Wess
Director of Membership Services
New York Mercantile Exchange
Ms. Harriet Novet
Director of Public Affairs
Time Warner Cable
Mr. Gerard T. Dolan
Agency Manager
Allstate Insurance Company
Ms. Madeline Boyd
Charitable Foundation
NY Mercantile Exchange
Mr. Girard F. Anderson
President
Tampa Electric Company
Mr. Timothy L. Guzzle
CEO and Chairman
TECO Energy
Ms. Lisa Byrd
Coordinator, Community Relations
Tampa Electric Company
Mr. Phillip J. Carroll
President & Chief Exec. Officer
Shell Oil Company
Mr. Sam A. LeBlanc
Managing Partner
Adams and Reese
Mr. Mark C. Surprenant
Adams and Reese
Ms. Laurie R. Heiser
Marketing Coordinator
Adams and Reese
Mr. Howard R. Fricke
President & CEO
The Security Benefit Group of Companies
Ms. Venette Davis
Vice President, Public Relations & Advertising
The Security Benefit Group of Companies
Mr. Earl "Sonny" Peters
President & Chief Executive Officer
Farmer's Bank & Trust Co.
Mr. Joseph Rutledge
Corporate Communications
National Broadcasting Company
Brian O'Connell
Independent Sector
Ms. Donna Phillips
Executive Director
Volunteer and Information Center
J. Michael McWilliams
American Bar Association
Tim Hanlon
Miami Project
Raymond L. Hoewing
Public Affairs Council
William H. Kolberg
National Alliance of Business
Lorri Lee
ASAE
William Lurie
The Business Roundtable
Edmund Burke
The Center for Corporate Community Relations at Boston College
Mr. Ken McClure
Sr. VP. Executive Chairman
Volunteer Corps Steering Committee
USAA
Ms. Jo D. Taylor
Farmers Bank & Trust Co.
Mr. Peter J. Pestillo
Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations
Ford Motor Company
Candace Leeds
Director Public Affairs
Loews Corporation
Arloa Reston
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Jennifer Marwil
New York Cares
Mr. Robert Wilson
Pfizer Inc
Ms. Jane A. Brophy
SERVE Administrator
Shell Oil Company
Ms. Kitty L. Borah
Media Relations Manager
Shell Oil Company
Ms. Carrie Moffit
Executive Director
Volunteer Center of
The Texas Gulf Coast
Susan Miller
Lee Hecht Harrison
Ms. Melinda A. Cooper
The Security Benefit Group of Companies
Ms. Giuliana de Guttadauro
Patricia B. McMurray
Partner
Adams and Reese
Lyndia Peters
Farmers Bank & Trust Co.
Frank Tanki
Partner in Charge of the Business Assurance
Coopers & Lybrand
Mr. Wayne Hopkins
VP, Corporate Communications
Tampa Electric Company
Charles Mulfinger
Smith Barney Shearson
Margorie Wilkes
Pfizer Inc
Chuck Dombeck
Pfizer Inc
Robert Gould
Education First
Lauren Cook
Council on Foundations
Ms. Valerie Halpin
Public Relations Assistant
Continental Grain Company
Mr. Darrell Natz
Continental Grain Company
Ms. Mildred Love
Vice President, Office of Affiliate Services
Urban League
Ms. Caroline Mitchell
Coordinator
Time Warner
Ms. Christine Chambers
MCJ Foundation
Mr. Richard F. Schubert
President and CEO
The Points of Light Foundation
Kenn Allen
The Points of Light Foundation
Ann Taylor
The Points of Light Foundation
Bob Goodwin
The Points of Light Foundation
Anne Carman
The Points of Light Foundation
Barbara Lohman
The Points of Light Foundation
Judi Vallano
The Points of Light Foundation
Margaret Nimmo
The Points of Light Foundation
Richard Mock
The Points of Light Foundation
Carolyn Berkowitz
The Points of Light Foundation
Carolyn Timmins
The Points of Light Foundation
Pat Bland
The Points of Light Foundation
Ed Szrom
The Points of Light Foundation
David Racine
The Points of Light Foundation
Ellen Lott
The Points of Light Foundation
John Dutton
The Points of Light Foundation
Mary Galligan
The Points of Light Foundation
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POINTS OF LIGHT
ECUNDATION
JOHNNETTA B. COLE
In 1987, Johnnetta Cole assumed the presidency of Spelman College. The first
African American woman to head this historically Black college for women, Dr. Cole
has helped to lead Spelman into the ranks of America's outstanding colleges.
During Dr. Cole's tenure, several new programs have been initiated including
the Spelman Corporate Women's Roundtable; a mentorship program in coordination
with Atlanta's business community; and an International Affairs Center.
Coordinated student volunteer outreach into the Atlanta community has been
achieved through the formation of an Office of Community Service. Faculty
exchanges have been established with major research institutions such as Princeton,
New York University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Under Dr. Cole's leadership, Spelman has attracted increasing numbers of
outstanding students -- since 1987 the scores of Spelman's freshman classes have
been among the highest SAT averages of students at any Historically Black College
or University (HBCU). Since 1988, Spelman has been named a top liberal arts
college in U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S annual survey of the nation's best
schools.
At Dr. Cole's inauguration as Spelman's seventh president, Dr. Bill and Mrs.
Camille Cosby made a gift of $20 million dollars to the College. This is the single
largest gift from individuals to an Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
Dr. Cole entered Fisk University in an early admission program at the age of
15, completed her undergraduate degree at Oberlin College and earned an MA and
Ph.D. in anthropology from Northwestern University.
During her thirty-three year career as an anthropologist, professor,
administrator. author, researcher and lecturer, Dr. Cole has been an advocate for
people of color and women everywhere.
Her two textbooks are used in classrooms throughout the United States and
some of her many published articles are reprinted in academic and popular journals.
She sits on diverse boards and belongs to a number of professional and socially
active organizations. She has received 16 honorary degrees.
Dr. Cole's teaching career has taken her from Washington State University,
where she was named Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, to the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst. There she became a full professor of Afro-American
studies and Anthropology and for two years served as associate provost for
Undergraduate Education. In 1983, she was appointed Russell Sage Visiting
Professor at Hunter College, and in 1984 she joined the faculty as a full professor
of Anthropology and director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.
In 1986, Dr. Cole was appointed to the graduate faculty of the City University of
New York. She held close positions until her appointment to Spelman.
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Widely recognized as a leader, Dr. Cole is a member of the Business Higher
Education Forum. She was the founding director of the Points of Light Foundation
and serves as a member of the board of directors of the Citizens and
Southern/Sovran Georgia Corporation and Citizens and Southern National Bank.
Most recently she was the first woman elected to the Coca-Cola Enterprises board of
directors. She is involved in other boards such as the American Council on
Education, the Association of American Colleges, Atlanta's Women Network, Inc.,
The Feminist Press and Leadership Atlanta.
She has received honorary doctorate degrees from Bates College, Dennison
College, Fisk University, Grinnell College, Lafayetto College, Macalester College,
Marygrove College, The College of New Rochelle, New York University, Princeton
University, Southeastern Massachusetts University, Southwestern University, The
College of Wooster, University of Massachusetts, Williams College and Yale
University.
Dr. Cole has been included in the acclaimed photography exhibit and book "I
Dream A World: Portraits of Black Women Who Have Changed America", honored as
a Woman of Distinction by the National Association for Women Deans, Administrators
and Counselors, and named one of the 100 most influential people in Georgia. She
was named one of America's most outstanding African Americans in the 20th
anniversary issue of both Essence magazine and Black Enterprise magazine.
Her major media appearance include "Nightline", the premiere of "Saturday
Night With Connie Chung", "All Things Considered", and "Eyes on the Prize, Part
II."
Dr. Cole is married to Arthur J. Robinson, Jr., the mother of three sons and
two step sons and the surrogate mother to the 1,700 women currently enrolled at
Spelman College.
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As I said before lunch, this is a time of beginnings. On
Tuesday, President Clinton signed the National Community Service
and Trust Act of 1993. This landmark piece of legislation is the
culmination of community service and volunteer efforts throughout
the country. We are pleased to have Eli Segal, Assistant to the
President and Director of the Office of National Service, bring
to us today a message from the Administration. We look forward
to hearing about the benefits of this legislation for our
communities and the corporate sector. Eli, Welcome.
8B WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1993 USA TODAY
on the Awards program
Firms: Good neighbors make goo
Chris Swingle
USA TODAY
Comp
When Tampa Electric en-
courages its employees to do
to put
volunteer work, it does more
than help the community: It
helps the firm's bottom line.
The comp
The company says its good
ment to put
citizen image helped win its
helpful task
last three contracts. "They say,
income hou:
'It's because of the way you
publish new:
treat your community,'' says
They give IT
Lisa Byrd, who runs the com-
donate 25 or
pany's volunteer programs.
who do civi
At General Electric annual
Programs
sales meetings, golf and tennis
Time И
outings were once the norm.
and adults ti
But a few years ago, the firm
79% of the 1
found a better way to get em-
IBM sa
ployees mingling: They rebuilt
USA work
a YMCA in San Diego. "They
sponsored i
had such a thrill from doing
FRUIT
FRUIT
been detach
something that had value, that
most with 1
it spread throughout the com-
Brother/Big
pany," GE's Bruce Bunch says.
By Sylvia Layman, Inc.
Tennes
That thrill, CEOs say, trans-
HELPING HANDS: Tampa Electric's Byrd, second from left, and students Jeanna Hawkins, Chris
in the Boy S
lates to higher morale, spur-
Coers and Christy Sloan pack food for the Tampa Share Volunteer program.
The Good I
ring greater productivity, re-
Center, The
sulting in greater profits. And
and Shelby
mbination of tangible
and employee interest
Supporting volunteerism
turned corporate volun-
In companies that encourage community service,
Foun
feerism into the thing to do.
these are the ways most frequently used to persuade
"It's huge right now," says
employees to volunteer:
Cathy Quilty of The Points of
Pick a V
Light Foundation in Washing-
Recognize volunteers
91%
dear to em
ton, D.C., a nonpartisan group
chief exec
that promotes community ser-
Publicize opportunities
87%
and design
vice. "After the '80s, compa-
Encourage staff to serve
86%
coordinate
nies had exploded, did so well,
That's h
brought in so much money, but
Sponsor company projects
83%
rate volunt
had forgotten the people."
started, say
Provide CEO endorsement
72%
That's changing In 1991,
are doing
45% of 100 large companies an-
The Poir
Allow service on workdays
68%
ticipated expanding their vol-
dation, ph
unteer programs, despite
Lend employees to projects
68%
provides
downsizing. Companies have
and a 46-p
joined together to share strate-
Provide grants to groups
63%
By Sylvia Layman, Inc.
veloping
gies on volunteerism. Now,
Source: The Conference Board, The Points of Light Foundation
HOBBS: Julius Hobbs, TECO
Among its
1,048 firms are involved, up
Get t]
By Cliff Vancura, USA TODAY
executive in Tampa.
from 600 in 1985. And 92% of
454 firms surveyed in 1992 said
cause of skills that can be de-
to $711 million in 1992.
honored Sept. 23 by The Points
they encourage their employ-
veloped in community work;
Certainly the recession's
of Light Foundation for public
interest in wh
ees to do volunteer work.
and because of the inability of
shortage of jobs and other fac-
service. Also winning: Shell Oil
outside of wor
Once it was housewives and
governments to keep pace with
tors influenced those numbers,
of Houston; Adams and Reese
important. An
senior citizens helping their
the demand for services.
but Fricke is convinced that
law firm of New Orleans; and
encourage the
churchs or civic groups on
Companies also realize it
employees' donated time -
Farmers Bank & Trust of Hen-
volunteer wor
their own. Now companies or-
makes good business sense. Af-
which jumped from 5,600
derson, Ky.
of things that
ganize workers and retirees to
ter Security Benefit Group, a
hours in 1990 to 7,938 hours in
Melinda Cooper, who han-
in the commu
do service projects.
Topeka, Kan., financial ser-
1992 - had a big influence.
dies mutual fund transactions
Leadership
Why all of this now? Be-
vices firm, formalized its vol-
"All of our associates feel
at SBG, says a company news-
the key to suc
of the growth of "no-
unteer program in 1988, CEO
good about themselves when
letter told her of a need for vol-
the way. He
S," employees who've re-
Howard Fricke found:
they know they're making a
unteers at the community the-
the needy, Se
edly relocated and seek
The turnover rate fell
difference in the community.
ater. She was new to the firm
Scout and Y
ays to get to know their co-
from 22% in 1987 to 7% in 1992.
That's higher morale. Higher
and city and thought building a
heads the loc
workers and communities; be-
Income generated per em-
morale is greater productivity.
stage set would be a good way
He even all
cause of the trend to total quali-
ployee leaped from $49,700 in
Greater productivity is greater
to meet people. She now gives
do volunteer
ty management, which asks
1990 to $79,000 in 1992.
profit," Fricke says.
200 hours during the theater's
time. "It's not
employees to be creative, work
The company's revenue
His company and Tampa
six weeks of productions.
Jane Brop
as a team and be persistent; be-
grew from $593 million in 1990
Electric are among five being
Cooper says the company's
nates volunte
nake good business
Ford jumps
gun, offers
Companies' commitment
'94 rebates
to public good runs gamut
By Jack Hovelson
USA/TODAY
The companies being honored Sept. 23 for their commit-
Ford Motor announced
ment to public service provide many different kinds of
rebates on spanking-new
helpful tasks including mentoring students, painting low-
1994 models Tuesday,
income houses and distributing food to the needy. They
though the '94 model year
publish newsletters announcing nonprofit agencies' needs.
doesn't begin until Oct. 1,
They give money to nonprofit groups to which employees
and though Ford says it is
donate 25 or more hours a year. They reward employees
trying to get rid of cash-
who do civic work.
back deals.
Programs that work:
Ford /alone in offer-
Time Warner employees read magazines to students
ing '94 rebates SO soon, but
and adults to improve reading skills. During the program,
its list is most extensive: 15
79% of the listeners improved their reading.
'94 Ford, Mercury and Lin-
IBM says 90,000 of its employees - nearly half its
coin models. Buyers get
USA work force - volunteer, many through company-
$300 back on Tempo and
sponsored activities. Since 1971, 1,000 employees have
Topaz compacts, for in-
been detached for a year to assist nonprofit organizations,
stance, up to $1,000 on the
most with full pay. About 500 employees are in the Big
big Bronco sport-utility vehi-
Brother/Big Sister mentoring program.
cle and Lincoln Town Car.
By Sylvia Layman, Inc.
Tennessee Valley Authority has employees involved
The new rebates run
Jeanna Hawkins, Chris
in the Boy Scouts, Theater Memphis, The March of Dimes,
through Jan. 10. Five fewer
gram.
The Good Earth Festival, Le Bonheur Children's Medical
models are covered than
Center, The American Red Cross, Tennessee Sportsfest
for the '93s, and most '94
and Shelby County Literacy Coalition, among others.
deals are less than on simi-
Chris Swingle
lar 93 models.
Three or four years ago
Foundation volunteers tips
our incentives were costing
us $1,200 to $1,300 per vehi-
cle. Now we're down to $850
Pick a volunteer project
levels of employees that
a car," spokesman Bill Car-
dear to employees, get the
volunteer service is every-
roll says.
chief executive behind it
one's responsibility.
Competition, he says,
and designate someone to
Survey employees to
forces Ford to continue re-
coordinate it.
determine their interests,
bates. Other early 94 re-
That's how to get a corpo-
and do ongoing evaluations
bates, according to trade
rate volunteerism program
of the impact of the pro-
weekly Automotive News:
started, say companies that
grams. Focus efforts on se-
Mazda has $1,000 on its
are doing it successfully.
rious problems.
small Protege sedan; Chrys-
The Points of Light Foun-
Commit to establish,
ler gives $500 on LeBaron
dation, phone 202-223-9186,
support and promote a pro-
sedan, Dodge Shadow and
provides advice, training
gram long-term. Treat it
Spirit, Plymouth Sundance
and a 46-page guide on de-
like any other core business
and Acclaim, and $1,000 on
By Sylvia Layman, Inc.
veloping a program.
activity, and give it appro-
the big Dodge van. Mitsubi-
Jullus Hobbs, TECO
Among its tips:
priate resources.
shi's '94 deals run from $500
cutive in Tampa.
Get the message to all
- Chris Swingle
on Mirage sedans to $1,000
on compact pickups.
Sept. 23 by The Points
Most major automakers
Light Foundation for public
interest in what employees do
says the Special Olympics and
are shifting from rebates to
Also winning Shell Oil
outside of work makes her feel
Easter egg hunts give employ-
so-called value pricing. The
Houston; Adams and Reese
important. And, "If they didn't
ees from the firm's seven
maker and the dealers sur-
firm of New Orleans; and
encourage the associates to do
buildings in Houston a chance
render some profit margin
Bank & Trust of Hen-
volunteer work, there'd be lots
to meet. The mingling of finan-
SO that /well-equipped cars
Ky
of things that wouldn't get done
cial workers, research scien-
can be priced aggressively.
felinda Cooper, who han-
in the community."
tists and computer analysts
"As a marketing tool, re-
mutual fund transactions
Leadership from the top is
gives everyone a better idea of
bates have become less ef-
BG, says a company news-
the key to success. Fricke leads
all the company does.
fective," Standard & Poor's
told her of a need for vol-
the way. He paints houses for
"I had some sore arms Sun-
auto analyst Joshua Harari
at the community the-
the needy, serves on the Boy
day morning" Tampa Electric
says. Automotive News
She was new to the firm
Scout and YMCA boards and
employee Lynn Greenwell said
says several companies
city and thought building a
heads the local United Way
after a recent Saturday morn-
have leftover '92s they can't
set would be a good way
He even allows employees to
ing of loading bags of carrots
unload despite rebates. And
people. She now gives
do volunteer work on company
and onions for the needy. But
the magazine says Mitsubi-
hours during the theater's
time. "It's not abused," he says.
she's already signed up for an-
shi even has a few '91s. Mit-
weeks of productions.
Jane Brophy, who coordi-
other day. "I just saw so much
súbishi says they're gone.
says the company's
nates volunteerism at Shell Oil,
good going on there."