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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
April 18, 1991
The President today announced the winners of the 1991 President's
Volunteer Action Awards. These awards for outstanding volunteer
achievement will be presented at a White House ceremony and
luncheon on April 26, 1991. This event will mark the culmination
of the twelve day observance nationwide of the Points of Light
National Celebration of Community Service. The following
individuals are the recipients of the Tenth Annual President's
Volunteer Action Awards:
JAWANZA WHITFIELD, of Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Whitfield, now
a student at Fisk University in Louisville, Kentucky, has been a
leader in the development of numerous local and national drug
awareness programs.
DR. CYNTHIA JAMES, of Oakland, California. Dr. James, a volunteer
minister, has worked with community members to eliminate heavy drug
trade in a neighborhood surrounding her inner city church.
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT, of
New London, Connecticut. The Volunteers for Community Service
Project enlists over one-third of Connecticut College's student
body of 1,600 students in community service activities, with a
focus on programs for low income youth.
LEE KLEIN, of North Miami Beach, Florida. Ms. Klein founded the
Children's Cancer Caring Center at the University of Miami/Jackson
Medical Center. This medical center provides free medical
treatment annually to over 400 children with cancer.
NAVAL TRAINING CENTER VOLUNTEER SERVICES NETWORK, of Orlando,
Florida. This volunteer network is supported by over 5,000
military personnel who participate in holiday programs, delivering
Meals on Wheels and working on environmental project in their local
community.
FRIENDS OF PAINT LICK, of Paint Lick, Kentucky. This organization
was formed in 1988 to help residents of the rural community expand
their career potentials and complete their educations.
PARKWAY PARTNERS PROGRAM, of New Orleans, Louisiana. This
cooperative venture of area residents and the local government
benefits from 10,000 volunteers who provide maintenance and
beautification services for the city's public spaces.
GTE LABORATORIES KIDBITS PROJECT, of Waltham, Massachusetts. The
KidBits Project engages employees in the development of
entertaining and educational computer programs for the use of
children in isolation in Boston's Children's Hospital.
GENERAL MILLS VOLUNTEER CONNECTION, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The
Volunteer Connection provides the mechanism through which over
2,000 company employees and retirees become involved in an annual
volunteer project.
ELIZABETH FLOOD, of Newark, New Jersey. Ms. Flood conducts a daily
after-school care program for over 250 children in the apartment
complex where she resides.
TELEPHONE PIONEERS OF AMERICA, of New York, New York. The
membership of the Telephone Pioneers exceeds 800,000 long-term and
retired employees of the telecommunications industry who use their
skills to provide services and assistance to disabled and
disadvantaged individuals.
NEW YORK ASIAN WOMEN'S CENTER, of New York, New York. The center,
founded in 1982, provides shelter, counseling and assistance to
battered Asian women and their children.
THEKLA SHACKELFORD, of Columbus, Ohio. Ms. Shackelford created and
currently serves as volunteer president of "I Know I Can", a
college scholarship program assisting over 1,700 students annually.
GREATER CINCINNATI BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The council supported by 400 union journeymen and apprentices
renovated a former school into the Tom Geiger House, a twelve-unit
apartment building for homeless families.
DR. FRANCIS SERIO, of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. Dr. Serio, a member
of the dental faculty of the University of Maryland, developed the
Dominican Dental Missions Project. This program enlists the
services of American dentists to provide dental care to
impoverished residents of the Dominican Republic.
LINDA S. TOLLISON, of Greenville, South Carolina. Ms. Tollison
developed an arts festival specifically designed for participation
by the county's 52,000 students.
AIDS INTERFAITH NETWORK CARE TEAM PROGRAM, of Dallas, Texas. The
program is supported by over 200 volunteers from 50 area churches
and synagogues who offer assistance and provide services to people
with HIV/AIDS.
ANITA N. MARTINEZ RECREATION CENTER ADVISORY COUNCIL, of Dallas,
Texas. The council is comprised of 60 Hispanic women who oversee
the recreational and educational needs of their community by
sponsoring programs at the center.
FRIENDS OF THE KENNEDY CENTER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, of Washington,
D.C. This volunteer network involves over 500 volunteers who staff
the information center, lead tours, and participate in special
muscial and cultural festivals.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
April 15, 1991
FACT SHEET
POINTS OF LIGHT
NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
April 15 - April 26, 1991
The President has designated a twelve day period, April 15 - 26,
"Points of Light National Celebration of Community Service." The
proclamation was signed on April 12 while recognizing "Midnight
Basketball League," a community service initiative in Glenarden,
Maryland recognized by the President as his 124th Daily Point of
Light.
This unprecedented twelve day period will highlight individuals
and organizations engaged in community service focused on solving
serious social problems across America. As part of the national
Celebration, The Points of Light Foundation, of which the
President is Honorary Chairman, is also planning a number of
events and activities around the country.
Today is the first day of the Celebration. During the course of
the next twelve days, as part of the Celebration, the President
will participate in the events outlined below.
APRIL 15 SERVICE BY BROADCASTERS
The President will address the National Association of
Broadcasters' conference in Las Vegas in a live
teleconference from the White House. The theme of this
year's convention is "Always There," reflecting the
commitment of broadcasters to their communities. The
President will recognize the contributions of the radio and
television industry particularly during the war in the
Persian Gulf. His statement will also reference the
Celebration.
APRIL 16 SERVICE THROUGH READING
In honor of National Read-Aloud Day on April 17, the
President will participate in a Rose Garden event to
encourage adults to read aloud to their own children and
other children in their communities.
-more-
APRIL 17 SERVICE THROUGH TUTORING
The President has taped a video message announcing his 432nd
Daily Point of Light, Red Mountain High School's Club RIF
program of Mesa, Arizona. Through Club RIF, more than 200
high school students read stories to children and tutor
high school students in reading and English.
APRIL 18 SERVICE IN EDUCATION REFORM
The President will announce an education strategy for
reaching our national education goals that calls on all
Americans to work together to help establish better and more
accountable schools. Voluntary participation -- by the
business community, parents, teachers, and principals, our
students and our elected officials, and individual citizens
volunteering as mentors -- is essential to ensuring that our
communities are places where learning will occur.
SERVICE IN THE WORKPLACE
The President will send a written message to the Junior
Achievement Conference in Orlando, Florida. Junior
Achievement is one of the nation's largest business
leadership forums. Through its business/education
partnerships, more than 40,000 executives lend their time
and expertise to enhancing students' learning experience.
APRIL 21 SERVICE THROUGH PLACES OF WORSHIP
A letter from the President has been sent to over 400,000
places of worship to be read or acknowledged during
religious gatherings on this day. The letter thanks
congregations for their community service activities and
calls on them to redouble their efforts.
APRIL 23 SERVICE BY YOUTH
In honor of National Youth Service Day, the President will
travel to the U.S. Naval Academy to recognize the volunteers
of the United States Naval Academy/Benjamin Banneker Honors
Mathematics and Science Society Partnership as that day's
Daily Point of Light. This partnership instills in black
students the determination to attain academic excellence in
mathematics and science and encourages parental involvement
in the education of black youth. For the last three years,
midshipmen and professors at the United States Naval Academy
in Annapolis have served as role models for almost 100 black
youth who show potential in the fields of math and science.
-more-
APRIL 25 SERVICE THROUGH MENTORING
The 1991 National Big Brother and National Big Sister,
representing the largest one-to-one mentoring program in
America, will have a photo opportunity with the President.
APRIL 26 A SERVICE CELEBRATION
The President and Mrs. Bush and other special guests will
participate in a South Lawn celebration to honor those
engaged in community service and to call on all Americans to
engage in service. They will also use this occasion to
present the 1991 President's Volunteer Action Awards. The
award recipients will then join the President and Mrs. Bush
for a luncheon.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
April 12, 1991
POINTS OF LIGHT NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Marked by a sense of hope and renewal, Spring is a fitting
time to honor the millions of Americans who engage in voluntary
service to others. Across the United States, people of every
age, race, and walk of life are taking direct and consequential
action to help solve serious social problems such as drug abuse,
illiteracy, and homelessness. These Americans are planting the
seeds of positive change in their communities and sowing a rich
crop for the future.
Voluntary service in America takes a variety of forms.
Countless Americans give of their time individually. In
addition, millions of Americans now volunteer through innovative
corporate programs and special school-based projects. And there
are those generous individuals who work on behalf of major
nonprofit organizations and local charities. During this
National Celebration of Community Service, we salute all of
these caring citizens.
This nationwide observance underscores the fact that
everyone has a gift to give -- that every act of kindness
counts. For example, in Polk, Nebraska, a group of third grade
students telephones homebound senior citizens each day, offering
a bright source of companionship and cheer. The founders of the
"Midnight Basketball" program in Hyattsville, Maryland,
contribute to the struggle against crime and delinquency by
offering late-night sports activities and tutorial sessions for
disadvantaged youngsters. Through the "Let's Help" program in
Topeka, Kansas, volunteers provide needy families with literacy
training, job counseling, and advice on parenting, as well as
food and financial support. All of these volunteers and others,
the brilliant "Points of Light" that reflect our national
conscience and illuminate our country's social landscape, are
making a profound difference.
Every American has something to contribute, and none should
be content until we have found a way to serve. To be of service
is not only to meet someone else's needs, it is not only to
fulfill one of our primary responsibilities as citizens and
neighbors -- it is to find the joy and meaning in life that come
only from selflessness and giving.
Today more and more Americans have come to see that any
definition of a successful life must include serving others. So
many of our citizens are beginning to recognize the talents,
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resources, and interests they have to share. Let us salute all
those Americans who carry on the time-honored tradition of
voluntary service, and let us strengthen our own commitment
to enriching the lives of others -- and our own -- through
service.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do
hereby proclaim the period of April 15 through April 26, 1991,
as Points of Light National Celebration of Community Service.
This special tribute to the spirit of service in America and to
the millions of Americans who embody that spirit encompasses
traditional National Volunteer Week events and numerous other
activities in which all Americans -- young and old alike -- are
encouraged to engage. I ask all Americans to join in saluting
and thanking our Nation's volunteers, as well as the
organizations -- religious, governmental, business, and private
nonprofit -- that support and participate in community service.
I also encourage every American to observe this week with
appropriate events and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twelfth
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Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-one, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth.
GEORGE BUSH
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OVERWHELMING SOCIAL PROBLEMS WITH SOLUTIONS
"Because there are more people than problems, communities will be transformed"
CHALLENGES:
Plentiful Child Care/Helping
Strong Schools and
Employment Opportunities
Improved Health, Good
A Decent and Safe
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a Good Education
and Training for Actual Jobs
Nutrition and a Sense of
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INSTITUTIONS:
BUSINESSES
A corporation established a classroom
The employees of a fast food restaurant
A construction company hires homeless
Hispanic medical professionals
Employees of a local business renovate
and child care center for teenage
mentor young people who are at risk of
individuals, offering them on-the-job training
coordinate a community health fair
dilapidated, low-income homes in their
mothers in its headquarters.
dropping out of school, using the restaurant
and permanent employment. (San Diego)
where low-income individuals with
community. (Seattle, Washington)
(Minneapolis)
facility as a meeting place. (Atlanta)
medical problems are provided free
medical services.
(Stockton, California)
SCHOOLS
A coach and team teach basketball to
College students are matched with
A partnership between a University and an
Third graders telephone homebound
Students build housing for the homeless
youngsters with disabilities and youth
young people from a local housing
Air Force Base works with low-income
senior citizens every day, offering them
and arrange for mortgages with a low
who might be tempted to drop out of
development and serve as mentors and
minority students to help them pursue
comfort and cheer. (Polk, Nebraska)
monthly payment.
school. (Kountze, Texas)
tutors in basic reading and writing skills.
careers in technology and mathematics.
(Williamsburg, Kentucky)
(Memphis)
(Dayton, Ohio)
POLICE
An officer mentors young people,
Officers established a library in a public
A police veteran started a mini-mall in a local
Volunteers accompany children who are
Senior volunteers examine police reports
DEPARTMENTS
educating them about the dangers of
housing project, where they tutor young
high school, where young people operate
dependents of the juvenile court system to
to help place officers in locations where
drug abuse and crime involvement.
people in reading and writing.
business enterprises to learn employable
court, offering them emotional support and
crime occurs. (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
(Boca Raton, Florida)
(Philadelphia)
skills. (Washington, DC)
counseling throughout the judicial process.
(San Jose, New Mexico)
PLACES OF
A minister and teenagers visit children in
After attending a 12-hour training
A church center provides individuals with the
A congregation transformed an abandoned
A church purchases crack houses,
WORSHIP
their homes, which range from housing
workshop, volunteers of a congregation
skill necessary to own and operate a small
crack house into a center where they recruit
renovates them using unemployed
developments to abandoned buildings,
tutor adults who want to improve their
business. (Chicago)
and train foster parents to care for cocaine
workers, and then sells them at a low
ensuring they have adequate food,
reading and writing skills.
addicted or HIV infected babies.
cost to families in need of affordable
clothing, heat, and emotional support.
(Montgomery, Alabama)
(Tampa, Florida)
housing. (Detroit, Michigan)
(Philadelphia)
NEIGHBORHOODS
Basketball games and counseling are
Community members tutor, businesses
A neighborhood partnership comprised of
Doctors and other volunteers provide
A neighborhood organization purchases
organized for young people late at night,
donate supplies, and civic leaders serve
businesses and organizations teach
free medical services in clinics which are
abandoned and substandard houses and
giving them a positive alternative to
on the School Improvement Council to
individuals marketable job skills. (Chicago)
located in homeless shelters and
rehabilitates them for low-income families.
crime and delinquency. (Hyattsville,
increase the quality of education in their
churches. (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Prospective owners work with the
Maryland)
schools. (Orangeburg, South Carolina)
volunteers in refurbishing the homes.
(Rockford, Illinois)
CLUBS
Members serve as mentors to single
Centers in the inner city provide girls
A boys club offers programs in Hispanic
A girls club provides workshops on science
Concerned residence of a public housing
teenage mothers to teach them
with tutoring, mentoring, counseling, and
neighborhoods for youth, ages 6-17.
and math, how to protect themselves from
project formed a garden club to clean the
parenting skills and encourage them to
recreational activities. (Omaha)
Volunteers teach them good work habits,
abuse, support for children from divorced
neighborhood and foster a sense of pride.
continue their education. (Philadelphia)
tutor them in school subjects and coach them
families, and safety skills for latchkey
(New Orleans)
in athletics. (El Paso, Texas)
children. (Schenectady, New York)
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1991
11:30 A.M.
Tony (Danza), Randy (Travis), Patti (LuPone), the Crouches
(Andrea and Saundra), Larnelle (Harris) and the Ellington
Singers, and Peter Max -- Thanks for helping Barbara and me honor
the constellation of points of light across America -- our
community service volunteers. And I'm pleased that so many Daily
Points of Light recipients could make it this morning. Thanks
also to our fine HUD Secretary, Jack Kemp. It's great to see you
here, today, Jack.
Thanks to the Points of Light Foundation which, with the
help of United Way, Coca Cola, ARCO, IBM, and many other
organizations, has spent the past 12 days illuminating and
celebrating community service initiatives all across our great
land.
Special thanks to Jane Kenny, Director of ACTION -- to
Former Governor George Romney and the National Center and Local
Volunteer Centers, for all they have done to the Celebration of
Service a success.
( (I apologize to anyone I may have overlooked. I feel like
I just won an Oscar. "And I'd like to thank the Academy. ")
I'm proud to see this crowd of people of all ages who
display the power of community service. This celebration honors
you, those Randy Travis calls "the dedicated army of quiet
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volunteers" -- the heroes and heroines who battle selflessly
against illiteracy, homelessness, hunger, and other plagues that
ruin lives and shatter dreams.
You lead a great movement that has begun to race across the
country. The "Points of Light" movement promises us a renewed,
strong America, because it builds upon our natural yearnings to
help one another. You already have been moved by the spirit of
voluntary service. Your labors have earned you something very
special and precious: Fulfillment. You do something good; feel
something real. Barbara and I proudly salute each and every one
of you for your wonderful efforts.
Our nation faces a wide variety of challenges, but the
solution to each problem that confronts us begins with an
individual who steps forward, who says: I can help. Government
can only do so much, and should only attempt so much, but no
limits can hold back people determined to make a difference.
Indeed, our domestic policies try to unleash the American
capacity for good deeds. Our America 2000 strategy for
reinventing the American school depends upon the support of
strong communities -- parents, families, businesses, unions,
schools, and other groups and associations of determined
individuals.
Consider Eve Dubrow, a Point of Light, here in Washington.
Eve started Project Northstar, a program in which she and other
busy professionals tutor homeless children in reading and
writing.
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David Evans of Cambridge, Massachusetts provides another
example. David, a computer buff, designed and then donated to
others a software program that makes learning fun -- for children
and for adults.
We need cities filled with policemen like Al Lewis in
Philadelphia. He builds libraries in public housing projects and
invites kids into the precinct house to learn reading and
writing.
Eve, David, Al: You have shown the rest of the country that
individuals working together do matter, that points of light
really can brighten lives and remake communities.
Or consider issues of crime: While we work with Congress to
pass a comprehensive crime package, many of you have begun to
defeat the scourges of drugs, violence, and crime.
America needs more individuals like Van Standifer who formed
a local "Midnight Basketball League", a program that offers kids
late night basketball and tutoring as an alternative to life on
the streets.
We need more people like W. W. Johnson, who transformed a
school basement into a thriving community center where young
people learn to respect and cherish hard work, thrift,
compassion, and family.
Consider issues of economic opportunity: Secretary Kemp and
I have proposed the Hope program to encourage home ownership,
enterprise zones, and capital gains reductions to stimulated more
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small businesses, more jobs. But others have made a difference
on their own.
For instance: The Alpha Project. Volunteers of all ages
and backgrounds -- young college students to retired carpenters -
- are training homeless men and women for jobs in the
construction industry. Alpha also gives trainees free food,
clothing and shelter until they earn enough money to live
independently. America needs more Alpha Projects.
Here is the wonderful, truly remarkable thing: I could go
on and on. There is no problem that is not being solved by
someone somewhere in America. Together, in every community, we
will renew the spirit of shared purpose that gave birth to this
nation. We will embark upon the next century stronger and more
unified than ever before. This is not, and never will be, a
miracle of government. It is a miracle of our people. Americans
care. They gladly give of their time, their sweat, their souls.
As Marlene Wilson, President of the Volunteer Management
Association in Boulder, Colorado, points out "Caring must
strengthen into commitment -- and commitment into action".
Someday soon all Americans will côme to understand that America's
most important resource is its communities. The idea is simple:
Just as a sailor can find his way via one shining star; a life
can be changed by one dedicated, shining "Point of Light. " That
light burns within us all. We need only to share it.
God bless you and the work you're doing. And God bless the
United States of America.
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The Points Of Light
National Celebration of Community Service
The Points of Light Foundation
The National VOLUNTEER Center
ACTION, The Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency
April 15 - 26, 1991
Celebration of Service
During the past eleven days, people across the nation have joined in the Points of Light
National Celebration of Community Service. Each day of this Celebration, the public spotlight
has illuminated those whose selfless acts of service to others are helping to overcome the social
problems in their communities. Through the example set by these "points of light", the
Celebration has challenged all of America to reach out to help those among us who are in need.
The Points of Light Foundation
Established in 1990, The Points of Light Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization whose mission is to make direct and consequential community
service aimed at serious social problems central to the life of every American.
Planning for the Points of Light Celebration of Community Service has been
carried out by the Foundation in cooperation with numerous other organizations
and individuals at the national and local levels.
Each year, the President's Volunteer Action Awards are given to those individuals and
organizations exemplifying the innovative community service being undertaken throughout
the nation to address serious social problems and to build healthier communities. The
program is co-sponsored by The National VOLUNTEER Center and ACTION.
The National VOLUNTEER Center
The National VOLUNTEER Center is the only national nonprofit organization
which exists for the sole purpose of enabling people to address community
problems through volunteering. VOLUNTEER is a national advocate for the
volunteer community; it provides a wide range of support services to Volunteer
Centers, volunteer-involving organizations and major corporations.
ACTION
ACTION is the federal domestic volunteer agency. Its mission is to stimulate and
expand voluntary citizen participation through coordination of its efforts with
public and private sector organizations and other governmental agencies.
ACTION addresses current and emerging needs, particularly those related to the
poor, the disadvantaged and the elderly, by utilizing to the fullest extent the
energy, experience and skills of Americans to serve local communities and the
nation.
Points of Light Celebration of Service Ambassadors
"Ambassadors, representative of community service efforts in their home communities, were chosen
each day of the Celebration to carry their "point of light" to the next Celebration city. Today, those
Ambassadors are gathered together to challenge the rest of the nation.
G. Van Standifer
Alvin, Gwendolyn, & Brittany Sims
Hyattsville, Maryland
Chicago, Illinois
Former Glenarden Township manager, Mr. Standifer initiated
From mentoring to tutoring to serving food to the homeless,
The Midnight Basketball League to lure young adults off
each member of the Sims family has made service to others
the street and into a productive environment.
a central part of his or her life.
Deacon James Swiler
Jan M. Dancer
New Orleans, Louisiana
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Deacon Swiler and his wife, who have a son serving with
Since the age of 12 when she volunteered to work with the
the Marines in Saudi Arabia, have organized support
mentally handicapped, Ms. Dancer has been an active
groups to help the families of military personnel stationed
presence in voluntary service within her community.
in the Middle East during Operation Desert Storm.
Victor J. Ferrari
John and Sue Wieland
San Antonio, Texas
Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Ferrari, a former military officer and now with the
Mr. Wieland, owner of a construction company, has built
several homes for Habitat for Humanity, the international
insurance company, USAA, oversees volunteers in USAA's
organization that develops housing for the poor.
mentor program.
Tina Colaco
Tasha Joseph
Houston, Texas
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The volunteer coordinator at T.H. Rogers School, Ms.
Ms. Joseph started Embrace a Child at Hollendale High
School to provide companionship and educational support
Colaco has worked with business and civic leaders to
to abused children.
touch the lives of many students at this school for the
deaf, multi-handicapped, and gifted.
Manford Sales
Elizabeth Flood
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Newark, New Jersey
In his 58 years as a Scoutmaster, Mr. Sales has shaped the
lives of thousands of young men, including many who
In addition to her outside job, Ms. Flood each day provides
have grown up to become leaders in the community.
after-school care to children in the housing complex where
she lives.
Donald Craig and Terry Anchrum
Shirley Burford
Cincinnati, Ohio
Memphis, Tennessee
A mentor with Procter & Gambles' Project Aspire, Mr.
Anchrum has helped Donald Craig, once a likely dropout,
Ms. Burford, head of South Central Bell's employee volunteer
to become the salutatorian and president of his high school
program, chairs the Corporate Volunteer Council of
class.
Memphis.
Cliff Sargeon
Kansas City, Missouri
As director of the Landlord Negotiation Committee of the
Ad Hoc Group Against Crime, Mr. Sargeon has helped to
close down crack houses in Kansas City.
The Telephone Pioneers of America
Jawanza Whitfield
New York, NY
Little Rock, AR
The Telephone Pioneers of America, comprised of over
Jawanza Whitfield, now a college freshman at Fisk University
800,000 retired and long-term employees of the
has been involved in a variety of leadership roles since hi
telecommunications industry, is the largest industry related
high school years. He has conducted training program
volunteer force in the world. Pioneers develop and
and facilitated student panels on drug abuse and appeare
produce adaptive equipment for the handicapped, repair
at national conferences. He also was a leader in his high
talking books for the Library of Congress, offer adult
school peer counseling program, working with young
literacy programs and participated in Earth Day 1990 by
people with drug and alcohol abuse problems.
planting over one million seedlings across the country.
The New York Asian Women's Center
General Mills Volunteer Connection
New York, NY
Minneapolis, MN
General Mills established the Volunteer Connection in
The New York Asian Women's Center (NYAWC) is the only
shelter program and 24-hour multilingual hotline for
1982 to encourage employees and retirees to become more
battered Asian women on the East Coast. Founded in 1982
involved in community service by matching their skills
as an all volunteer organization, the center assists more
with community agency requests for volunteer assistance.
than 250 women each year. NYAWC hotline calls are
In Minneapolis, over 2,000 company employees and
conducted in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
retirees participated in at least one volunteer activity
during 1990.
Dr. Cynthia James
GTE Laboratories KidBits Project
Oakland, CA
Waltham, MA
Dr. Cynthia James has been the leader in decreasing the
drug traffic on the block surrounding the inner city church
The GTE Laboratories KidBits Project was developed in
where she is volunteer minister. She has built support in
1987 to help hospitalized children combat isolation. Utilizing
the ethnically diverse neighborhood by going door-to-
company donated surplus computer equipment, the 60
door and with the police department by organizing letter
employee volunteers have developed a variety of programs
writing campaigns by area residents. Since she began
for the children, including riddles and trivia questions that
organizing the community, four crack houses have been
can be accessed by telephone and programs that allow the
closed and drug activity on the street has decreased
children to communicate and play multi-person games
significantly.
between hospital rooms.
The Naval Training Center
The Greater Cincinnati Building Trades Council
Orlando, FL
Cincinnati, OH
The Naval Training Center provides a mechanism to
The Greater Cincinnati Building Trades Council involved
involve both permanent personnel and new recruits in a
over 400 union journeymen and apprentices in the
wide variety of volunteer activities in the Orlando
renovation of a former school, donated by the Catholic
community. Over 5,000 base volunteers participate each
Archdiocese, into a twelve-unit apartment building for
year in a variety of activities including tutoring programs,
homeless families. The local construction industry donated
Meals on Wheels, holiday parties and toy and food drives.
building materials worth more than $150,000. Union
Over 570 personnel planted 5,000 trees through Green-Up
members contributed over 10,500 hours of volunteer
Orlando.
service.
Connecticut College Volunteers for Community Service
New London, CT
The Volunteers for Community Service Project of
Connecticut College, founded six years ago, involves over
one-third of the student body of 1,600 in community
activities through more than 100 different agencies. Students
are mentors and rape crisis hotline volunteers, assist in
adolescent group homes and convalescent hospitals, and
volunteer in physical and mental health programs.
1991 President's Volunteer Action Awards
Recipients
AIDS Interfaith Network Care Team Program
The Friends of the Kennedy Center
Dallas, TX
Washington, D.C.
The AIDS Interfaith Network Care Team Program was
created to meet the need for individual services for people
The Friends of the Kennedy Center, now celebrating its
living with AIDS in their homes and to provide support to
25th anniversary, sponsors the nation's largest discounted
people with HIV/AIDS. Over 200 volunteers from more
ticket program, organizes community support and
than 50 area churches and synagogues, organized into care
coordinates fund-raising events for the nation's cultural
teams, provide basic home care, meal preparation, assistance
center. The 550 volunteers serve as hosts/hostesses at the
with household chores, shopping, transportation, non-
Information Center, lead tours, participate in special arts
skilled nursing and support to family members.
festivals and staff the Center's gift shop, whose proceeds
underwrite many of the Friends' programs.
Lee Klein
Linda S. Tollison
North Miami Beach, FL
Greenville, SC
Lee Klein founded the Children's Cancer Caring Center
(originally known as the Deed Club Children's Cancer
Linda S. Tollison developed the county wide Arts Festival
Clinic) at the University of Miami/Jackson Medical Center
in 1990 which provided each of the 52,000 students in the
in 1965 and continues to serve as the volunteer director. In
district the opportunity to participate in the week-long
addition to providing free treatment to children with
celebration of the arts. The festival included performances
cancer, the Center offers a camping program, a Love and
by children of all ages, both in concert settings and in area
Wishes program, group events throughout the year and a
businesses, art shows, demonstrations and participatory
Ronald McDonald House.
activities.
Friends of Paint Lick
Anita N. Martinez Recreation Center Advisory Council
Dallas, TX
Paint Lick, KY
The Anita N. Martinez Recreation Center Advisory Council
Friends of Paint Lick was formed in 1988 by Dean Cornett,
is a group of 60 Hispanic women who oversee the
a local resident who wanted to help others expand their
programs and operations of the center, which is located in
horizons and complete their education. The program
West Dallas. Developed under the leadership of Chavela
includes literacy classes, high school GED and art classes,
Lozada and named for Anita Martinez, a former member of
a library and women's reading group, sewing classes,
the City Council, the Center offers recreation programs,
training in foreign languages, and story hours for children.
GED preparation, English as a second language, and
community health screening.
Thekla Shackelford
Columbus, OH
Elizabeth (Betty) Flood
Thekla Shackelford led in the development of I Know I Can
Newark, NJ
in 1988 and continues as full-time volunteer president and
Since 1978, Ms. Flood has conducted a daily after-school
director of the program which motivates students to attend
care program for the children at the 540-unit apartment
college, provides counseling in the college search and
complex in which she lives. Concerned by the number of
entrance procedures and assists with last dollar tuition
children who had no place to go after school, she began
assistance to qualified students. Several hundred volunteers
the program using space contributed by the management.
assist more than 1,700 students each year in the college
Over 250 children participate, playing games, dancing,
entrance process.
creating rap music and doing crafts.
Parkway Partners Program
Dr. Francis Serio
New Orleans, LA
Glen Rock, PA
The Parkway Partners Program of the New Orleans Parkway
Dr. Francis Serio, a dentist and member of the dental faculty
and Park Commission is a joint venture of area residents
of the University of Maryland, developed the Dominican
and the government to provide maintenance and
Dental Missions Project in 1982 to provide dental care to
beautification services for the city's grounds, parks and
impoverished residents of the Dominican Republic. Each
playgrounds. Over 10,000 volunteers have assumed
trip involves several practicing dentists and a dozen dental
responsibility for the city's 3,000 acres of median strips, 260
students. Since the program began, over 13,000 people
small parks and playgrounds, three regional parks, two
have been treated.
municipal golf courses and more than one million trees.
With Appreciation
The Points of Light National Celebration of Community Service has been made possible through
the support of a wide variety of individuals and organizations who share our commitment to
making direct and consequential community service directed at serious social problems
central to the life of every American. We are particularly grateful to the following who have
provided financial and in-kind support for the local and national events of the Celebration:
American Broadcasting Company
New Jersey Connection
American Red Cross
New York Times
ARCO
One To One
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis
One To One/New Jersey
BellSouth Corporation
Pfizer Inc.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Newark
Philadelphia Daily News
Broward County School Board
Philadelphia Inquirer
Catholic Charities
Procter & Gamble Company
Children's Television Workshop
Reading Is Fundamental
Cleo Inc.
Robert Schuller Foundation
Coca-Cola Company
Salvation Army
Columbia Broadcasting Systems
Schering-Plough Corporation
Dole Citrus
ServiceMaster Company, Ltd.
Enterprise Foundation
Six Flags Corporation
Federal Express Corporation
Transportation Displays, Inc.
Florida Fulfillment
Randy Travis
Freeport McMoRan
United Way of America
Guardsmark, Inc.
Upjohn Company
Habitat for Humanity
USAA
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Voluntary Action Center of Greater
Larnelle Harris
Kalamazoo
Houston Chronicle
Voluntary Action Center of the United Way
IBM Corporation
of Cincinnati
International Paper Company
Volunteer Action Center of the United Way
Junior Achievement, Inc.
of Allegheny County, PA
Kansas City Star
Volunteer & Community Resources, Heart
Kellogg Company
of America United Way, Kansas City, MO
Kiwanis International
Volunteer and Information Agency, Inc.,
Kroger Company
New Orleans
Macmillan/McGraw-Hil School Publishing
Volunteer Broward, Ft. Lauderdale
Company
Volunteer Center of Houston
Peter Max
Volunteer Center of Memphis
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Volunteer Center, United Way Crusade
National Association of Retired Federal
of Mercy, Chicago
Employees
Volunteer Center of the United Way
National Broadcasting Company
of San Antonio and Bexar County
National VOLUNTEER Center
World Vision, Inc.
Newark Star Ledger
We are deeply grateful to the bundreds of celebrities and performing groups, local organizations and
volunteers who made each of our daily events a success - and to those who daily give their time, talent
and energy in service to their communities.
And a special thank you to the creative and energetic staffs of Jani International, Hill and Knowlton and
the Office of National Service for their support and assistance throughout the Celebration.
Organizing the Celebration
The principal organizer of the Celebration is The Points of
Light Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization
POINTS OF LIGHT
established in 1990 to make direct and consequential
community service aimed at social problems central to the
life of every American. The Foundation's nonpartisan
CELEBRATION OF
board of directors have been joined by other leaders in
planning the Celebration. Local assistance is being provided
SERVICE
by Volunteer Centers, United Way offices and other
community organizations throughout the country.
Celebration Organizing Committee
April 15 to April 26
*J. Richard Munro,
Celebration Chairman
*
John Akers
Roberto Goizueta
*
William Aramony
Marian Heard
Red Elk Banks
Tom Hedrick
A. Denise Beal
J. Douglas Holladay
Cathleen Black
L. R. Jalenak, Jr.
*
Geoffrey T. Boisi
James Joseph
*
Norman Brown
Margaret Kuhn
Raymond G. Chambers
Ira Lipman
Alva Chapman
Mike Love
*
Anderson Clark
Rev. Edward Malloy
*
Larry Cochran
Cynthia Mayeda
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Johnnetta Cole
Dr. Sybil Mobley
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Marva Collins
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Brian O'Connell
Lod Cook
C. Gregg Petersmeyer
James Duffy
Robert Pittman
C
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Michael Eisner
George Romney
*
Tom Evans
James Rouse
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Richard F. Schubert
Karl Flemke
Mike Walsh
POINTS OF LIGHT
Millard Fuller
*
Robert C. Wright
FOUNDATION
*
Points of Light Foundation Board member
Do Something Good. Feel Something Real.
Calendar of Events
April 15
Communicating the Message
April 18
Workplace Involvement
Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas
Memphis and Orlando
Public service will be the theme of this year's National
The Memphis business community will challenge
Association of Broadcasters convention, which begins
businesses throughout the Nation to become Points of
April 15 in Las Vegas. The media will be saluted for the
Light Companies dedicated to involving their
work they have done to educate the public about
organizations fully in community service. That challenge
community problem-solving opportunities and urged to
will reach the 1,000 top business executives assembled
build on this record SO that all Americans can come to
at Disney World in Orlando for this year's Junior
know the benefits to themselves and their communities
Achievement Hall of Fame Awards.
of serving others. April 15 will also mark the start of The
Challenge: During 1991 America's employers
Points of Light Foundation's national media campaign
should commit to engage all of their employees in
calling everyone to serve.
service aimed at solving the problems of the
Challenge: During 1991 all media should lead the
communities where they live and work. Employee
way in raising public awareness of the role that
service will strengthen communities and lead to a
serving others plays in solving social problems. By
more committed and productive workforce.
making more people aware, the media will motivate
more people to get involved.
April 19
Drug Prevention
Kansas City and Bridgeport
April 16
Military Support
San Antonio and New Orleans
Successful community projects to organize drug
prevention efforts in Kansas City and Bridgeport will be
At special gatherings in San Antonio and New Orleans,
highlighted, as the President's Drug Advisory Council
and through the efforts of major veterans' organizations,
continues its campaign for community involvement in
thanks will go out to those many Americans who helped
the war on drugs.
meet the needs of our troops and their families during
Challenge: During 1991 the citizens of every
Operation Desert Storm.
neighborhood should organize themselves, as
Challenge: During 1991 the many who helped our
many already have, to prevent drug abuse and
troops and their families affected by Operation
drug dealing. It will take a comprehensive effort to
Desert Storm, and members of our Armed Services
realize a drug-free society. one individual, one
as well, should refocus their energy and
family, one block, one community at a time.
commitment on solving the problems of the
communities where they live.
April
Family and Community Weekend
20-21
Chicago and Kalamazoo
April 17
Education & Literacy
Houston and Newark
An effort to engage families in community service will
be launched on April 20 in conjunction with the Mayor's
College students, grade schoolers, local officials, and
campaign to "Light up Chicago". On April 21 religious
celebrities will come together in Houston and Newark to
organizations in Kalamazoo will be among the first in
participate in the nationwide Great American Read-
the nation to act on a letter the President is sending to
Aloud, as the spotlight is focused on creative efforts
almost 400,000 religious congregations asking them to
being made by business and others to improve education
make community service directed at social problems a
and help kids stay in school.
priority.
Challenge: During 1991 Americans should reach
out and teach everyone who is unable to read.
Individuals and institutions should also magnify
their efforts to solve the Nation's "education
problem".
Challenge: During 1991 every family in America
April 24
Senior Service
should do something in their community to make
life better for another family or individual in need.
Pittsburgh
When more families serve together, more families
will stay together.
The American Association of Retired Persons, Retired
Senior Volunteer Program, National Retiree Volunteer
During 1991 every religious group should call on its
Center, National Association of Federal Retired Employees,
members' gifts of time and talent to help those in
Senior Companion Program, Foster Grandparents, Free
their community who are in need. Through service
Wheelers, Generations Together, and other groups will
America's communities of faith can be a vanguard of
gather in Pittsburgh to recognize the contribution seniors
hope for those in despair.
are making through service to their communities.
Challenge: During 1991 every senior American should
April 22 Hunger, Homelessness, Housing
get involved in a project to help solve a social problem
Atlanta, Baltimore, New York City
in their community. By sharing their time and
wisdom through service, our most experienced
A three-city tour of creative approaches to hunger,
people can not only transform their communities,
homelessness, and housing will be led by Jim Rouse of the
but also their own lives.
Enterprise Foundation and Housing and Urban
Development Secretary Jack Kemp. Beginning in Atlanta
April 25
One to One Mentoring
at the 10,000th house recently completed by Habitat for
Humanity, the tour will then visit a community
Cincinnati
redevelopment project in Baltimore before ending in New
York City at an old school that has been converted into a
Mentors and those they mentor will rally in downtown
35-unit residence for the formerly homeless and a dinner
Cincinnati in a demonstration of their commitment to
sponsored by the international hunger relief organization,
mentoring as a key way to help at risk youth. In
Share Our Strength.
Philadelphia, 500 businesses, churches, colleges, and
Challenge: During 1991 Americans and the
other organizations that provide mentors will be recognized
organizations to which they belong should reach
in a full-page newspaper ad.
out and help everyone who is hungry or homeless.
Challenge: During 1991 adults and youth alike in
Together we will begin to change the face of poverty
every community should step forward and become
in America.
mentors to youth most at risk. If every young person
who could benefit from a mentor has one, the
April 23
Youth Service
problems of our youth would decline significantly.
Fort Lauderdale
April 26 Volunteer Salute and Call to Action
Fort Lauderdale will be the location of one of more than
600 events and celebrations planned for the third National
Washington, D.C.
Youth Service Day being organized by Youth Service
America. More than 1,000 representatives from schools in
Volunteers and those they have helped will gather with
the Fort Lauderdale area will call on their peers in the rest
leaders and celebrities to re-cap the themes and activities
of the country to take up the cause of serving others.
of the Celebration of Service, recognize the winners of this
year's President's Volunteer Action Awards, and call on all
Challenge: During 1991 the young people of America
Americans to serve for the first time or, if already engaged,
should engage in projects to help solve the social
redouble their efforts this year to reach out to those among
problems in their communities. Schools should
us who are in need.
consider including community service in their
curricula beginning with the earliest grades. By
Challenge: 1991 should be the year in which every
making service part of their life now, today's youth
American decides to make community service a
will help make a better America tomorrow.
central part of their life. If every American commits
to serving others, the social problems we face can be
solved, because there are more people than problems.
Declaration of
Commitment to Service
efore, during, and after the Celebration, American leaders
will be asked to support the following "Declaration":
P
eople and organizations across America today
are making a difference through community
service. By reaching out and helping others in need,
Today, America faces a serious challenge. In one community
they are turning social despair into hope and
after the next, illiteracy, drug and alcohol abuse, teen
opportunity. No group of Americans more deserves
pregnancy, crime, homelessness, and other social ills are
the praise and admiration of the Nation.
ruining lives and shortening futures.
Government's role is crucial, but government alone can
never fill the void left by disintegrating families,
neighborhoods, and lives. Only people working in their
own communities - through their workplaces, unions,
T
O honor these "points of light", the President of
schools, places of worship, and other groups to which they
the United States will declare April 15 through
belong - can do so. Only the American people can build
April 26 the Points of Light Celebration of Service.
a new American order where broken lives are made whole
Each day during this celebration, the public spotlight
through an unprecedented degree of engagement by all of
will shine on those whose selfless acts of service are
us in the lives of those among us who are in need.
helping to win the fight against social breakdown in
their communities. And a call to service will be issued
Service to others is a unique and enduring American
by a broad spectrum of leaders at the national and local
tradition. In communities across the country today, people
levels.
are finding ways to make a difference in the lives of those
who need them. But more, much more, must be done.
Were every American to reach out and help another in
need, there is no question the tide of social distress
B
y celebrating the success of those making headway
overwhelming communities would be turned. Were all
against society's most vexing problems, the
Americans to become "points of light" who measure their
Celebration of Service will challenge every
lives by their service to others, there is no question all of
American in 1991 to reach out and help another in
our lives would be greatly enriched.
need. In 250,000,000 acts of kindness lies the
power to create hope and opportunity for all
We pledge ourselves and the organizations to which we
Americans.
belong to help solve the serious social problems in our
community. We urge all Americans to join us in making
direct and consequential community service central to our
lives. We believe that in SO doing a new era of hope can
begin for every American.
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Administration of George Bush, 1990 / Apr. 27
at the Presentation Ceremony
Clarence Wilson of St. Louis, a 17-year-old
the President's Volunteer Action
high school student who watched the neigh-
Awards
borhood where he grew up give way to
April 27, 1990
crime, drug dealing, and condemned hous-
ing. And then a year ago, personal tragedy
Welcome, everybody. Please be seated.
struck: a fire destroyed his home and killed
Well, welcome all. I'm just delighted to be
his mom, his cousin, and his aunt. He decid-
with you. And I was looking around because
ed it wasn't just a time to mourn; it was a
I'm told that Senator Durenberger was
time for action. And he began a neighbor-
going to be here-I don't quite spot him.
hood watch program, set up a citizens team
But in any event, I'm delighted that you all
are here. Is Governor Kean here? There he
to paint over the graffiti and encourage
neighbors to cooperate with police to rid
is, way back there, and Deb-I want to say
hello to the former Governor of New
the community of drugs. Clarence, you are
Jersey, who I was told was going to be
an outstanding example to the young
here-uncharacteristically, in the back row,
people of this country. And I hope every
but nevertheless-|laughter]-welcome to
single one of them will follow your exam-
the White House.
ple.
The famous broadcaster you all know,
Providence House is a network of six resi-
Paul Harvey, tells a story of a man named
dential facilities in New Rochelle, New
Vincent who lived in southern Belgium.
York, that provide a home and a haven to
And he was a very poor man who lived in a
women and children in crisis situations. Un-
simple hut, dressed in an old coat, trousers
fortunately, too many facilities serving
made of sacking cloth. But Vincent em-
women in trouble do not accept their chil-
11
bodied the spirit of helping others. For he
dren. Providence House is different, open-
knew that although he had very few posses-
ing its doors to mothers and children,
sions, he still had a great gift to give. When
giving them the security they need. One of
a mining disaster struck, many villagers in-
the homes in the Providence House net-
Jured, no one fought harder to save them
work is creatively called My Mother's
than Vincent did. And for days on end he
House. And it gives shelter to the children
cared for the injured and helped feed and
of incarcerated women, allowing them to
clothe the needy. And years later Vincent
tell their friends, truthfully, I live at My
Van Gogh, today one of the world's beloved
Mother's House with my mother's friends.
masters, painted his famous "Starry Night."
[Laughter] Another one of the homes is a
Though 100 years have passed since he put
homeless shelter providing family and job
brush to canvas and created a masterpiece,
counseling. Over 100 concerned volunteers
the value of serving others has not changed.
are involved in the Providence House pro-
I've often said that from now on any defi-
gram. We appreciate your dedication to
nition of a successful life must include serv-
making a better life for these men and
ing others. The members of our Cabinet are
women.
taking the lead in their departments and in
And then there's a story-the next one.
their trips around the country, and I'm
Henry Gaskins, a supervisor at the Library
grateful to all of them. I know that two are
of Congress, who holds a doctor's degree, a
with us today-Secretary [of the Interior]
doctorate in education, and his wife Mary
Lujan and Secretary [of Commerce] Mos-
Ann who works at NASA [National Air and
bacher-and if others are, I'm sorry I can't
Space Administration] and also has an edu-
spot you right now. But we owe them a
cation degree. And they began a youth club
vote of gratitude for the way they're carry-
ing this message as well.
several years ago, but soon decided that
young people in the inner city needed
Today it's my special honor to present the
President's Volunteer Action Awards to 19
more than just a place to go. What began as
afterschool recreation soon became after-
of America's Thousand Points of Light who
school workshops on education and jobs, so
embody that definition of success. Let me
these young people could really go places.
just tell you about a few of them and then
The Gaskins began tutoring young black
we'll get on with the ceremony. There's
children for free, 6 days a week in their
665
Apr. 27 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
own home. The Freedom Youth Academy,
who've devoted so much of their time and
as the kids themselves named it, soon
talent to helping others-Jane Kenny, the
al Chairm
became a reality. And now over 80 percent
head of ACTION; and my good friend, Gov-
Laxalt; an
of the academy students, from kindergarten
ernor George Romney, the Chairman of
tive assista
to 12th grade, have earned academic dis-
VOLUNTEER: the National Center. So,
Mr. Alli
tinction. In fact, the high school students'
could I ask you all to come forward, and we
degree an.
SAT [Scholastic Aptitude Test] scores have
will begin.
the Univer
improved from anywhere from 50 to 360
uary 9, 19
points, with many students going on to the
[At this point, the awards were presented.]
served in t.
Nation's very top schools. Mr. and Mrs. Gas-
The President. Well, I am also pleased to
Air Nation:
kins, you've done so much for these young
announce that Mrs. Madrid is this adminis-
children, ai
people, and we are very grateful to you.
tration's second recipient of an award
And among the many businesses pitching
named for a great President, a good friend,
in across America is the Adolf Coors Com-
the originator of the President's Volunteer
pany. Nearly half the total Coors work force
Action Awards-the Ronald Reagan Award
in the State of Colorado, about 4,000 com-
for Volunteer Excellence. This special
Points of I
pany employees and retirees, have banded
award was created to honor the individual
together to donate approximately 35,000
whose contribution to voluntarism is great-
The Preside.
hours of service to 116 separate projects in
est among the winners of the President's
uals and is
their communities. They've participated in
Volunteer Action Awards. Awfully difficult
commitment
winter clothing drives, food drives, commu-
choice, but, Mrs. Madrid, we'd like to
central to th.
nity health checkups, low-income housing
present you the Ronald Reagan Award. To
can.
renovations, recycling programs, special
you, and to all of you, our warmest con-
olympics. You name it, all across the board,
gratulations. And again thank you all for
April 22
they've done it. Must be something in the
coming.
water out there, but nevertheless-[laugh-
Heel Relief, 0
ter]-it sounds grueling, 35,000 hours, but
increase III
Note: The President spoke at 12:10 p.m. in
and
what a wonderful example. The enthusiasm
excess
the East Room at the White House. In his
Heel
Helter
that these employees have for community
opening remarks, he referred to Debra An-
individuals
service really is remarkable. And every
derson, Deputy Assistant to the President
company in America should follow that
the
and Director of the Office of Intergovern:
coastal
lead. To all the Coors employees: Thank
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mental Affairs.
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you for opening your hearts to your com-
a
public
munities.
not
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Every award recipient here today really
has I.V the
has an amazing story. For today's winners
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know that only in serving others do we find
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the fulfillment that everyone is seeking in
life. Listen to every one of the men and
Directors of the Pennsylvania
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in a steady hand, they share that light and
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inspire commitment in so many others.
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There is a bright path of goodness and love
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through the dark night of sadness and de-
with the law
spair. I thank you, all of you, for what
faelli and
you've done. And God bless each and every
to this,
one of you.
Heron,
Now, Barbara and I will present the 1990
Washi
President's Volunteer Action Awards with
Geo
Bush
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SUBJECT:
THE 1991 PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER ACTION AWARD
WINNERS AND RONALD REAGAN AWARD
I.
ACTION-FORCING EVENT: The President's Volunteer Action
Awards were created in 1982 to call public attention to the
contribution of our nation's millions of volunteers and to
demonstrate what can be accomplished through community service.
The proposed 1991 winners were suggested by the 9 Regional
Directors of ACTION, Governor George Romney, and Marta Sotomayor
of the National Volunteer Center Board of Directors. Over 3,500
nominations were received and a total of nineteen finalists were
chosen. It is proposed that one of the 19 also receive the
Ronald service. Reagan Award, in recognition of outstanding community
II. ANALYSIS: Every year since 1982 the President has approved
the recommendations of the judges and has personally presented
the President's Volunteer Action Awards to the winners in a
ceremony and luncheon held at the White House. The Ronald Reagan
Award was established in 1988 and was personally presented by
President Reagan in 1988 and by you in 1989 and 1990.
III. RECOMMENDATION: We recommend that you approve the nineteen
proposed winners of the President's Volunteer Action Award and
the proposed winner of the Ronald Reagan Award. The names of
proposed winners and brief descriptions of their activities are
attached hereto.
IV.
Approve
Approve as amended
Reject
PROPOSED WINNERS OF THE 1991 PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER ACTION AWARD
AND THE RONALD REAGAN AWARD
1.
Thekla Shackelford developed "I Know I Can", a program
which encourages students to attend college by enlisting several
hundred volunteers in helping 1,700 students with the college
entrance process. Ms. Shackelford is the proposed winner of the
Ronald Reagan Award.
2.
The Friends of the Kennedy Center, now celebrating its
25th anniversary, sponsors the nation's largest discounted ticket
program for low-income people and the elderly, organizes
community support and coordinates fundraising events for the
Nation's cultural center.
3.
Linda S. Tollison developed the Greenville, South Carolina
county-wide Arts Festival in 1990 which provided each of the
52,000 students in the county the opportunity to participate in
the week-long celebration of the arts.
4.
Friends of Paint Lick was formed in 1988 to encourage
students to complete their education by providing literacy
classes, high school GED and art classes, training in foreign
languages and many other services.
5.
The Parkway Partners Program of the New Orleans Parkway
and Park Commission is a joint venture between area residents and
the government to provide maintenance and beautification services
for the city's grounds, parks and playgrounds.
6.
The Care Team Program of AIDS Interfaith Network has over
200 volunteers from more than 50 area churches and synagogues who
provide services for people living with AIDS and HIV.
7.
Lee Klein founded and continues to serve as the volunteer
director of the Children's Cancer Caring Center which provides
free treatment for children with cancer as well as camping and
other group activities.
8.
The Anita N. Martinez Recreation Center Advisory Council
is a group of 60 Hispanic women which oversees the programs and
operation of the center. The center provides health screening
for community members, recreation programs, GED classes and other
services.
9.
Elizabeth Flood was concerned about the number of children
in her apartment complex who had no place to go after school.
She uses space donated by the complex to provide positive
activities for over 250 children.
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10.
Dr. Francis Serio, a dentist and member of the dental
faculty of the University of Maryland, developed the Dominican
Dental Missions project in 1982 to provide dental care to
impoverished residents of the Dominican Republic. Since the
program began, over 13,000 people have been treated.
11.
The Telephone Pioneers of America, comprised of over
800,000 retired and long-term employees of the telecommunications
industry, develop adaptive equipment for the handicapped, offer
adult literacy programs and repair "talking books" for the
Library of Congress. In addition, they planted over one million
seedlings for Earth Day 1990.
12.
The New York Asian Women's Center was founded in 1982 to
provide shelter, counseling and assistance to battered women and
their children.
13.
The Reverend Cynthia James has been a leader in decreasing
the drug traffic on the block surrounding her inner city church,
by visiting homes on the block, organizing block parties and
leading late night marches by residents to force drug dealers off
the street.
14.
The Naval Training Center provides a mechanism to involve
both permanent personnel and new recruits in a wide variety of
volunteer activities in the Orlando area, including tutoring and
Meals on Wheels. Over 5,000 base personnel participate each
year.
15.
The Volunteers for Community Service Project of
Connecticut College involves over 600 students (out of a student
body of 1,600) in community activities through more than 100
agencies including hospitals, rape crisis hotlines and physical
and mental health programs.
16.
Jawanza Whitfield, now a college freshman at Fisk
University, has been involved in leadership roles since his high
school years. He has concentrated on working with young people
by advising them of the effects of drug and alcohol abuse.
17.
General Mills established the Volunteer Connection in 1982
to encourage employees and retirees to become more involved in
their community. In Minneapolis, over 2,000 company employees
and retirees participated in at least one volunteer activity
during 1990.
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18.
The GTE Laboratories KidBits Project was developed in 1987
to help hospitalized children combat their isolation, by
utilizing company-donated surplus computer equipment and
developing a variety of entertaining and educational programs for
them.
19.
The Greater Cincinnati Building Trade Council involved
over 400 union journeymen and apprentices in the transformation
of a former school donated by the Catholic Archdiocese into a
twelve-unit apartment for homeless families.
HEALTH
AIDS Interfaith Network, Inc. Care Team Program Volunteers
Dallas, TX
The Care Team Program of AIDS Interfaith Network was created to
meet the need for individual services for people living with AIDS
in their own homes and to provide support to people with AIDS and
HIV. There are currently over 200 volunteers from more than 50
area churches and synagogues who are organized into care teams.
Most of the referrals come from the AIDS Arms Network, the
largest AIDS service agency in the Dallas area. The AIDS Arms
Network had begun to experience a shortage of volunteers, both
through burnout and, because many of the volunteers were HIV
positive, through death. The Interfaith Network provided a new
source of volunteers.
Each care team comprises eight to 15 volunteers, usually all from
a single congregation. The care team works with one person
living with an advanced HIV disease, providing basic home care
including visitation, meal preparation, household chores,
shopping, transportation, non-skilled nursing and support and
assistance to family members.
Each team has a coordinator who manages the team and is respon-
sible to see that the needs of the person with AIDS is met. The
needs are divided into tasks and time frames and assigned to
individual volunteers. Volunteers are asked to commit to a three
to six month period. A commitment of two hours per week is
requested for home visits. The volunteers visit in groups of two
to provide support for each other.
Each volunteer undergoes a six hour training session on the
disease, body mechanics, pastoral care and practical nursing.
Care teams work with people with AIDS, regardless of the person's
individual religious beliefs. In 1990, teams provided support to
679 clients.
V.
STATEMENT ADDRESSING NOMINATING CRITERIA
Community Need for the Activity
Created by The Reverend Charles Carnahan in response to what he
realized was a critical lack in services available to Persons
LIving With AIDS in their home environment, AIDS Interfaith Network
is a unique element in the Dallas/Fort Worth network of support to
people living with HIV and AIDS. AIDS Interfaith Network enrolls
Catholic, Protestant and Jewish communities in an organized
response to people in need: the original tradition of communities
of faith.
By organizing "Care Teams" from churches and synagogues, AIN sees
to it that Persons Living With AIDS in their homes get assistance
with basic housekeeping needs: cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping,
paperwork, respite care, etc. AIN also refers clients to volunteer
ministers of any denomination who will offer pastoral care to
someone life. who must deal with the disease and its impact on his/her
Recipient's need for the activity
Persons Living With AIDS are beset with unimaginable problems in
every aspect of their:lives, from employment and income resources,
to medical costs and medical insurance, to housing, nutrition,
transportation, physical wellbeing -- it is the Care Team's job to
make the recipient's daily life one of quality and dignity by
making his or her home environment as comfortable as possible.
Achievement
Please see Attachment I.
Scope of the activity
As the AIDS pandemic continues to grow, the scope of the AIDS
Interfaith Network will continue to expand accordingly. We are the
first AIDS service agency to open an office in the Afro-American
community: the office will set up assistance networks for that
community from that community. More and more churches will become
involved as more and more communities are impacted. AIN will
continue to be the compassionate response of the religious
community in attending to those in need.
Unusual challenges overcome
Because AIDS, to date, has impacted marginalized communities,
including homosexuals, IV drug users, people of color, poor and/or
uneducated women and children: all groups that society as a whole
would like to ignore, the unusual challenge that AIN has faced is
in transcending the inherent conflicts between those marginalized
communities and the more traditional channels from which volunteers
come, in this case, from the religious community.
Method
Over 200 volunteers, representing more than 50 Dallas/Fort Worth
area churches and synagogues, are organized into "Care Teams. "
There are eight to fifteen members on each team who take regular
"shifts" in a Person Living With AIDS' home on an as-needed basis.
There is a waiting list of clients needing Care Teams.
Innovation
As Dallas began coping with the AIDS epidemic, the religious
communities were vastly under-utilized. Members who wanted to help
had to reach out beyond their church environment to seek another
framework to contribute in this way. More often than not, this
tremendous volunteer pool went untapped. The AIDS Interfaith
Network created a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between the
need in the community at large and the volunteer base within the
religious community.
HEALTH
Lee Klein
North Miami Beach, FL
Lee Klein founded the Deed Club Children's Cancer Clinic at the
University of Miami/Jackson Medical Center in 1965. The original
Deed Club had been developed ten years earlier to raise funds for
a variety of children's health agency. On its opening, it
received the first two children; the clinic's first year operat-
ing budget was $10,000.
In 1973, Ms. Klein led in the development of the $250,000 Deed
Club Pediatric Pavilion at Jackson. In 1988, she led the move to
expand and replace the clinic with the Children's Cancer Caring
Center, the only nonprofit total care totally free pediatric
oncology treatment center within the southeastern United States.
Children are elegible for treatment from infancy through age 20,
although those already undergoing treatment at age 20 can con-
tinue until the treatments are finished. Ms. Klein continues to
serve as fulltime unpaid volunteer director of the Center.
In addition to the medical care, the program includes several
support components. Each summer, 45 children under treatment
attend Camp Fiesta, a free ten-day residential camp where they
can experience independence within a family environment and under
full medical supervision. Through the Love and Wishes program,
hundreds of children have received their special wishes, ranging
from meeting President Bush, John Travolta and other celebrities,
trips to Disney World, personal televisions and computers. The
Center sponsors group events throughout the year such as a
Christmas party, a luncheon and show at the Miami Beach Conven-
tion Center, visits to the circus, ice shows and sports events.
The Center also sponsors a Ronald McDonald House to provide a
place for families of children to stay during the treatment.
The Center assists with related expenses such as wigs for child-
ren who have lost their hair in treatment, transportation costs
and food expenses. When a family in financial difficulty loses a
child, the Center covers the cost of the funeral.
Medical care and related expenses for the patients and their
families cost the Center approximately $3 million each year. The
Center receives no state or federal funding and raises funds
through grants, individual contributions, and major fundraising
events. There are nine fundraising satellites around the state,
involving over 12,000 volunteers and contributors.
One hundred percent of the contributions go to funding patients'
care. Salaries of the staff and doctors and the costs of the
facilities are provided by the University of Miami/Jackson
Memorial Medical Center; the volunteers administer the clinic and
related activities.
LEE KLEIN
President and Clinic Administrator
Children's Cancer Caring Center UM/Jackson Medical Center
Nominee
THE 1991 PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER ACTION AWARDS
There is a breed of people who go out of their way to make the world a better
place. Some are called "good samaritans"; others are called "do gooders". My
nominee, a person larger than life itself, is truly an "Earth Angel".
Several years ago, when eight year old Joey began to lose her battle against
leukemia, she was flown to Colorado, where her favorite movie star was
performing. John Travolta greeted Joey with a kiss and picked her up in his
arms. Her dream had come true, made possible by Lee Klein, who saw this
experience as a much needed lesson in hope, and proof that nothing is
impossible. This lesson is vividly recalled by beautiful sixteen year old
Joey, who is now free of leukemia.
Achieving the impossible is commonplace for Lee Klein. What she has done for
Joey, she has repeated in many ways, for thousands of children, spanning three
decades.
In 1965, Lee founded the Deed Club Children's Cancer Clinic at the University
of Miami/Jackson Medical Center. With love and concern for the children, she
became engulfed in resolving the awesome financial and psychological
devastation of this #1 killer disease of children.
In 1988, Lee expanded and replaced the "Clinic" with the Children's Cancer
Caring Center, where 400 youngsters from Florida, the Caribbean, Central and
South America receive over $3 million in long-term, multi-disciplinary medical
treatment. No salaries are paid within this all volunteer organization;
therefore, 100% of each donation goes directly to the afflicted children.
Through her leadership, creative genius, financial wizardry, and
administrative expertise, Lee created the following vast network of totally
free ancillary programs to complement the total medical care provided at no
cost to the families: an exciting sleep-away summer camp; year 'round family
outings to the circus, football games, etc.; sponsorship at Ronald McDonald
House; granting each child's special wish; a family fund for non-medical
needs; and support for research and education.
In seven years, Lee has also developed nine fund-raising satellites in Dade,
Broward, and Palm Beach counties, involving over 12,000 volunteers and
contributors who are now more knowledgeable and sensitive to the needs of
catastrophically ill children.
In spite of her many volunteer, full-time jobs, Lee's most valued time is
spent with the children. During treatment sessions, she turns tears into
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smiles, as only she can do. She helps the parents of children who did not
survive by comforting them and spending time with them when they need it most.
For those youngsters who survive, Lee attends their birthday celebrations and
their eventual weddings. It is no wonder Lee Klein is their "Earth Angel".
Today, the Children's Cancer Caring Center ranks as the nation's only totally
free program of its kind, supported and administered entirely by unpaid
volunteers. For her profound contribution to the community and the nation,
for the limitless love she has had for countless unfortunate children, for her
incomparable role in achieving the impossible
I nominate Lee Klein for the
1991 President's Volunteer Action Award.
Respectfully submitted by
Joby Brogorf
Toby Bogorff
(Parent of a child who had cancer)
HUMAN SERVICES
Elizabeth Flood
Newark, NJ
Since 1978, Elizabeth Flood has conducted a daily after school
care program for the children in the 540-unit public housing unit
in which she lives. Over 250 children attend the center each
afternoon.
Concerned by the number of children who seemed to have no place
to go after school, she began the project using space contributed
by the building's management. Children play games, dance, create
rap music and do craftwork. Older children return to the center
to volunteer and to tutor younger children. The age of children
runs from four to 18. Open at 4:30 pm, the center closes at
11:00 pm, although children under the age of 13 must go home by
8:00 pm.
With the support of her employer, Ms. Flood also organizes
picnics for the children on the grounds of the housing complex,
stages Easter egg hunts and Halloween parties.
In addition to running the child care center each afternoon, on
each September 27, she involves 25 members of her family in a
unique feeding program for the homeless in memory of her son who
died several years ago of asthma. As a boy, her son had fre-
quently invited homeless people to the Flood home for food.
The family saves money throughout the year and begins the prepar-
ations several weeks in advance. On September 27, they load the
food into cars and travel into downtown Newark where they feed
500 to 800 homeless people.
BETTY FLOOD
Ms. Betty Flood of Newark provides a safe place for over 250
Newark children to go after school each day, providing games,
tutoring, dance instructions and lots of love.
When Betty Flood leaves her full-time job at Public
Service Electric & Gas at the close of working hours, her day is
only half over. Each day from 4 to 11 p.m., Betty Flood and
her corps of committed volunteers can be found at the after-
school recreation center which attracts over 250 children from
her apartment complex. Betty asserts that she developed the
center in order to provide children with a safe, structured
environment as an alternative to the surrounding, drug-infested
neighborhood. The center's environment is one that enables
the children to do homework, study, play games, dance and
create rap music, and to do craftwork. They also interact with
one another which Betty feels helps them learn
competitiveness, caring and sharing. The center is regulated by
rules - rules the children have learned to respect.
The after-school program is not Betty's only volunteer
commitment. On September 27th, Betty and 25 family
members can be found delivering home-cooked meals to 500-
800 of Newark's homeless who can be found at hotels, train
stations, parks and airports. This event requires one full year
of preparation and is done annually in memory of Betty's late
son Winston. While he was alive, Winston's motto was "to do
my duty to help someone," so the day is truly a living tribute to
his memory.
Throughout the year, Betty and her daughters will save
coins to help pay for the food. Weeks in advance, preparations
begin including shopping, preparing and freezing food. Betty
and her family personally load and deliver all the meals to the
homeless.
Betty has also donated numerous hours to the state's
Volunteer in Probation program, where she has tutored two
children who have excelled and remained out of trouble.
INTERNATIONAL
Dr. Francis G. Serio
Glen Rock, PA
Dr. Francis Serio, a dentist and member of the dental faculty of
the University of Maryland, developed the Dominican Dental
Mission Project in 1982 to provide dental care to impoverished
residents of the Dominican Republic. After visiting the Domini-
can Republic as a dental volunteer at a Catholic mission in 1982,
he began putting together the teams of volunteer dentists and
technicians.
Each trip, containing a mix of three or four practicing dentists
and up to a dozen dental students from the University of Mary-
land, lasts two weeks. While in the Dominican Republic, the
volunteers stay at missions and pack a van and pickup truck each
morning for the trips into the mountain villages.
Because of the poverty and the remote location of many of the
villages, there is little dental care available. There is also
no education about the proper care of teeth and gums. Malnutri-
tion and the use of sugar cane to numb the hunger of children
exacerbates the dental problems.
When the team arrives at the site there are up to 50 people
waiting for extractions and fillings. The work is done in
whatever building can be arranged. The team works with portable
dental units and chairs, and frequently patients waiting for
treatment wait around the perimeter of the room. Frequently,
extractions are illuminated by flashlights.
During each visit, Dr. Serio places a strong emphasis on dental
education for the children. The volunteers demonstrate proper
care of the teeth and give the children toothbrushes and tooth-
paste.
Dr. Serio raises the money to cover the trips from a variety of
sources, including individuals, Catholic organizations and
several churches. The dentists cover the costs of their own
transportation.
The 75 dental professionals and students who have participated in
the teams since 1982 have treated over 13,000 people.
(B) The Statement Francis G. Serio, D.M.D.
Francis G. (Frank) Serio, D.M.D., Assistant Professor of Periodontics at
the University of Maryland Dental School, originated and has administered
the Dominican Dental Mission Project (DDMP) since 1982 under the auspices
of Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB). The volunteer group has provided
free basic dental treatment to poor people in remote areas of the Dominican
Republic. With no dentists, dental decay afflicts virtually all the area's
population.
Each summer the Serio Task Force - dentists and dental students -- vol-
unteer vacation time for DDMP. Two groups spend two weeks each in the moun-
tains. Dr. Serio allocates work release and personal time for his partici-
pation with both teams. He also devotes substantial time each year recruit-
ing, selecting and processing the team through CMMB.
DDMP has two main objectives:
To provide much-needed dental service and dental-health training for
Dominicans.
To heighten the awareness among dental students and alumni of the Uni-
versity of Maryland Dental School of the social, economic, health and den-
tal problems in the Caribbean area and thus enhance the appreciation of
one's own advantages.
Since 1982 the 75 team participants have provided 13,000 needy patients
with extractions, dental restorations, toothbrushes, fluoride and oral-
health instructions. A number of team members have returned several times.
Dr. Serio has gone all nine years. In recent years more volunteers applied
than the mission could accommodate.
The project's impact:
Much-needed dental treatment for needy Dominicans.
An ongoing cordial relationship between the Americans and the Domini-
cans on the task force.
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An intangible benefit for Dominicans: hope for improvement in their
harsh environment.
A noticeable advance in oral health in villages visited several times.
The dental schools at the Universidad de Santo Domingo and the Univer-
sity of Maryland are exploring an official affiliation.
A Dominican helper early in the project, who was motivated to further
his education, recently graduated from dental school and will serve his
own people.
Participation has given other dentists the inspiration for their own
international projects.
The Serio team has overcome many daunting challenges to provide den-
tal services under less than ideal conditions. Most villages have
neither electricity nor indoor plumbing. All dental equipment and sup-
plies, including electrical generators, compressors, dental units and
instruments had to be acquired for the project.
Since the teams visit different villages each day, everything must
be moveable by pickup trucks. Under Dr. Serio's leadership, organiza-
tion and teamwork were meshed effectively to make the project a. success.
Dr. Serio has arranged for broad-based support for the annual pro-
jects, with contributions from religious groups and individuals cover-
ing the project's total cost. Dental manufacturers have been supplying
instruments, materials and toothbrushes.
On-site support and encouragement have been provided by the mission-
aries of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph and the Scarboro
Foreign Missions. Their aid has contributed substantially to the suc-
cess of the project.
ARTS & HUMANITIES
Linda S. Tollison
Greenville, SC
Linda Tollison developed a county wide Arts Festival to celebrate
the arts by involving all of the children in the school district
in some facet of the arts during one week in the spring. The
Greenville County School District has over 52,000 children and is
the 64th largest in the country. There are 103 schools, includ-
ing 54 elementary schools, in the system.
Ms. Tollison developed the first Arts Festival in 1987. Be-
ginning the previous year, she faised the funds needed to run the
event and enlisted 1,000 volunteers to assist. In addition to
community volunteers, Ms. Tollison enlisted school principals,
teachers, parents, business leaders, and local and state dig-
nitaries. Gaining the support of the business community and
media, she developed the promotional materials and was respon-
sible for developing the overall concept. The first year there
were 26 schools and 12,000 children participating.
Planning for the 1990 event began soon after completing the 1987
festival. She produced the second District I Arts Festival in
May 1990. Her goal for this one was to expand the festival to
involve all of the children in the district from all of the
schools.
During the week, student groups of all ages performed in public
spaces around the city. There were choral groups, soloists,
orchestras, quartets and dancers of all kinds in bank lobbies,
shopping malls, on street corners, in businesses, libraries,
hospitals and rest homes. There were exhibits of drawings,
paintings and sculpture by both elementary and secondary students
as well as demonstrations of technique and hands on participatory
activities. Choral groups from all over the district partici-
pated in the Spring Sing at the Municipal Auditorium, an event
done in cooperation with the Rotary Club.
All children in the district were given the opportunity to
participate in some way, both advantaged and disadvantaged
children.
In addition to developing the Arts Festival, Ms. Tollison is a
volunteer in the public schools her children attend, is PTA
president and serves on the state PTA board.
NOMINEE: Linda S. Tollison
NOMINATED ACTIVITY: Planning, development and implementation of county wide
Arts Festivals combining schools, children, parents, businesses, media, and
arts patrons in community educational and cultural enrichment efforts.
Prior to May 1990 the great majority of public school children in
Greenville County, South Carolina had never sang a song in public, never
painted a picture for display, never danced as part of a chorus, never written
and recited a poem from the heart, and had never experienced the sense of
overwhelming acceptance and satisfaction that comes from receiving a standing
ovation from an appreciative audience. Special children with learning
disabilities, physical handicaps, and retardation, as well as children from
foreign countries who suffer cultural and language barriers even more so
experienced the deprivation of social and cultural isolation. But all of this
changed in May of 1990 when over 52,000 children actively participated in a
Greenville County School District Cultural Arts Festival. Performing and
displaying talents in area businesses, hospitals, shopping malls, and other
public forums throughout the county, for one eventful week the citizens of
Greenville County participated and appreciated the arts.
The originator and Chairperson of the above? A former teacher, a
mother, and an individual dedicated to instilling in every child an
appreciation for the arts as well as an opportunity to participate in creative
writing or the visual and performing arts--Linda S. Tollison. For thousands
of children who experienced feelings never before expressed and who proudly
stood tall and straight in the spotlight, Linda Tollison truly makes dreams
come true.
The 1990 county wide Arts Festival began, however, in 1986. At this
time Tollison and a group of volunteers began work on the first cultural arts
festival. No precedent existed, no funding was available, and no community
support was evident.
With grand hopes and few resources Tollison lobbied to receive a $1,000
grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council--contingent on obtaining matching
funds elsewhere. Ever the innovator, she convinced the head football coach at
Clemson University to entertain at lunch the winner of a raffle drawing and
personally sold tickets to raise the remaining $1,000 needed to fund the
project.
The next task was to develop community and business support. What
better way than to visit countless area businesses, lobby community leaders,
and pester local media for support. Personally writing a promotional jingle,
she escorted children from two area schools to a recording studio and produced
a public service jingle for radio and television. The planted seed was
beginning to grow.
Following a year of planning and dedicated volunteer work, the first
Cultural Arts Festival was held in March of 1987. Twenty-six schools and
12,000 children participated, as well as over 1,000 community volunteers.
Although successful in every respect, Tollison's dream remained unfulfilled.
Greater participation and opportunities for learning were desired.
Following three years of additional work, in May of 1990 the second Arts
Festival was held and, under Tollison's direction, over 52,000 students
participated in a week-long festival of art. School principals, teachers,
parents, business leaders, local and state dignitaries, and others volunteered
time and effort. Desiring to avoid competition between individual children
and schools, all children received awards for participation in either visual
arts, performing arts, or creative writing.
The School District of Greenville County Cultural Arts Festival is now
an integral part of public education and the community at large. The festival
is now budgeted, highly organized, and a primary community event. Based in
part on the success of the Arts Festivals, the Greenville County School
District received in 1990 the Kennedy Center/National School Board Association
Award for Performing Arts. Furthermore, Tollison's pioneering work received
national attention in the educational journal The Gifted Child Today with
focus on outstanding community programs in an article titled "Arts Showcase."
It all began with a dream--a seed that was dutifully and tirelessly
labored by a volunteer dedicated to children, the community, to arts, and to a
better way of life for all people. The seed is now a flourishing and lovely
flower for all to enjoy--thanks to Linda Tollison.
YOUTH
Jawanza Whitfield
Little Rock, AR
Jawanza Whitfield, now a college freshman at Fisk University, has
been involved in a variety of leadership roles since his high
school years.
For several years, he has been heavily involved in a variety of
drug abuse prevention activities, both through his school and
through state and national programs. Working with the National
Federation of Drug Free Youth, he has appeared as the only
student in parent coordinated panels at national drug con-
ferences.
He has conducted training programs and facilitated student panels
on drug abuse. He was teen leader for local "Just Say No" clubs
and for three years lead the teen training for the central
Arkansas region with over 125 teens at each session. He was a
speaker at a rally for 600 elementary students and moderated a
rally for over 2,500 older students. As Youth to Youth Presi-
dent, he planned and implemented two drug free New Year's Eve
parties that attracted over 1,000 students.
Since leaving Little Rock for Fisk, he has returned to partici-
pate in programs sponsored by Arkansans for Drug Free Youth and
for the national convention of Youth to Youth. R.E.A.C.H., which
sponsors the largest drug abuse training program for youth in the
nation, uses him as a resource.
While in high school, he was the leader in the cross age peer
counseling program, working with elementary school counselors.
He counseled young people with drug and alcohol abuse problems as
well as with suicide and sex education. When a small town near
Little Rock experienced several teen suicides, the local public
broadcasting station invited him to serve as the teen on a panel
on suicide. Although he was raised in Little Rock, he has worked
successfully with students in both urban and rural settings.
He is currently attending Fisk University on a four year scholar-
ship.
Jawanza Whitfield
My telephone rings, and the caller is from Senator David Pryor's
office requesting Jawanza Whitfield's presence at a hearing on drug,
abuse prevention. The hearing will be taped for cable TV, and Senator
Pryor's office needs articulate students who have worked to prevent
teen drug use to testify. Two days later I receive another call for
Jawanza. This one is from an Arkansas Gazette reporter who wants an
interview for an article to be used during Black History Week. These
calls no longer surprise me. When I began work at Hall in August,
1989, I received the first of many calls; it was from Betty Herron,
director of Arkansans for Drug Free Youth, requesting Jawanza and
several of our peer facilitators for a press conference with Governor
Clinton to kick off Red Ribbon Week. A public service announcement
was to be taped and Jawanza to be the only student with a speaking
role. While I usually do not begin a recommendation in this manner,
in Jawanza's case it seems appropriate. His abilities are so well
respected and in such demand by people who work with teenagers in
Little Rock that there are times when I feel I am operating the
Jawanza Whitfield Booking Agency.
During the 18 years that I have been involved in education, I
have been privileged to work with a number of fascinating and capable
young people. Jawanza is one of the top few whom I have known.
Gifted in the area of academics, he shines his brightest in the areas
of leadership ability and community service. These qualities set him
apart from others his age and will enable him to make a unique and
positive contribution to the community in the future.
During high school, Jawanza has been dedicated to programs that
help young people within the state and Little Rock community in the
areas of drug and alcohol abuse prevention. The capacity in which I
know him best, however, is in his role as a peer facilitator for the
TRIBE, which is Hall's peer facilitation group and of which I am a
sponsor. The group does not have elected officers, but he is without
question the recognized student leader. In a group of fine, capable
peer leaders, he is peerless. I have seen few adults that handle a
group session as well as he does. (How I envy that ability!) He is a
natural leader who can feel the pulse of a group and control it. He
is a giver rather than a taker who is always sensitive to the feelings
of others. He is intuitive in the way in which many good counselors
are intuitive. (He senses things about people when talking with them.
He doesn't always know how he knows these things, but he "knows that
he knows, " and he is usually on target.) When junior high counselors
need student leaders to help train peer facilitators for Kids Days and
Just Say No Clubs or when students are solicited for the LR Police
Dept. DARE program, he is inevitably at the top of their lists.
If ever the words "a fine, young man" applied to anyone, they
apply to Jawanza. He has a very strong personal values system coupled
with highly ordered reasoning skills. Teachers tend to compare others
to him. Students tell me that they feel that he is very influential
within the school district. They also tell me with pride that they
are friends of his. I am consoled in sending him off to college next
year only by the knowledge that he will enrich the lives of the
professors and students with whom he will come in contact and that he
plans to enter the field of education after graduation.
In conclusion, Jawanza is an idealistic, gifted, young man of
exemplary character who is trying to make the world a better place in
which to live by working on a grass roots level with youth. I
recommend him with pride and enthusiasm for the Roosevelt L. Thompson
Youth Award.
LuidaPorter Sincerely
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Linda M. Porter,
Counselor
PUBLIC SAFETY
Rev. Cynthia James
Oakland, CA
The Reverend Cynthia James has been the leader in decreasing the
drug traffic on the block surrounding her inner city church. The
church is located in an ethnically and racially diverse neighbor-
hood. Because of the diversity, there has been considerable
distrust of the unknown and the diverse groups did not mix.
Reverend James built support in the neighborhood by going door to
door, visiting homes on the block. She built support in the
church by telling parishioners that they could use the church for
worship only or they could make it part of the neighborhood. She
developed city and police support by organizing letter writing
campaigns by residents of the area.
She sponsored a block party to bring residents together and
organized block watch parties. To attract the residents, she
organized clothing and food drives and distributed the clothing
and food at the parties. She has organized late night marches by
residents to force drug dealers off the street.
In the 18 months since Reverend James began organizing the
community, four crack houses have been closed and drug activity
on the street has decreased significantly.
She mortaged her own home to get the funds to purchase one of
those houses which has since been converted to a community day
care center. An alternative elementary school, grades one
through three, is operated by the church's Landmark Ministry.
This statement is intended to clearly demonstrate how
community leadership working collaberatively with other community
groups can assist in neighborhood empowerment and indeveloping an
effectual resistance to illegal drug activity in the streets of
East Oakland.
The E. 23rd Street neighborhood was cited at one time as
among the top three most violent drug activity areas in the City.
Within a 2 year period, one block of E. 23rd street suffered 5
drug related deathys. The victims ranged from 10 months to
approximately 20 years old. This single block had 5 crack houses
which operated 24 hours a day with drug customers lined up in
their cars waiting for orders to be delivered to their windows.
Well-organized drug dealers worked in organized shifts with the
needed support services such as residents which not 13 only served
as look-outs but who prepared their meals ans supplied changes of
clothes to make police detection more difficult. In addition, all
of the illegal activities, such as prostitution, which generally
accompany crack houses were evident and in full operation.
In the space of approximately 18 months, Dr. Cynthia James,
Pastor of Landmark Ministries along with church members,
organized residents into the E. 23rd Street Family Association.
This group of Asians, Hispanics, African-American and Caucasians
have in a brief time, worked increasingly and with the help of
Community Services Division of the Oakland Police Department and
the support and resources of the Volunteers of america, have seen
the total shut-down and closing of four drug houses. One of tthe
former crack houses is now providing emergency housing to inner-
city residents.
A full-time drug-free alternative elementary school, grades
1-3, is in operation, a community tutoring program has been
initiated and Pastor James is looking for the means to convert a
fromer crack house into an alcohol recovery.
Rev. James haas been creative and innovative in sponsoring
block parties, where free clothes and food were distributed to
over 600 people. Church members formed day and evening patrols
and made their own drug-free brochures which were given to
prospect customers. Late night marches and telephone trees were
formed by residents. Letters were sent to city officials and
particpants mortgaged their homes to purchase a crack house,
formerly owned by an indifferent, absentee, suburban landlord.
Video tapes, using hidden cameras were made of drug deals and
asome association members follwed cars after a deal had been made
in oreder to illicit their help in crwating a drug free
coommunity.
Currently, church members and resident in creating a drug-
free zone, that in February 1991, they hope to see the church
facility devoted to use as an alcohol and drug recovery program
and a demonstration child care project for pre-school and school
aged substance abuse children. Discussions are currently under
way between the Social Services Agency, Health Care Services
agency and the E. 23rd Street Association to create this first
ever demonstration project devoted to the care of substance
exposed children. The project would incorporate observation and
research on behalf of expanding the current field of knowledge on
this "special needs" group of children. Opportunites would be
provided for natural and foster parents of the children to
particpate in writing a model for effective parenting skills for
substance exposed pre-schoolers.
Despite life threatening situation and what appeared to be
insurmountable obstacles, this multi-cultural/multi-ethnic group
wages its war unceasingly to create a drug-free community. Lives
continue to be directed as this woman, church members and
residents discover the explosive impact that comes from
collaborative efforts. We nominate Reverend Cynthia James as a
person worthy of your recognition for outstanding and exceptional
efforts to empower a neighborhood.
ARTS & HUMANITIES
Friends of the Kennedy Center Volunteer Program
Washington, D.C.
The Friends of the Kennedy Center Volunteer Program, now cele-
brating its 25th anniversary, sponsors the largest discounted
ticket program in the country, organizes community support and
coordinates fundraising events for the nation's cultural center.
Since the completion of the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts in 1971, the Friends program has continued to
grow and now includes several components.
Five hundred fifty volunteers are active in the Friends program,
which is coordinated by two paid staff people. One of the most
visible groups are the hosts/hostesses at the Friends' Informa-
tion Center. They lead tours, including school and youth groups,
for more than 100, American and foreign visitors each year.
Members of the group worked with people with physical disabili-
ties in exploring the Center to find creative solutions for
access concerns and developed touch, sign language and physically
accessible tours. In 1990, over 700 people participated in these
tours. In addition, the number of disabled people requesting
specially priced tickets has doubled to 2,250.
The Friends sponsor the nation's largest discounted ticket
program which provides over 83,000 half-price tickets annually to
most performances for students, enlisted military personnel, the
elderly, the permanently disabled and people on fixed income.
Friends manage and organize the Center's annual 4-H program
offering an introduction to the performing arts to over 6,000
students. Two hundred fifty volunteers are involved in the Open
House Arts Festival, a one-day introduction to the Center that
attracts over 55,000 people on a single day. The Very Special
Arts Festival annually involves over 1,500 individuals who
overcome physical and mental challenges to perform.
Friends provide free wheelchairs, recorded program notes, audio
descriptions for people with visual impairments and a listening
system for those with hearing impairments. They provide support
in the Center's offices and in the Performing Arts Library, a
branch of the Library of Congress housed at the Center. The cost
of many of these programs is underwritten by the proceeds from
the Center's gift shops, which the Friends staff.
The Friends are governed by the Friends of the Kennedy Center
Volunteer Advisory Committee, a group of 16 elected by the
members. They oversee the programs, develop professional stan-
dards and develop and conduct training sessions as well as
monitoring and evaluating volunteer performance.
The Friends received a Citation in 1989 and 1990.
Friends of
The Kennedy Center
THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20566-0003
202 416-8300
FAX 202 416-8076
The Friends of the Kennedy Center volunteer program, celebrating
its twenty-fifth year as the volunteer force supporting the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, provides the vital
financial and human resources necessary to accomplish the community
outreach goals of the Center.
The 550 volunteers (and two paid staff) serve the Kennedy Center's
3.8 million annual visitors in a variety of ways. Many of the
Kennedy Center's community and public service programs, designed
to make the Kennedy Center both inviting and accessible, are
administered by volunteers at the Friends Information Center and
Public Service Desk. Volunteer guides lead free tours for more than
100,000 national and international visitors each year.
In response to growing needs, volunteers have developed access
tours for people who use wheelchairs and people who have visual or
hearing impairment. Volunteers reached into the community for
guidance from people with disabilities and actively explored the
Kennedy Center to find creative solutions for access concerns.
Touch, sign language, and physically accessible tours are now
available. In 1990, more than 700 people enjoyed these tours and
the number of patrons with disabilities requesting specially priced
tickets has more than doubled to 2,250. Access to events is now a
priority at the Kennedy Center.
Volunteer support enables the Kennedy Center to offer the Specially
Priced Ticket Program which provides half-priced tickets to people
on fixed, low incomes, including senior citizens, students,
children, enlisted military personnel, and people with
disabilities. This program, the largest of its kind in the country,
serves close to 83,000 people annually. Additional volunteer
assisted services include wheelchairs that are available free of
charge, recorded program notes, audio description for people with
visual impairments and a listening system for those with hearing
impairments.
The Kennedy Center Gift Shops, staffed solely by volunteer
salespeople, educate the public about the performing arts and the
Center while providing substantial operating revenue. Volunteers
provide essential support in the Kennedy Center's administrative
offices as well as the Performing Arts Library, which is a branch
of the Library of Congress housed at the Center.
Volunteers organize and implement special events and projects
designed to raise funds and develop new audiences for the Kennedy
Center. More than 250 volunteers work on the annual Kennedy Center
Open House Arts Festival, a free celebration of the performing arts
which provides an introduction to the Center for more than 55,000
people. Volunteers assist in distributing tickets for free
performances such as the annual "Messiah Sing-Along," "The Spirit
of Gospel," and the American College Theater Festival.
The Kennedy Center's annual 4-H program, organized and managed by
volunteers, offers 6,000 students from around the country an
opportunity to visit the Kennedy Center and learn about the
performing arts.
The Friends of the Kennedy Center Volunteer Advisory Committee,
comprised of sixteen volunteer representatives selected by their
peers, oversees the program, setting professional standards,
developing and conducting training sessions, and monitoring and
evaluating volunteer performance.
The Kennedy Center, through its volunteers, public service
programming, community outreach, and scheduled performances, is an
invaluable community resource, accessible to everyone.
EDUCATION
Friends of Paint Lick
Paint Lick, KY
Friends of Paint Lick was formed in 1988 by Dean Cornett, a local
resident who is largely self-taught and who wanted to help others
expand their horizons and complete their education. A farming
community located around the small town of Paint Lick, it is
located in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, the district
which has the lowest level of educational achievement in the
nation.
With funds borrowed locally, the Friends purchased a storefront
and established a community center which offers material, educa-
tional and enrichment services. Residents can acquire clothing,
assistance with emergency fuel and help in winterizing houses.
Mrs. Cornett enlisted the help of area teachers and others with
good reading skills to set up literacy classes, and high school
GED and art classes. A community college in a nearby town
provides college credit courses. A small library provides
reading material and the center sponsors a women's reading group.
The center also offers sewing classes, training in foreign
languages and story hours for children.
Two years ago a Harvard student, volunteering in a nearby com-
munity with the Christian Appalachian Project, learned about
Paint Lick and enlisted a group of international students to
visit the community and volunteer during spring break. In
exchange, the community provided homes in which to stay and
nightly sessions that introduced the visitors to local customs
and crafts. Mrs. Cornett is currently working with Harvard
administration to make this an ongoing exchange.
There is a strong emphasis on building the strength and potential
of women. Because of the low emphasis placed on education and
the need to begin work early to support families, many of the
women suffer from low self esteem and little faith in their own
abilities. One student summer intern organized a women's reading
circle organized around women's literature but which expanded as
the participants shared experiences, successes and failures.
Funding to support Friends of Paint Lick programs, the mortgage
and utilities comes from small grants from the Christian Ap-
palachian Project, individual contributions and bake and yard
sales. Churches and businesses sponsor three community festivals
each year to assist the program.
Nomination
Linda L. Caldwell
In 1988 a teenager and a senior citizen combined dreams and
spurred a village into social awareness. Although their ages were
nearly 60 years apart, they both cared passionately about the
future of their community. Their dreams included decreasing
poverty and illiteracy, and protecting the environment. They
precipitated the founding of FRIENDS OF PAINT LICK, a non-profit
organization, made up of community residents and representatives of
nine businesses and five churches. Paint Lick, a small place by
any standards, is located in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional
District which has the lowest national level of educational
attainment.
The organization borrowed funds from the local bank to
purchase a storefront building. Everyday a stream of people come
through its doors, some offering help and others desperately
needing help. Among the services provided are clothing and food;
emergency fuel; winterization of houses; literacy, high school
equivalency (GED) and college classes; reading material; art
classes; and a women's reading group. Funds for projects,
utilities and mortgage are paid through bake and yard sales,
private donations, penny jugs, and small grants from the Christian
Appalachian Project. Church and business representatives sponsor
three community festivals yearly to assist the program.
Peggy Robinson, who dropped out of elementary school, is one
of the first successes of literacy tutoring at Friends. Her
outlook has been so changed by her experiences that she
emphatically stated on CBS television's Sunday Morning in July 1989
that her eight children will finish school if she has to transport
them everyday herself. She helps at Friends often. Katie Rollins,
a high school dropout at sixteen and sole support of her family in
her thirties, found herself one of the working poor. She received
her GED and six college hours through Friends. She currently
balances. job, family responsibilities and college classes with
teaching GED classes at Friends.
Kevin Brown, the founding teenager, has a recycling collection
point in his grandfather's store. Two homemaker groups work with
Friends cleaning up and beautifying the area. The founding senior
citizen, Dean Cornett, received President Bush's 182nd Point of
Light Award and was featured on CBS's Sunday Morning. Harvard
University has a sister institution relationship with Friends,
sending student volunteers during spring breaks and an intern
during the summer of 1990. One of these volunteers from Hungary
wrote, " One week in Paint Lick taught me more about the good
things in America than all the months at Harvard."
Increasingly people come to Paint Lick not only to help and
contribute to what Friends is doing but to learn by its examples.
They come to find out how people of all ages, educational levels,
political persuasions, and long standing socio-economic differences
can come together for the good of the whole. Often people who have
led closed lives find they have something to give, and in giving
they receive much more in return. The spirit of Friends is
reaching into the hearts and lives of Paint Lick's citizens and
into the hearts and lives of others in vastly different
surroundings and circumstances.
PUBLIC SAFETY
New York Asian Women's Center
New York, NY
The New York Asian Women's Center (NYAWC) was founded by two
Asian women in 1982 to provide shelter, counseling and assistance
to battered Asian women and their children. NYAWC is made up of
formerly abused women, relatives and friends of women who have
been abused and women who are concerned about other Asian women.
Numerous traditions within the different areas of the Asian
community have exacerbated the problems of spouse abuse. Because
tradition does not generally allow for family problems to be
discussed with outsiders, Asian women frequently have nowhere to
go. In lower socio-economic groups, divorce is not common, and
families may seemingly remain together although the husband and
wife do not communicate and remain in separate areas of the home.
Battered Asian women are also frequently ostracized by other
family members and feel they have nowhere to turn.
The two founders of NYAWC, one of whom had been an abused spouse,
recognized the difficulties of reaching abused Asian women. They
developed a grass roots outreach including participating in talk
shows on New York Chinese language radio stations.
The only program of its kind on the East Coast, NYAWC assists
over 200 abused Asian women and sexual assault victims each year.
It provides a variety of services including both crisis and
short-term counseling; emergency housing; information and refer-
rals; assistance with legal, health, housing and social services;
and community education programs. The hotline operates two
nights a week; at other times volunteers provide response to
messages left on the hotline's recorder.
To provide a sense of security to the victims of abuse, hotline
calls are conducted in Chinese, Korean and Japanese. The coun-
seling is also conducted in the women's native languages. They
are provided with temporary shelter in homes of Asian families,
thus remaining within their community and often finding support
for the first time. Having come from the community themselves,
the volunteers are better able to understand the complexity of
the problems facing the women and their children.
When the mother is abused, it is difficult for her to be a good
parent, so children suffer. NYAWC cooperates with a support
organization for children, Project Reach, to provide counseling
and assistance to the children.
An all volunteer organization, the New York Asian Women's Center
depends on charitable contributions to cover the costs of ad-
ministering the program.
New York Asian Women's Center
39 Bowery, Box #375
NYC 10002
Eleanor Roosevelt Award Application 1990
The New York Asian Women's Center is the first project on the East
Coast to organize women on the problems of battering and sexual assault in
New York's Asian communities. It is the only shelter program and 24 hour
multilingual (Korean, Chinese, Japanese) hotline in any Asian community on
the East Coast. Founded in 1982 as an independent, all volunteer
organization, the Center is comprised of formerly battered women, rape
survivors, relatives of women who have been battered or sexually assaulted,
and women who are motivated by their concern for other women.
Each year the Center assists over 200 battered Asian women and sexual
assault survivors. Last year (1989), NYAWC volunteers and staff provided
over 1700 counseling sessions, 800 advocacy sessions, conducted 50
community education presentations, and provided shelter to 32 women women
and their children for a total of 362 nights out of the year. NYAWC
provides all of the above services in seven Asian languages/dialects and at
no cost to recipients.
Battered Asian immigrant women are often ostracized by family members
and will often remain in violent relationships rather than go "outside" the
community where their chances of economic, cultural and social survival are
at best bleak. They are unable to secure jobs, locate apartments, and find
culturally based foods which are all essential to their health, well-being,
and their very survival. Through the NYAWC's safe homes program, battered
Asian women are able to remain within the community, offering them more
viable options in their efforts to confront the violence. Safe homes are
families within the Asian community who open their homes for women and
their children to stay. By providing shelter in this way, Asian battered
women do not feel ostracized and isolated, but instead find emotional
support, often for the very first time. In addition, community members are
better able to understand the complexity of problems faced by Asian
battered women and are given positive and concrete ways of helping.
NYAWC's shelter program is uniquely suited and tailored to confronting
domestic violence in Asian communities by maximizing community resources.
NYAWC was established in 1982 during the height of cutbacks to social
services, yet it blossomed as a model project with full community support.
NYAWC received donations of office space, access to copy machines, and
telephones. Community members volunteered time, energy, money, and their
homes for meetings, sheltering women, and even hotline space. Fundraising
events were organized to benefit the NYAWC. Given the poor/working class
immigrant nature of the community where economic resources are minimal, a
project totally supported through volunteer efforts was unheard of, but
welcomed, especially during this period of scarce funds for community
projects. The fact that it was a project run by women and focused on what
was considered women's issues was even more astounding.
NYAWC's volunteer network has been and continues to be the true
strength of the organization. Volunteers go to great lengths and make
elaborate, extensive plans to not only ensure the safety of the battered
women and their children, but also to ensure cultural and language
compatibility so that the women would feel supported in their efforts to
confront the violence. For example, volunteers have met women at all hours
of the night, sometimes at hospitals, police precincts, or other safe
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locations to help battered women file police complaints, serve Orders of
Protection, accompany women to their homes to retrieve their belongings,
and arrange for safe transportation and shelter. Volunteer attorneys have
taken on pro-bono cases, while a volunteer accountant has arranged for
completion and filing of tax forms for women.
Arrangements are also made to assist battered women with personal
concerns. For example, one woman who was literally scalped by her husband
was embarassed by her personal appearance. She received a haircut from a
formerly battered woman who was a hairdresser by profession in the privacy
of the home of another formerly battered woman. Another battered woman
gave birth to a baby girl during her shelter stay. Volunteers organized a
traditional Chinese welcoming party for the baby and brought gifts very
much needed by the new mother and baby. Another woman who had only been in
the U.S. for one month cried when she saw how many volunteers and to what
extent volunteers were available to help her because she said that her own
family was was not even as supportive of her.
These are only a few examples of how our volunteers have touched the
lives of battered Asian women and their children. Through the abundant and
vibrant generosity and energies of our volunteers, NYAWC goes beyond the
provision of "ordinary" services to reach and assist women in truly
significant and personal ways that "services" could never accomplish.
The volunteer pool is over 50 active volunteers strong and very rich
in diversity. Women who are Korean, Chinese, Japanese, American born,
immigrant women, professionals, students, formerly battered women, single
mothers, etc. all participate in not only helping other women, but in their
contacts with each other, help to bridge communications and cultural gaps
that exist between Asian women. Volunteers are trained in one of 3 training
series conducted each year. Each training series lasts for approximately 3
months. After the training, volunteers take overnight, weekends and
holidays shifts on the 24 hour hotline. On the average, each volunteer
donates over 28 hours each month (approximately 7 hours) each week
performing the above functions.
It was in mid 1987 when the first staff person was hired and only in
late 1989 when that number increased to 3 due to the increase in requests
for services. Staff work very closely with volunteers in the above tasks.
A small, working Board of Directors oversees the work of the organization
with a budget of approximately $180,000. The Board of Directors is made up
of volunteers who have staffed the hotline as well as women who have
developed expertise and prominence in their fields and in the communities
(see attached Board of Directors list). The Center is funded through grants
made by the NYS Department of Social Services, Crime Victims Board, and a
variety of private foundations. In addition, NYAWC continues to work
closely with many community organizations in ensuring that women and their
children receive the care, and quality assistance they need.
NYAWC.
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YOUTH
Connecticut College "Volunteers for Community Service"
New London, CT
The Volunteers for Community Service project of Connecticut
College was founded six years ago as a result of a United Way
community needs assessment which focused on the challenges facing
the city in the areas of drugs and crime and the problems of low
income, undereducated and underemployed inner city residents.
Over 600 students, out of a student body of approximately 1,600,
are involved in various activities through Volunteers for Com-
munity Service. Working together with more than 100 different
agencies in the New London area, students assist in adolescent
group homes, after-school tutoring, with child and adult special
needs programs, at convalescent hospitals, in the justice system
and in physical and mental health programs.
Through the Mentor Program, begun in 1988, trained students are
matched with at-risk seventh and eighth grade students from
nearby public housing units. With low income residents from
multi-racial and ethnic backgrounds, the highrise building faces
all of the problems usually associated with high rise public
housing of this type: high crime, drugs, teenage pregnancy.
Chosen on their ability to work with young people, the eight
young men and eight young women each spend a minimum of five
hours a week with their protege, three hours in group interaction
and two hours in individual tutoring. Mentors participate in 21
hours of training to understand the sociological, economic and
political issues in the youngster's environment.
Other students volunteer as rape crisis hotline counselors in
cooperation with the Women's Center in New London. After ten
three-hour training sessions, for which they receive one hour of
college credit, the students agree to be on call one night each
week from 5:00 pm to 9:00 am. If the rape has just occured, one
counselor meets with the victim and another with her family; if
it occured previously, the students talk with the victim, en-
couraging her to express her feelings.
Students who need flexibility in their volunteer schedule often
help out at the Salvation Army soup kitchen. Each week a group
of students serves an evening meal. During the past year, COOL
(Campus Outreach Opportunity League) has begun operating on the
campus, training student organizers and co-sponsoring projects
such as a senior class-sponsored Christmas party for community
children.
The college initially screens agencies then periodically follows
up to determine their suitability for student involvement. The
college also provides van transportation for students to their
volunteer assignments.
COMMISSION CONNECT COLLEGE
CONNECTICUT
New London
Office of Volunteers
Connecticut 06320
for Community Service
COLLEGE
NEW
LONDON
203-447-1911
WEW
LONDON
COLLEGE STUDENTS OF THE '90'S
FROM "ME TO WE"
The trek from the "Hill" down to the "Highrise", although
only one mile in distance, previously represented thousands of
miles of difference. Six years ago, the students of Connecticut
College of New London, responded to the challenge of a United
Way Needs Assessment, which underscored the battle of the City of
New London (CT) against drugs and crime and highlighted the
plight of the inner-city, single parent family and at-risk
children.
Since 1985, Connecticut College has taken up this challenge
by recruiting, training and coordinating over 600 students (over
one-third of the student population) annually to work with
children and families deemed at-risk, many of whom live at the
Winthrop Highrise Apartments. This low income housing project in
New London houses over 750 people on two square acres of land
(virtually on the "other side of the tracks", in reality, under
the bridge built across the Thames River).
The vision of students working with low income tenants has
sparked the imagination of everyone associated with these
programs and has led to unimagined coalitions, collaborations and
committees. The local newspapers, the City Council and the
Police Department have applauded and commended the students for
their ability to dispel old beliefs and go beyond apathy and
chaos.
Faculty from diverse departments assisted in overcoming the
bigger obstacles: how to work with tenants who had given into a
mindset of failure and who had lost self-esteem. The local
school system assisted in identifying needy children and in
training college students. The Commissioners of the Housing
Authority of the City of New London rallied to help the college
students organize a tenants association which worked side-by-side
with students in setting up an annual clean-up and beautification
project. This Great Clean-Up Campaign recruits annually more
than 400 student volunteers and tenants and has raised nearly
$20,000 for local hunger projects.
The culmination of five years of interaction and
collaboration of Winthrop tenants has led to the establishment of
a Mentor Program for at-risk Highrise youth that has become
national model for other college campuses and has been recognized
by Campus Compact (a coalition of 400 colleges presidents),
C.O.O.L. (Campus Outreach Opportunity League, a group of over
600 colleges), Youth Service America, Big Brothers/Sisters of
America and the Education Commission of the States. In September
1990, this program was honored as the 259th Daily Point of Light.
I heartily nominate the Connecticut College Volunteers for
Community Service, who by going beyond the "me-ism" of the
Eighties to the "we-ism" of the Nineties, have achieved great
success in serving the most needy in their adopted community of
New London, Connecticut.
ENVIRONMENT
Parkway Partners Program
New Orleans, LA
The Parkway Partners Program of the New Orleans Parkway and Park
Commission is a joint venture of area residents and the govern-
ment to provide maintenance and beautification services for the
city's grounds, parks and playgrounds. The first program of this
scale in the nation, Parkway Partners is responsible for the
city's more than 3,000 acres of median strips, 26 small parks and
playgrounds, three regional parks comprising more than 100 acres,
two municipal golf courses and more than one million trees.
Over 10,000 area residents are involved as volunteers in various
activities. Over 80 schools and five universities are involved
as well as area hospitals, garden clubs, neighborhood and civic
associations, large corporations, small businesses and most area
fast food restaurants. In addition, individual citizens become
involved as a result of promotion activities. The volunteers do
not replace paid city employees; rather, they supplement the work
force and accomplish tasks that the city was no longer able to do
alone.
Volunteers plant grass and shrubs, water planted areas, weed and
pick up litter, and cut grass. The program includes residents of
all areas of the city from low income neighborhoods to residents
of the well known Garden District who care for median strips and
parks in their neighborhood.
Through the corrections department, inmates and individuals
assigned to probation programs pick up litter in city parks.
Over $2 million has been raised through the Plant-a-Tree Trust
Fund through which individuals can make financial tax-deductible
contributions.
To save the unique resource of the existing trees in the city,
the Parkway Partners developed the Save Our Trees Program. Aimed
at providing treatment for at-risk trees in the city, especially
live oaks, Save Our Trees raises funds to provide the necessary
treatment to keep the trees healthy. A contribution of $40
guarantees one year of care for one tree. Because of the age and
historic nature of the trees, the U.S. Department of Agriculture
has estimated the value of the live oaks in the city at $633
million.
Funding for the Parkway Partners Program comes from individual
contributions, an annual fundraising event and grants from
corporations and foundations. No direct contribution is made
from the city's operating budget. The value of the time con-
tributed by the volunteers is estimated at $4 million.
Parkway Partners received a President's Award Citation in 1990.
NEW
CALEANS
PARKWAY PP
PARK
YYY
PARKWAY PARTNERS PROGRAM
A JOINT VENTURE OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, PARKWAY & PARK COMMISSION.
EDWARD WISNER FUND AND SHELL OIL COMPANY FOUNDATION
IN COOPERATION WITH JUNIOR LEAGUE
(B)
THE STATEMENT
With tourism as its No. 1 industry, the City of New Orleans must look its best at
all times. The City's appearance is a significant economic factor as well as an
important aesthetic and environmental issue. The Parkway Partners Program was
created to ensure the achievement of a well-groomed, beautiful city in spite of
budget cut-backs and drastically reduced resources and personnel.
The Parkway Partners Program is a public/private partnership for the management
and maintenance of public green space. It is a joint venture of government and
the private, corporate, and voluntary sectors that addresses the need to beautify
and maintain the City's 3000 acres of medians, playgrounds, parks, and 1,000,000
trees in the face of serious financial crisis. More than 10,000 citizen volunteers
assist the City of New Orleans Parkway and Park Commission to plant, water,
weed, pick up litter, and cut grass. Included among the volunteers are 80 schools,
5 universities, area hospitals, garden clubs, neighborhood and civic associations,
large corporations, small businesses, virtually all fast-food operations, and
individual citizens. Volunteers represent all walks of life and they function
in all parts of the City. Based conservatively on minimum wage, the value of time
contributed annually by the volunteers is estimated at more than 4 million dollars.
In addition, persons in various probationary programs and work-release inmates
participate in litter pick up. Policy for the partnership is formulated by an
advisory board comprised of volunteers and staff. Agreements are signed for a
minimum of one year and recognition plaques line the City's medians and parks.
Through the Plant-a-Tree Trust Fund, persons make tax-deductible contributions for
the planting of trees, plant replacement, and beautification. More than $2 million
has been donated.
The Parkway Partners Program is a one-of-a-kind program, a prototype that has
been replicated in 47 cities in the United States and abroad. It is innovative
in its approach and in its scope, size, and organization. It is unique in its
attraction of 10,000 volunteers representing all ages and all walks of life.
To our knowledge, no other local department of municipal government has approached
its mission in this way. New Orleans was the first city to incorporate the
private, corporate, and voluntarry sectors into governmental functions in so
comprehensive a program.
continued
SIDNEY J. BARTHELEMY, MAYOR
FARRELL J. CHRISTOPHE. PRESIDENT
FLORENCE SCHORNSTEIN, SUPERINTENDENT
The newly created Save Our Trees program, administered by the Parkway Partners
Program, is an effort to preserve the city's valuable tree stock. Citizens
can have a tree sprayed and fertilized for a nominal fee. In the program's
first year, 4,000 trees were treated. The Federal government has evaluated
New Orleans' live oak trees at $633,000,000. Thus, our trees are an economic
asset. They are part of the city architecture and they must be preserved.
The Parkway Partners Program has provided a better maintained, more beautiful
City. It has contributed to tourism, New Orleans' No. 1 industry. It has
involved thousands of citizens in joining hands with government to do a job
that government can no longer do alone. The program has been a dramatic example
of how citizens can involve themselves successfully in the betterment of the
entire community. The Parkway Partners Program has the cooperation of area
universities, public, private, and parochial schools; hospitals; neighborhood and
civic groups; individuals; small businesses and large corporations. Special
projects undertaken for the visit of the Pope and the Republican Convention have
resulted in permanent improvements. Trees are planted each year with school
children throughout the City. A goal of the Parkway Partners Program is to educate
the public about litter and trash and to raise the collective conscience of the
community.
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CORPORATE
General Mills Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
Overall
As a reflection of both senior management and employee commitment, General
Mills established the General Mills Volunteer Connection in 1982 to
encourage employees and retirees to become even more involved in community
service, and to help employee and retirees to use their volunteer time and
talents most effectively.
Directed by an advisory staff of eight employee volunteers and a corporate
staff coordinator, the Volunteer Connection is designed to match employee
skills and interests with community needs. It maintains a catalogue of
requests for volunteer help, and, in an unusual move for a formal program,
regularly surveys employees to discover the types of activities and kinds
of nonprofit organizations for which the employee might like to volunteer
(rather than emphasizing the agencies the company wants volunteers for). In
1990, the Volunteer Connection increased its scope and local outreach by
establishing a network of area coordinators--employees who communicate
monthly lists of volunteer opportunities to their co-workers and refer
willing volunteers to nonprofit organizations. A bi-montly newsletter is
published to both recognize and recruit volunteers, and a "Volunteer
Opportunities" sheet is distributed monthly. Annual recognition events are
also held.
Although volunteers are involved in group "drives" and one-time events
(with opportunities published through a flyer), the company primarily
encourages and provides support for "hands-on" individual volunteer
activities. Volunteers have been recruited for a wide variety of services
including to serve as tutors for disadvantaged children, to provide
companionship to the elderly or disabled, to befriend refugee families, to
participate in annual paint-a-thons, to counsel residents of penal
institutions, to provide one-to-one support for AFDC families, and to serve
as part-time receptionists, nurses and intake counselors in hospitals and
youth clinics. Volunteer activities are both short- and long-term.
The Volunteer Connection also has a component for retirees called
Retirement PLUS (People Lending Unselfish Support). Guided by its own
board of directors, Retirement PLUS provides volunteer services from and to
General Mills retirees in the Twin Cities area. It also has its own
quarterly newsletter.
In Minneapolis alone, more than 2,000 General Mills employees and retirees
participated in at least one volunteer activity in 1990. One agency
estimates that at least half of the agencies funded by the General Mills
Foundation also have General Mills employees volunteering for them, a
benefit to the agencies because both the Foundation and employees leverage
support for the agency. However, the program is not restricted to
headquarters. Thousands of employees working in General Mills plants and
facilities elsewhere in North America also volunteered; for example, in
General Mills' newest manufacturing facility in Covington, GA, they
established an adopt-a-school program, and even before the plant produced
its first product, nearly all of its more than 100 employees volunteered
for the program.
Statement of Activity
For decades, General Mills has been a company of people who care about the communities in
which they do business. The General Mills Foundation extended an unprecedented $9 million
in philanthropic grants to not-for-profit organizations during the company's fiscal 1990.
In that same year, General Mills and its subsidiaries made $2.7 million in charitable
contributions and gave 11.1 million pounds of food to people in need.
Nowhere, however, is General Mills' commitment to helping others more evident than in
the volunteer efforts of the company's employees and retirees. In Minneapolis alone, more
than 2,000 General. Mills employees and retirees participated in at least one volunteer
activity last year. So did thousands of employees working in General Mills plants and
facilities elsewhere in North America.
For years, General Mills has recognized the special contributions that volunteers make
in the realms of problem-solving, community improvement, and cultural enrichment. It has
simultaneously recognized that volunteerism promotes personal growth among the volunteers
themselves. In 1982, the company established the General Mills Volunteer Connection, which
has two missions: to encourage General Mills employees and retirees to become involved in
community service, and to help them use their volunteer time and talents most effectively.
Directed by an advisory staff of eight employee volunteers and a corporate staff
coordinator, the Volunteer Connection is designed to match employee skills and interests
with community needs. It maintains an up-to-date catalogue of requests for volunteer help,
and it regularly surveys every General Mills employee to discover the types of activities
and kinds of nonprofit organizations for which each employee might like to volunteer. In
the past eight years, the Volunteer Connection has matched more than 4,500 employees with
specific opportunities to improve the lives of others. Future recruitment rates are
expected to rise, in part because in April 1990 the Volunteer Connection established a
network of area coordinators -- employees who communicate monthly listings of volunteer
opportunities to their co-workers and refer willing volunteers to nonprofit organizations.
A full list of the volunteer activities fostered by the Volunteer Connection would be
lengthy and diverse. Some are short-term projects and one-time events, while others
require long-term commitments of time and effort. Some address acute problems facing
communities and individuals; others promote cultural experiences. Some deal with specific
emergencies. Some attempt to initiate lasting contributions to the social fabric of local
communities.
Through the Volunteer Connection, for example, volunteers have been recruited to serve
as tutors for disadvantaged children, to provide companionship to the elderly or disabled,
and to befriend refugee families. General Mills volunteers -- and this is only a partial
repertory -- participate in annual paint-a-thons, food and clothing drives, and holiday
gift programs; they counsel residents of penal institutions, run Junior Achievement
programs, offer mental-health crisis counseling, and provide one-to-one support for AFDC
families; they work as Girl Scout and Boy Scout leaders and fill in as part-time
receptionists, nurses, and intake counselors in hospitals and youth clinics.
Programs supported by the Volunteer Connection are often experimental or innovative.
In the spring of 1990, for example, it helped form a partnership between a group of General
Mills employees and the faculty of Andersen Schools of South Minneapolis. Volunteers are
matched one-to-one with teachers and may get involved in tutoring, counseling, reading
programs, or recreational activities; their precise roles are determined by each
teacher/volunteer pair. (Andersen Schools combine three elementary level programs in one
setting: a Contemporary School of self-contained classrooms serving 600 children; an Open
School of 1,000 students who are team-taught in open classrooms; and an American Indian
Program that allows 500 of the Contemporary or Open School enrollees to be taught in an
atmosphere influenced by American Indian culture.)
When volunteer opportunities arise, General Mills employees often respond in large
number. During General Mills' fiscal 1990, 95 Minneapolis-area employees volunteered to
spend time with low-income senior residents of a single Minneapolis highrise. Dozens of
volunteers coordinated a holiday gift program that delivered more than 1,500 gifts to
disadvantaged 3- to 5-year-old children. Some 100 Minneapolis-area employees and retirees
answered a call for volunteers at the Courage Center's Country Championships, an annual
state track and field meet for wheelchair and cerebral palsey athletes. More than 100
employees of General Mills' new Covington, Georgia, plant volunteered to take part in an
Adopt-A-School program that was initiated before the plant produced its first product,
Working with the Management Assistance Project (MAP), which is sponsored by General
Mills and approximately 25 other corporations in the Twin Cities area, the Volunteer
Connection provides managerial and technical support to dozens of nonprofit agencies. More
than 100 General Mills employees and retirees have accepted MAP assignments in recent years
in which they have shared expertise in marketing, market research, public relations,
computer science, accounting, and operations. Others have served as board members to help
direct a variety of service, development, and arts organizations in their communities.
Retirement PLUS -- which stands for People Lending Unselfish Support -- is a volunteer
program for General Mills retirees that operates under the auspices of the Volunteer
Connection. Guided by its own board of directors, Retirement PLUS provides volunteer
services from -- and to -- General Mills retirees in the Twin Cities area.
In the summer of 1991, the International Special Olympics will be held in the Twin
Cities. General Mills and the Volunteer Connection have accepted a special challenge with
regard to the nine-day event: to recruit 1,000 volunteers to help provide. Special Olympics
athletes with the thrill of international competition and opportunity for continued
personal achievement. That will be no small task; 1,000 volunteers is equal to nearly one-
third of General Mills' Minnesota workforce. More than 500 have already been recruited,
and the Volunteer Connection expects fully to meet its goal.
CORPORATE
GTE Laboratories, Inc.
Waltham, MA
compred
Project: KidBits
The KidBits project was developed in 1987 by the employees of GTE
Laboratories. A friend of a GTE Laboratories' employee asked for advice on
how computers might help his child combat the two months of isolation the
child would face following a bone marrow transplant. The employee
distributed a memo seeking volunteers interested in coming up with ideas
for computer and telecommunication-related services that they could offer
patients and staff at Boston's Children Hospital, the largest pediatric
healthcare institution in the United States. More than 60 employees--
ranging from secretaries and administrators to Ph.D. research scientists--
responded.
The volunteers spent months interviewing patients, parents and hospital
staff in order to truly comprehend the situation of those in need; then
developed a way to record riddles and trivia questions, load them into a
computer's memory, and connect the computer to the hospital telephone
system. Patients could access the system by pressing the buttons on their
room phones.
The volunteers then identified a number of surplus Apple Computers at GTE
Laboratories and made arrangements for the company to donate them to the
hospital's Patient Activity Department. The volunteers also contacted the
Boston Computer Society, which donated their entire collection of "public
domain" software to the hospital. The volunteers then held a "computer
fair" in the hospital's Entertainment Center, where they taught ambulatory
patients how to use the computers. The fair was so successful that it has
developed into a quarterly event. In addition to computer activities, a
local t-shirt company donates, at cost, t-shirts with the KidBits logo on
them, and a manufacturer of t-shirt paints donates materials for the
patients to decorate t-shirts in between learning to use the computers.
The employee volunteers also provide formal computer education for the
hospital's Patient Activity Therapists, who are responsible for the
children on a day-to-day basis. To date KidBits volunteers have tutored
more than 30 Therapists.
In June, 1990, the employee volunteers installed a GTE-donated computer
telecommunications network in the hospital's bone marrow transplant ward,
where the need for such services is most pressing. Because the patients
must remain in isolation for up to 8 weeks recovering from the transplant,
the children in this ward are normally unable to communicate with their
peers or to engage in other social interactions. The computers, which can
be moved among the 13 rooms in the ward, permit patients to send letters
back and forth to each other and to play interactive, multiperson games
whenever they want.
Scientists at GTE Laboratories are now investigating the possibility of
computerized orientation programs for new patients and creating another
program that would help patients follow their own medical progress. Other
plans include establishing computer links with different wards in the
hospital and with patients' schools so children can maintain active,
healthy relationships with those from whom they may be temporarily
separated.
III.
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY
GTE Laboratories' KidBits project is a unique, grassroots activity in which approximately 60
employees - ranging from secretaries and administrators to PhD research scientists - have
contributed more than 10,000 hours over the past three years to design, develop, and implement a
variety of computer-based telecommunication services - interactive games, educational
resources, and inter-personal communication services - for chronic and acute care patients at
Boston's Children's Hospital.
HIGHLY INNOVATIVE RESPONSE TO A PRESSING NEED
The GTE Laboratories' KidBits project is believed to be the only volunteer effort of its kind in the
world. Undertaken to help reduce the tremendous psychological and emotional trauma
experienced by hospitalized children, GTE Laboratories employees have applied their skills in
software, hardware, networking and human factors to design and implement several high
technology solutions to the challenging problem of caring for sick children who are often
frightened and lonely in the hospital environment. Through the use of computers and
telecommunications services provided by GTE Laboratories volunteers, hospitalized children are
able to communicate with each other, play a variety of games, and create artwork, all of which help
continue normal processes of socialization and psychologieal development during extended
periods of isolation.
METHOD
Unlike most corporate volunteer programs, the GTE Laboratories KidBits project has been a true
grassroots effort: conceived, planned, organized, motivated, and implemented not by
management, but by the employees themselves. In fact, it has been the determination, skill, and
success of the KidBits organizers which "sold" management on the project and which succeeded in
building corporate support in the form of significant release time, in-kind donations of computer
equipment, and funding for incidentals as the project developed.
When a friend of a GTE Laboratories' employee asked for advice on how computers might help his
child combat the two months of isolation he would be facing following a bone marrow transplant,
the employee saw an opportunity for him and other employees to help these children in need. He
distributed a memo seeking volunteers interested in coming up with ideas for computer and
telecommunication-related services that they could offer patients and staff at Children's Hospital.
More than 60 employees responded, and, in 1987, the KidBits project was created with scientists and
other employees combining their expertise in the search for solutions to the problem.
Soon, the effort began to yield concrete results: First, volunteers developed a way to record riddles
and trivia questions, load them into a computer's memory, and connect the computer to the hospital
telephone system. Using this innovative technology (with volunteers providing everything,
including the recorded material), patients can dial up entertaining messages by pressing the
buttons on their room phones. The system, dubbed "Kids Connection" by the group, was installed
in the hospital.
Shortly after Kids Connection was established, a number of surplused Apple computers were
identified at GTE Laboratories and the group made arrangements for the company to donate them
to the hospital's Patient Activity Department. Broadening their appeal, volunteers contacted the
Boston Computer Society, which donated their entire collection of "public domain" software to the
hospital in support of the project. To commemorate these donations, KidBits volunteers held a
"computer fair" in the hospital's Entertainment Center, where ambulatory patients learned how to
use the computers from KidBits volunteers. The fair was S0 successful that it has developed into a
quarterly event. In addition to the computer activities, a local t-shirt company donates, at cost,
t-shirts with the KidBits logo on them, and a manufacturer of t-shirt paints donates materials for
the patients to decorate t-shirts in between learning to use the computers. Several GTE
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Laboratories KidBits volunteers organize and conduct activities for the approximately 100 patients
who are able to attend each of the fairs.
While the computer fairs are helping patients use the computers, volunteers also provide formal
computer education for the hospital's Patient Activity Therapists, who are responsible for the
children on a day-to-day basis. This instruction occurs in regularly scheduled seminars where
the therapists learn how to run the computers SO they can assist patients in doing so. To date
KidBits volunteers have tutored more than 30 Patient Activity Therapists.
In June 1990 the KidBits volunteers reached a major milestone when they installed a computer-
based telecommunications network in the hospital's bone marrow transplant ward, where the need
for such services is most pressing. Because the patients are faced with a potentially fatal disease,
and because they must remain in isolation for up to eight weeks recovering from the transplant,
the children in this ward are normally unable to communicate with their peers or to engage in
other social interactions. With the GTE-donated computer network, including five Macintosh SE
computers and a printer, patients are enjoying the benefits of this first-of-its-kind application of
such a system. The computers, which can be moved among the 13 rooms in the ward, permit
patients to send letters back and forth to each other and to play interactive, multiperson games
whenever they want.
UNUSUAL CHALLENGE OVERCOME
Although The Children's Hospital, like other non-profit organizations, depends on donations for a
significant percentage of its budget, it was relatively unprepared for, and initially skeptical of,
GTE's proposal to launch a large, no-strings attached volunteer effort in their behalf. In addition
to their concerns for patient safety, privacy, and security, the hospital was unsure of GTE
Laboratories' commitment to Children's. Over the years, however, this wariness has evolved into
unreserved enthusiasm, as volunteers have taken the time to listen to the hospital's concerns, to
understand the hospital's culture, and to integrate its project with the hospital's complex
operations. In short, the GTE Laboratories volunteers have earned the hospital's trust.
Perhaps the most compelling factor in earning this trust has been the approach volunteers have
taken towards the children. From the beginning it has been a shining example of people helping
people in need. Several of the volunteers have professional expertise in the behavioral sciences
and have understood all along that the project would not succeed simply by giving money and
equipment to the hospital. Accordingly, they spent months interviewing patients, parents, and
hospital staff members in order to truly comprehend the situation of those in need. It was largely
on the basis of this commitment to the recipients' needs that an honest, effective, and mutually
gratifying relationship has been built.
COMMUNITY NEED
To our knowledge, services of the kind provided through the KidBits volunteer project are
unavailable anywhere else in the community. And because the Boston Children's Hospital is the
largest pediatric healthcare institution in the United States, the positive effects of the KidBits'
project extend far beyond the community. Children from across the nation and around the world
may now experience a greatly needed support system that is unavailable in hospitals elsewhere.
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
Plans for the volunteer group include continuation of the computer fairs and tutorials for Patient
Activity Therapists and an expansion of the computer network in the bone marrow transplant
ward. In addition, scientists at GTE Laboratories are investigating the possibility of developing a
computerized orientation program for new patients and creating another program that would help
patients follow their own medical progress. Other plans include establishing computer links with
different wards in the hospital and with patient's schools SO children can maintain active, healthy
relationships with those from whom they may be temporarily separated.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Anita N. Martinez Recreation Center Advisory Council
Dallas, TX
The Advisory Council of the Anita N. Martinez Recreation Center
is a group of 60 Hispanic women who oversee the programs and
operations of the center located in West Dallas, a low income
area that is home to a mostly black and Hispanic population.
Approximately 15 of the women are at the Center on a daily basis,
running programs and developing new activities.
The Center was developed under the leadership of Chavela Lozada,
a Mexican American woman who has been a leader in the development
and improvement of the neighborhood for over 20 years. Located
close to downtown Dallas, this area had few basic amenities 20
years ago. Mrs. Lozado lead a group of women, most of them in
aprons and with babies in their arms, in forcing the city govern-
ment to provide basic services such as streetlights, a school
library, and adequate sewage.
One of the major improvements in the area was the development of
the recreation center. Mrs. Lozado was joined by Anita Martinez,
who, when elected to the City Council, became the first Hispanic
woman in the nation to achieve a role in big city government.
Built in 1973, the Center bore Mrs. Martinez's name to honor her
for her role in its development.
Within the past two years, the Center has been expanded and is
now triple its original size. There are ten paid staff and over
60 volunteers involvement in its management. Mrs. Lozado con-
tinues to run the office on a fulltime volunteer basis.
The Center serves the community in many ways. Classes in GED
preparation and English as a second language are offered. A new
effort to teach English to children at a younger age, Mi Es-
cuelita (my little school) has just begun. Area health agencies
such as the American Red Cross and the American Diabetes Society
hold periodic health screenings here. It is the site of surplus
commodities distribution and 250 children participate in a summer
lunch program.
With the expansion of the facility, the facilities now include a
boxing gym, a gymnasium, weight room, dance theatre, a senior
center, activity rooms, tutoring areas, kitchens, a movie thea-
tre, and computer classrooms.
Lead by the Advisory Council, the Center has become well known
around Dallas as the women cater special events and sponsor food
booths at fairs and community events around Dallas. They coach
eight to 16 year old girls in the folklorico dance troupe which
performs at events around the city. Funds raised from the sale
of the Mexican food is turned back to the Center.
THE ANITA MARTINEZ RECREATION CENTER ADVISORY COUNCIL
West Dallas is made up primarily of low income Black and Hispanic
families. For many years it was a neighborhood overlooked in the progress
of one of America's fastest growing cities. Families continued to live on dirt
streets with neither street lights, school, library nor recreation facilities. It
was largely due to the actions of one group of women led by Chavela
Lozada, a fiesty, Hispanic with her apron as a trademark, that changed
this bleak existance. Ms. Lozada organized community meetings, and in
spite of a grade school education, taught them the words that would mean
the survival of the barrio: protest, boycott, march, petition and taxpayer.
Many times this ragged group of petitioners would descend upon city
hall although many did not speak english and some had babies in LOW.
Their actions brought into effect the things listed above, streetlights, school,
library and in 1975, the Anita N. Martinez Recreation Center. It was at
this time that this same group became the Anita Martinez Center Advisory
Council.
With the success of their dreams, many people would dust their hands
and return to other interests but this group persevered. For nearly two
decades, many of the same women have served the center and community.
Through their efforts the center has become much more than just a
place to shoot a few baskets. Here the community come for government
commodities, shoes, Christmas presents, Easter eggs and a myriad of other
activities. Much of the bounty is paid for through the money earned by the
advisory council itself catering Mexican food to events throughout the city.
The rest is solicited through contacts developed through the years.
Each day the volunteers meet at the center for a lunch social and to
plan acivities. No matter what is required of the center, the council is quick
to volunteer food and womanpower to see that each event is successful.
Most of them are now seeing grandchildren enjoy the fruit of their labors.
Due to this interest, Anita Martinez Center has one of the largest and
most active advisory councils in the city and this group still never misses a
meeting of the city council or park board when community interests are at
hand. This same group volunteers at the Salvation Army during holiday
meals to feed the poor and serve as well on the PTA of the Lorenzo de
Zavala elementary school adjacent to the center.
As the advisory counncil continued to support the center and the
community through marches and petitions, it was hard to overlook West
Dallas when Bond elections were at hand. Funds from the 1985 bond
election were slated for the expansion of the Anita Martinez Center and
today a massive two story structure, one of the largest and most modern
in the city, stands as a tribute to the hard work of this body of volunteers.
Thus it is that we nominate the Anita Martinez Advisory Council as
the recipient of the Presidents Volunteer Action Award. Not one of these
hard working women has ever received a penny in payment for their
years of volunteer efforts on the part of the West Dallas community.
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEE GROUPS
Naval Training Center
Orlando, FL
The Naval Training Center provides a mechanism to involve both
permanent personnel and new recruits in a wide variety of volun-
teer activities in the Orlando community. There are approxi-
mately 18,000 personnel stationed at the Center; about one-third
of those are temporarily stationed there for training purposes.
The volunteer leaders from the 30 separate commands at the Center
meet monthly to discuss volunteer opportunities. To recruit
volunteers for specific projects they distribute fliers among
permanent and temporary personnel and telephone regular volun-
teers. Many of the projects involve partnerships with military
and military affiliated organizations.
The variety of projects provides opportunities for personnel with
a wide variety of skills and the volunteers range from trainees
to officers. As a Partner in Education, the Center provides
volunteers to four Orange County Schools. They provide tutoring
for gifted, physically handicapped and remedial students and
provide speakers to help students learn about careers in the
military and to discuss the importance of education. Volunteers
participate in Adopt-A-Student and Dropout Prevention programs
and provide technical assistance in the development of school
newspapers and yearbooks. They volunteer in Saturday Scholars
tutoring programs and invite students to base special events.
Base personnel have adopted several routes for the Meals on
Wheels program with the first "Navy meals" delivered by base
commander, Rear Admiral Louise Wilmot. Under the direction of
Meals on Wheels/Council on Aging they also participate in friend-
ly visitor programs and perform necessary home repairs for
clients of the Council. At holiday time, they provide assistance
at special events, including musical programs.
Through Green-Up Orlando, over 570 base personnel and trainees
spent more than 4,550 manhours planting nearly 5,000 trees and
shrubs around the city. They have also assisted with the build-
ing of playgrounds and various cleanup activities.
Base volunteers delivered Christmas toys for over 850 under-
privileged children for the R.S.V.P. program; sent 150,000
holiday greeting cards to members of the armed forces serving
abroad and to patients in VA hospitals; collected food and
distributed it to over 240 military and civilian families during
the holidays; and assisted several "wish" programs for terminally
ill children by escorting them during their visits to Florida.
The base program involved over 5,000 volunteers who contributed
over 45,000 hours in more than 200 separate service projects
during the past year.
NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, ORLANDO
The Naval Training Center, Orlando has established a broad, in-depth
volunteer network which supports thousands of servicemembers, their
families and the citizens of Central Florida. This volunteer
program, working under the direction of Ms. Marcia Reinwald and
through a number of existing community outreach and partnership
programs, coordinated over 200 service projects involving over 5,000
volunteers, and contributed 45,000 volunteer hours in 1990.
The network involves every command at the Naval Training Center.
Each command representative, in addition to his or her military
duties, assists in providing volunteers when requests are made.
Through monthly meetings, distribution of fliers and hundreds of
phone calls, requests for volunteers are disseminated among the
military community of students and staff. With the support of
military and military-affiliated organizations such as the Non-
Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA), Paralyzed Veterans of
America (PVA), Navy Federal Credit Union Orlando, American Red Cross,
United Services Organization (USO) and Navy Relief, the volunteers
form a powerful, cohesive action team which is highly regarded for
its responsiveness. The Orlando community is confident that when it
needs help, the Naval Training Center is there and will rise to the
ccasion.
Navy personnel experience unique challenges balancing a 24-hour, on-
call schedule with volunteer work. The skill range of volunteers is
as diverse as the ratings in the Navy. From Master-at-Arms to
carpenter, from instructor to student, from officer to enlisted, each
finds a way to serve the community. Examples of projects to which
the Naval Training Center volunteers have made considerable
commitment are:
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Partners-in-Education. Assisted local public schools by
tutoring students in math and science. The tutors participate
in Adopt-a-School, Saturday Scholars and Role Model programs.
Meals on Wheels. Delivered daily meals to homebound elderly.
In addition, the volunteers established the "Special Friends"
program which takes the elderly to visit young children in
elementary schools, and "Florida Fix," in which volunteers
repair and paint homes for the elderly.
Green-Up Orlando. Planted trees and shrubs for the Orlando
Bureau of Parks.
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Retired Senior Volunteer Program. Delivered Christmas toys for
over 850 underprivileged children in the area.
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Project Up-Lift. Sent 150,000 holiday greeting cards (a touch
of home from Orlando) to servicemembers overseas and to patients
in Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals in 1990.
NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, ORLANDO (Cont'd)
Holiday Food Drives. Provided support to over 240 needy
military and civilian families during 1990.
Sunshine Foundation/Dream Lift Canada/Give Kids the World.
Worked with and escorted terminally ill children from around the
world during their visits to Central Florida (Disney World).
In addition, the Naval Training Center volunteer programs provided
support to 53 agencies ranging from the "March of Dimes Walk for
America" to the "Miss Wheelchair Florida" pageant. The multitude of
worthwhile projects to which Navy personnel have contributed their
time and energy is above and beyond all expectations. The volunteer
service network at Naval Training Center, Orlando, epitomizes the
living and loving spirit of volunteerism in America and demonstrates
that volunteering is a "two-way street." On the one hand, the many
benevolent acts of the volunteers make a significant contribution to
the quality of life of those served, and on the other hand, those
same acts enrich the growth and personal development of each
participating volunteer.
OF
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POINTS OF LIGHT NATIONAL CELEBRATION
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Marked by a sense of hope and renewal, Spring is a fitting time to honor the millions of Americans who
engage in voluntary service to others. Across the United States, people of every age, race, and walk of life
are taking direct and consequential action to help solve serious social problems such as drug abuse,
illiteracy, and homelessness. These Americans are planting the seeds of positive change in their
communities and sowing a rich crop for the future.
Voluntary service in America takes a variety of forms. Countless Americans give of their time individually.
In addition, millions of Americans now volunteer through innovative corporate programs and special
school-based projects. And there are those generous individuals who work on behalf of major nonprofit
organizations and local charities. During this National Celebration of Community Service, we salute all of
these caring citizens.
This nationwide observance underscores the fact that everyone has a gift to give - that every act of
kindness counts. For example, in Polk, Nebraska, a group of third grade students telephones homebound
senior citizens each day, offering a bright source of companionship and cheer. The founders of the
delinquency by offering late-night sports activities and tutorial sessions for disadvantaged youngsters.
Through the "Let's Help" program in Topeka, Kansas, volunteers provide needy families with literacy
training, job counseling, and advice on parenting, as well as food and financial support. All of these
volunteers and others, the brilliant "Points of Light" that reflect our national conscience and illuminate our
country's social landscape, are making a profound difference.
Every American has something to contribute, and none should be content until we have found a way to
serve. To be of service is not only to meet someone else's needs, it is not only to fulfill one of our primary
responsibilities as citizens and neighbors - - it is to find the joy and meaning in life that come only from
selflessness and giving.
Today more and more Americans have come to see that any definition of a successful life must include
serving others. So many of our citizens are beginning to recognize the talents, resources, and interests they
have to share. Let us salute all those Americans who carry on the time-honored tradition of voluntary
service, and let us strengthen our own commitment to enriching the lives of others - and our own -
through service.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the period of
April 15 through April 26, 1991, as Points of Light National Celebration of Community Service.
This special tribute to the spirit of service in America and to the millions of Americans who embody that
spirit encompasses traditional National Volunteer Week events and numerous other activities in which all
Americans - young and old alike - are encouraged to engage. I ask all Americans to join in saluting and
thanking our Nation's volunteers, as well as the organizations - religious, governmental, business, and
private nonprofit - that support and participate in community service. I also encourage every American to
observe this week with appropriate events and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of April, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and fifteenth.
ay Bush
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 12, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISTINA MARTIN
FROM:
CLARK KENT ERVIN
SUBJECT:
POTUS SOUTH LAWN APRIL 26 SPEECH
As you probably know, the referenced speech will be given at the
close of an unprecedented twelve day period designated by the
President as the "Points of Light National Celebration of Community
Service.' In years past, Presidents have recognized a "National
Volunteer Week". Such weeks have never had much publicity and they
have tended to focus only on traditional volunteer organizations
like United Way, the Red Cross and the Salvation Army.
This year it was our hope to heighten public attention to community
service, by lengthening the period from one week to twelve days,
planning a number of special events and activities across the
country, and changing the name of the period to include "Points of
Light, in order to make it clear that when we think of community
service, we think not only of traditional service organizations,
but also of individuals and institutions outside the social service
field who nevertheless participate in a direct and consequential
way in community service activities.
The President signed the proclamation not at the Red Cross, but at
an innovative program called "Midnight Basketball" that organizes
late-night basketball games and tutorial sessions to keep kids out
of trouble and off the streets, to make the point that there is a
role for even basketball leagues to play in combating the social
problems our nation faces.
Gregg believes that in this speech the President should make the
connection between Points of Light like Midnight Basketball and the
social problems that challenge us. For example, when the President
talks about the Administration's answer to crime, he points to the
Crime Bill. That's important, but passing legislation is but one
part, and, indeed, a small part of what needs to happen in America
to make neighborhoods safe. In addition to toughening penalties
and tightening legal procedures that can let the guilty go free,
neighborhoods should start programs like Midnight Basketball that
keep disadvantaged kids from turning to crime in the first place
by providing a positive outlet for their energies.
Or when the President talks about education, he rightly talks about
legislative reforms in that area, like choice, merit pay for
teachers, and the like. But we won't reach the goal of primacy for
our children in math and science by the year 2000, to pick just one
of the six goals, without a lot of community devised programs like
the Benjamin Banneker Black Honors Math and Science Society that
he'll be visiting earlier that week. That program gets 100
midshipmen from the Naval Academy up at the crack of dawn on
Saturday mornings to tutor inner city kids from Montgomery County
Schools in science and math.
Ideally, in this speech, the President would talk about five things
every person would like to have for himself/herself and his or her
community: child care and youth development opportunities; strong
schools and a good education; job training and employment
opportunities; improved health, good nutrition and a sense of well
being and a decent and safe place to live. He would then discuss
the relatively small role that legislation can play in achieving
those ends and then discuss the role that community action or
"Points of Light" from a variety of institutions - businesses,
schools, police departments, churches and synagogues, neighborhood
groups and clubs - must play.
If, for example, a decent and safe place to live is a national
goal, then the strategy for reaching that goal encompasses two
tactics: a governmental/legislative component and a community
action or "Points of Light" component. If the President were to
make such a speech, it would accomplish two important things.
First, it would show the connection between Points of Light and
social problem solving. That's important because the uninitiated
think of Points of Light as "white-gloved volunteerism," which
while nice, can hardly be expected to make a real difference in
broken communities or broken lives.
Second, it would answer critics who say we lack a domestic agenda.
We have such an agenda, but it is and must necessarily be only
partly based on governmental programs and regulations; the rest
must come from community action. The President and Congress aren't
the only institutions capable of making a difference; indeed, in
the scheme of things, their influence is likely not to matter as
much as community action at the local level. One has only to
ponder the question of whether Midnight Basketball has more of an
effect on crime than stiffening the death penalty to know the
answer.
I've attached a matrix which attempts to make the point I've made
textually in a schematic fashion. I've also attached a brochure
from The Points of Light Foundation describing events that will
take place during the Celebration to give the speech some context
and the proclamation. Please let me know if you need anything
further. I'd be happy to talk to you about the speech any time
next week.
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Administration of George Bush, 1989 / June 21
Since 1987 Mr. Duncan has served as As-
professor of naval science at Dartmouth
sistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Af-
College, 1967.
fairs. From 1973 to 1987, he was engaged
Mr. Duncan graduated from the U.S.
in the private practice of law in Denver,
Naval Academy (B.S., 1963), Dartmouth
CO, most recently as a partner in the firm
College (M.A., 1969), and the University of
of Hopper, Kanouff, Smith, Peryam, Terry
Colorado (J.D:, 1971). He was born March
and Duncan. He also served as an assistant
28, 1941, in Oklahoma City, OK. He is mar-
U.S. attorney, 1972-1973, and as assistant
ried and has two daughters.
Continuation of Robert W. Page, Sr., as an Assistant Secretary of the
Army
June 20, 1989
The President today announced that
neering Co. He was president and chief ex-
Robert W. Page, Sr., will continue to serve
ecutive officer for George A. Fuller Co.,
as an Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil
1972-1976, and vice president of construc-
Works).
tion for Rockefeller Family and Associates,
Since 1987 Mr. Page has served as Assist-
1967-1972. He was assistant general manag-
ant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
er for the Bechtel Corp., 1962-1967, and
in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served
vice president for the Southeast Drilling
in several capacities with Kellogg Rust, Inc.,
Co., 1961-1962.
including chairman and chief executive offi-
Mr. Page graduated from Texas A&M
cer, 1982-1987; president and chief execu-
tive officer with M.W. Kellogg Co., 1981-
University (B.S., 1951). He served in the
1983; and president and chief executive of-
U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater during
ficer for Kellogg Rust, Inc., 1983-1984.
World War II. He was born January 22,
From 1976 to 1981, he was president and
1927, in Dallas, TX. He is married and has
chief executive officer with the Rust Engi-
four children.
Remarks Announcing the Youth Engaged in Service to America
Initiative
June 21, 1989
You'd better watch that guy, he might be
guy I was sitting next to up here said,
President someday. [Laughter] Well, first
"There's a lot of people here." And he's
let me thank Mike Love and Bruce, the
right-a lot of people, but your problems
Beach Boys, for being with us and provid-
and possibilities are as diverse as the Nation
ing this marvelous presence and entertain-
itself. But all of you share a precious inherit-
ment-Robert Lamb as well. We're privi-
ance because, as I see it, you are the future
leged they give of themselves to help
of America. But to understand the future,
others, and I'm just delighted that they're
sometimes we need to look to the past. So
here with us today. I also want to thank
think back for a moment with me to a small
Carissa and Dale and Michael and Ron.
town tradition that America must never
Thanks for sharing those stories with us,
forget, a simpler time: a time when if there
those remarkable stories.
was trouble or a neighbor needed help
You know, this is a wonderful sight. The
every town had a way to send that message
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out to all the townspeople. Someone raced
reached their 20th birthday-one-third. The
to the top of the townhall or the church
three leading causes of death for teenagers
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steeple and rang a bell, and when people
are accidents-many involving drugs or al-
th
heard that bell, they didn't stop to ask why
cohol-suicide, and murder. On a tragically
be
it was ringing, they just came-horseback
typical day, almost 1,700 high school stu-
tic
or foot, by buggy or bicycle, honking the
dents drop out, over 4,000 teenagers run
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horn of a Model T-they just came. What-
away from home, 2,700 become pregnant,
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ever the problem, whoever was in need of
over a dozen will take their own lives. And
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help, they were ready to help.
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ne
And I've asked you here today, invited
them are kids in your school, kids who live
you to this marvelous White House lawn,
on your street. Some of them are your
of
because I need your help, because America
friends. And some of them may be about
needs your help. And the bells have been
you right here today.
in
silent too long; so, let them ring in your
hearts and across the land. And I know
You heard Michael Johnson and his Big
Brother, Dale. You heard Carissa and Ron.
at
you're ready, whatever the problem, who-
You heard their message, how much it
is
ever is in need. We need you now.
And I know that Presidents have called
means to know that someone cares, and
how much it means to care for someone
E
on the young people of this country before.
In time of war, our young have rushed to
else. And you can carry that message across
L
answer the call, to fight and die for our
this country, from the inner city out to farm
freedoms, if necessary. Today we're fortu-
country and every community in between.
nate. We live in a time of peace, a time of
You can let the phrase "one-to-one" symbol-
ize all America's commitment to each
O:
great and growing prosperity. And there's
no need for that kind of call to arms, but it
other. And regardless of the life that you
is time for a call to action. It's a time of
are living, there is something special about
need for millions of Americans. The storm
each and every one of you. And your gifts
clouds of war fortunately are not on the
are all different, but you each have a gift
y
horizon, but you and I know that the storm
that America needs, and I'm asking you to
Y
give that gift now.
a
clouds of a different kind are gathering.
A simple fact in America today is that too
You know, I've talked to hundreds of kids
many people are free-falling through socie-
over the years, and my own kids growing
c
ty with no prospect of landing on their feet.
up. And I've asked them: What is it you're
No one-young, old, white, brown or
looking for? What is it that you want to be?
a
black-should be permitted to go through
What is it that you want from life? And so
life unclaimed. You must show us how to
many times I hear the same answer. It isn't
a
reclaim these lives. We need you. And so,
money-it's how you look, what kind of car
today I call on you to commit yourselves-
you drive. You've all thought about it. You
listen to the bells-make it your mission to
know that's not what it's all about. When it
make a difference in somebody else's life.
comes right down to it, what you want,
And I don't have to tell you that youth
what all of us want out of life, are two
gets blamed-its share, and more-for soci-
things: meaning and adventure. Meaning: a
ety's problems. Pick up the newspaper, turn
sense of purpose in life, to be a part of
on the television, and there's another story
something that counts, something that mat-
about youth gone wrong. You don't hear
ters. And adventure-excitement-matters,
often enough about the good that you can
too. There are lots of ways to find adven-
do, the good that you already are doing.
ture. Some are self-destructive, and some
And I know better, and you know better.
bring a sense of self-enrichment and satis-
Your commitment can convince yourselves
faction beyond belief. The choice is up to
and your nation that you're not the prob-
all of you. And I'm telling you today, you
lem; you are the solution.
can find what you're looking for in helping
Take a look at what's happening today,
others. If you walk this path with me, I can
what's happening to kids like you. One-
promise you a life full of meaning and ad-
third of all victims of violent crime haven't
venture.
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And that's why I've asked you all here.
ganizations in the cities and towns where
You represent millions like you, all across
you live to open their doors, to make room
this country. That's why I'm asking you to
for people your age to contribute.
be a part of an initiative that Mike men-
And some of you may be saying, "Oh, I
tioned, called Youth Engaged in Service to
know it, I can hear it. Mr. President, I'm
America, YES to America. I'm not talking
ready, I'm willing, I'm able. But what can I
about another government program. An-
do, what should I do?" The fact is, you don't
other bureaucracy is the last thing we
have to go far to find people who need your
need-believe me, I understand that. Youth
help. They're right there in your own com-
Engaged in Service is a movement, a way
munity. There's an elderly man, facing
of looking at life. And tomorrow I'm going
nothing but empty days and isolation, and
up to New York to announce a nationwide
he needs you. There's a man who can't
initiative for national service, to encourage
read, living behind a locked door of illiter-
volunteers of all ages, all backgrounds, all
acy-that person needs you. There's a
abilities. But today let me tell you what YES
family with no home, no place to sleep—
is all about and what it's for, who it's for.
that family needs you. There's a boy or girl
It's for young people of all ages, 5 to 25.
less fortunate than you, without family,
Even the youngest of us have gifts to give.
without a friend, without hope in the
Let me ask you today. Don't worry whether
future, and they need you. I ask you, what
it's a lot or a little; do what you can. Get in
would it be like going through life without
the habit of helping others, and that's one
one single friend? You can be that friend.
habit that you'll never ever break. And all
There's a woman in a hospital bed, battling
of you have something to offer-kids from
hard against her illness-she needs you. Mil-
tough neighborhoods, kids from broken
lions of people-people in the cities and
homes, kids who have grown up on food
towns where you live-just like them—
stamps and hand-me-downs-and maybe
America needs you.
you think you've got nothing anyone wants.
You're wrong. The gifts I'm talking about
Maybe you've never been asked before.
are more precious: your energy and experi-
Well, I'm asking you: Say YES to America.
Make a commitment: reach out a hand to
ence, your time and talents-gifts that
come right here, from the heart. And if
people in need. Build a better future for
you've got the will to help, you really have
yourselves, a better future for America.
all that you need.
So, listen to the sound of those bells, like
So, first, YES is voluntary, truly voluntary.
long ago, ringing in the hearts of Americans
You don't need to be bribed with incentives
across this country-ringing in the inner
and threatened with penalties to get en-
city, out in farm country, and every com-
gaged in community service. And that's not
munity in between. And I ask each of you,
what the idea of service is all about
all young people in America: Answer the
anyway-service is its own reward, satisfac-
call. From now on, make it your mission to
tion guaranteed. Didn't you feel it when
serve others in need.
those kids were talking to us a few minutes
Thank you. Thank you for coming to the
ago?
White House. God bless you, and God bless
And second, serving others shouldn't be a
America. Thank you all very, very much.
detour on your career path. It's not some-
thing you do when you're young and then
Note: The President spoke at 11:24 a.m. on
outgrow when you're a little bit older. It's a
the South Lawn at the White House. In his
way of life, something you start when
opening remarks, he referred to Ron Brooks,
you're young and stick with it, all life long.
who spoke earlier. He also referred to enter-
And third, YES means getting involved
tainers Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and
where you know you can make a difference
Robert Lamb, and volunteers Carissa Grie-
in your own community. I want service or-
singer, Dale Long, and Michael Johnson.
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Designation of John Charles Gartland as Chairman of the National
Commission for Employment Policy
April 10, 1989
The Presiden today designated John
ant to the Secretary of the Treasury, and as
Charles Gartland Chairman of the Na-
a congressional administrative assistant,
tional Commission for Employment Policy.
1977. He currently serves as chairman of
He would succeed Trudy McDonald. Mr.
the Jefferson Foundation.
Gartland has served as member since
Mr. Gartland graduated from Villanova
March 3, 1987.
University (B.S., 1963) and received a
Since 1979 Mr. Gartland has served as
master of arts hegree in financial manage-
director of Washington affairs for the
ment from George Washington University.
Amway Corp. in Washington, DO From
He is a native of Cleveland, OH.
1974 to 1976, he served as Executive Assist-
Nomination of Diane Kay Morales To Be an Assistant Secretary of
Energy
April 10, 1989
The President today announced his inten-
dria, VA, and os Angeles, CA. Between
tion to nominate Diane Kay Morales to be
1981 and 1986, she was a Board Member of
an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environ-
the Civil Aeronautic Board and Committee
ment, Safety and Health). She would suc-
Chairman of the Native Hawaiian Study
ceed Ernest C. Baynard.
Commission. She has served as Deputy As-
Most recently, Ms. Morales has served as
sistant Secretary for Policy at the Depart-
head of her own firm, analyzing legislative
ment of the Interior, and was a consultant
and national policy issues concerning com-
for the Office of Information and Regula-
plex weapons stems and arms control
tory Affairs in the Office of anagement
issues. She ha also coauthored a long-term
and Budget and for the Consumer Product
acquisition Blan for ICBM modernization.
From 1986-1988, Ms. Morales has served as
Safety Commission.
vice president for government affairs for
Ms. Morales graduated from the ersi-
the Earth Technology Corp., a geotechnical
ty of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1968). She was
and environmental services firm in Alexan-
born in Houston, TX.
Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the President's
Volunteer Action Awards
April 11, 1989
The President. Welcome, honored guests,
Let me add that I have a slight confession
ladies and gentlemen. First, I'm pleased to
to make. It's been said-and I know this
see so many members of our Cabinet
will shock you-that sometimes I don't
present here today, Members of the United
speak in very good English and that I have
States Congress, Senator. And welcome to
a hard time being understood. I'll admit it;
all of you, our most honored guests.
it's true. And all I can say is that I'm in
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Apr. 11 / Administration of George Bush, 1989
pretty good company, though. Look at Yogi
Eight hundred children-sounds like a
and,
Berra. [Laughter] When asked if he had
weekend with my grandkids in Kennebunk-
like h
seen "Dr. Zhivago," he said, "No, I feel
port, Maine, but nevertheless-[laughter].
eracy.
fine." [Laughter] And Danny Ozark, base-
Allison Stieglitz, 15 years old-listening to
challe
ball's master of the malaprop, once ob-
her at lunch, sounds a little older than that.
those
served of his ballplayers, "Contrary to popu-
For
But nevertheless, she was only 12 when she
lar belief, I've always had a wonderful rep-
enric
asked her parents to use the money they
ertoire with them." See what I mean? It's
a-fam
had planned to spend on her Bat Mitzvah
not just me. Everybody does it; even these
effor
to provide Thanksgiving baskets for needy
silver-tongued orators have the meaning
like
families. And that first year, she gave out
blurred.
chan
15. In 1980, she donated 75. And in Miami,
But today this group here makes me real-
One
Allison has begun a Sunday breakfast and
ize the message isn't blurred-certainly not
That
bag lunch program in two local temples.
the message that brings us together. Let it
engi
Rose and Chessie and Allison and this
ring loud and clear: America is great be-
will
cause America is good. And America's
year's 15 other President Award winners
Fe
greatest deeds come from the basic decency
were chosen from nearly 1,500 nomina-
role
and compassion of her people, each of you
tions. And let's face it, the 15 just barely
can
here today. And we see that decency and
scratched the surface of people that are vol-
a p
compassion everywhere-in a child-care
unteering and helping all across the coun-
L
center, the Rotary, the Little League, syna-
try. You know that prosperity without pur-
ma:
gogue or church. It means lending a hand,
pose means nothing. Instead, you revere
play
tending a wound, and helping the less for-
what matters: simple, fundamental values
wh:
tunate.
like decency, goodness, self-discipline, com-
was
And this is Volunteer Week, a time to
passion, caring.
tear
celebrate those qualities. And it's my honor
And as President, I want to promote
we'
today to present the 1989 President's Vol-
those basic values because they form the
Lo
unteer Action Awards. These awards were
heart of voluntarism and of these Presi-
ysi
first presented in 1982, and since then 148
dent's Awards. And that is why we have
rig
Americans have been recognized and hon-
opened the Office of National Service,
en
ored. And I've said that from now on any
which is leading our administration's nation-
III
definition of a successful life must include
al service movement. This Office will en-
E.
serving others. And today's award recipients
courage partnerships between all levels of
embody that definition.
government, private enterprise, and the
Eleven years ago, Rose Tichy began tu-
voluntary organizations. It's going to take
a
toring adults through a church-sponsored
things that work and carry them to the
a
literacy program in Middleburg Heights,
Nation. And it will enlist new volunteers in
1.
Ohio. And she loved her work, but there
community-based efforts to combat urgent
weren't enough adult-level books to fit her
social needs. And toward that end, soon I
students' needs. So, she got out her pen and
will announce our administration's Y-E-S, or
enriched the printed page, and since 1978
YES to America program-Youth Entering
she's written 32 books and edited the more
Service. Here American youth can give of,
than 100 books developed by her writers
not to, themselves. By saying yes to Amer-
group.
ica, they can define a successful life.
Down in Huntsville, Alabama, my dinner
Of course, that's what you already have
partner, my very same Chessie Harris, once
done. And you know that voluntarism never
took several abandoned children into her
asks, "What can I do for myself?" It asks,
two-bedroom home. And when the welfare
"What can I do myself for others?" And,
department demanded a boarding license,
yes, government can and should be a cata-
the Harrises built a house on land pur-
lyst of caring. Its role is critical. But we
chased with money from the sale of a
have surpassed-far surpassed-the limits of
family farm. And since 1958, that site has
what government alone can do. Volunta-
been a home for more than 800 children, or
rism says that it is the private sector which
about 10 for each of Chessie's 82 years.
has the responsibility, the understanding
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Administration of George Bush, 1989 / Apr. 11
and, yes, the resources to confront issues
present the 1980 awards. And to help me is
like hunger, health care, homelessness, illit-
another real volunteer, certainly the lead
eracy, teen pregnancy, and drug abuse. Our
one in our family, Barbara Bush.
challenge is to use that understanding and
And I'd like to ask Donna Alvarado, the
those resources to meet our responsibility.
head of ACTION, and my dear friend, Mr.
For we are a nation and a family, helping,
Volunteer himself, Governor George
enriching, and caring for each other. And as
Romney, to come forward to help Barbara
a family, we are committed to a nationwide
with these presentations. And then to all of
effort. Voluntarism says that individuals,
you, our most heartfelt thanks.
like communities, can join hands and ex-
Mrs. Bush. The United Auto Workers,
change talents for the good of America.
Local 31, of Kansas City, Kansas-Bud Car-
One person can tutor an inner-city student.
roll, Local 31 president, accepting. The
That boy or girl can someday become an
United Auto Workers, Local 31, of Kansas
engineer or an artist. The child-turned-adult
City, Kansas, joined forces with General
will then become a role model to others.
Motors, the city council, and other union
Fellow volunteers, each of you has been a
locals to raise $100,000 and remodel its
role model. You have enriched the Ameri-
former union hall into a facility for the
can spirit. And in that spirit, let me close on
homeless. UAW members and retirees now
a personal note-about a hero, if you will.
volunteer at the center.
Lou Gehrig was a Hall of Fame first base-
man in the 1920's and the 1930's. He
Samuel and Nanette Evans. Samuel and
played in 2,130 straight games, a record
Nanette Evans, of Arlington, Virginia,
which still stands. But more than that, he
formed the Northern Virginia Patriots, an
was a good and decent man about whom a
award-winning marching band whose 450
teammate said, "Every day, any day, he just
young members perform in colonial cos-
went out and did his job." Fifty years ago,
tumes at many nationally known parades
and events.
Lou Gehrig was stricken by a form of paral-
ysis which today bears his name: Lou Geh-
Senior Master Sergeant Apolonio E. (Ed)
rig's disease. And even so, he told the
Garcia, of Enid, Oklahoma, tutors Spanish-
crowd at Yankee Stadium, "I consider
speaking immigrants in English as a second
myself the luckiest man on the face of the
language and has assisted over 50 Hispanics
Earth."
to get their temporary resident papers.
This story has become-certainly among
Chessie Harris. Chessie Harris, of Hunts-
sportsmen and, I think, even more widely-
ville, Alabama, founded Harris Home for
an American parable. But less known is that
Children in 1958, a facility which has pro-
after he left the Yankees, for much of the
vided a home for over 800 abandoned chil-
last 2 years of his life, he served his fellow
dren. She and Mr: Harris, who died in 1988
man. He was dying, weaker by the day; he
at the age of 93, raised the building and
could barely move his body. But as a parole
operating funds and managed the home.
commissioner for the City of New York, he
The Judeo Christian Health Clinic-Rhea
counseled and inspired kids. And they
Hurwitz accepting. The Judeo Christian
called him the Iron Horse, the Pride of the
Health Clinic, Tampa, Florida, organized in
Yankees. And he was a hero.
1972 by a Presbyterian church and now
To serve others, to enrich your communi-
managed by a group of local churches, in-
ty-this truly defines a successful life. For
volves over 400 volunteer physicians and
success is personal, and it is charitable, the
other professionals in providing health care
sum not of our possessions but of how we
to low-income people who do not qualify
help our neighbors. My friends, on that
for public assistance.
score, you all have hit a grand-slam home
The Great American First Savings Bank,
run. Congratulations to each of you, the
You Miss School-You Miss Out program-
award-winners, and thank you for coming
James Schmidt, vice chairman, accepting.
today. And may your example inspire and
The Great American First Savings Bank,
uplift others.
You Miss School-You Miss Out program,
And now it is my distinct pleasure to
San Diego, is designed to increase school
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Apr. 11 / Administration of George Bush, 1989
attendance by involving bank employees in
children, involves over 300 volunteers a
set thi
school activities through Adopt a School
month as tutors, staffing recreation pro-
But
programs, drawings for cash incentives for
grams, providing counseling and operating
to ho
perfect attendance, and special community
outreach programs, There are also Cov-
events.
having
enant Houses in Houston, Fort Lauderdale,
Walter Maddocks, of Lancaster, Ken-
York t
New Orleans, and Toronto.
tucky. Walter Maddocks headed Rotary In-
opene
Compeer, Inc.-M. Norton Rosner, chair-
ternational's Polio Plus program, a long-
dren;
man of the board, accepting. Compeer,
term commitment to eradicate polio in de-
stay.
Inc., based in Rochester, New York,
veloping countries. Polio Plus has raised
Ritter
matches training caring volunteers in one-
over $168 million in cash and provided vac-
a shel
to-one relationships with over 10,000
cines for children in 79 countries to date.
dren.
mental health clients in 120 communities.
The Association of Junior Leagues, New
1,200
REACH-David Schaff, vice president of
York City-Maridel J. Moulton accepting.
shelte
REACH program accepting. REACH-Re-
The Association of Junior Leagues, New
year.
sponsible, Educated Adolescents Can
York City, founded in 1921, provides per-
House
Help-of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, involves 30
sonal development and issues training for
anothe
junior and senior high school students who
members, advocacy at the national level on
still ar
subjects of interest to women and children,
develop and deliver a strong drug and alco-
sullen
and special programs emphasis on such
hol abuse message to elementary school stu-
dents.
topics as teen pregnancy and women and
alcohol.
The California Marine Mammal Center-
Habitat for Humanity, International-
Mary Jane Schramm accepting. The Califor-
Cont
Amy Parsons accepting. Habitat for Human-
nia Marine Mammal Center, based in Sausa-
ity, International, based in Americus, Geor-
lito, involves over 330 volunteers out of a
State
gia, involves over 35,000 volunteers in 324
staff of 350 in rescuing, rehabilitating, and
April
sites, who develop simple, decent, afford-
returning to their environment sick, in-
able housing for low-income families. Habi-
jured, and distressed marine mammals.
The
tat provides no-interest loans, and the
The Clothing Bank: New Clothes for the
Euger
buyers provide sweat equity.
Homeless-Edward Shapiro accepting. The
as As
Inner City Development, Incorporated—
Clothing Bank: New Clothes for the Home-
and I
Patti and Rod Radle accepting. Inner City
less was developed in 1986 by the J.M.
State.
Development, Incorporated, organized to
Kaplan Fund and New York City Mayor's
Mr.
offer hope to the Hispanic residents of San
Voluntary Action Center. The Clothing
Presi
Antonio's inner city, provides a food and
Bank has provided over 1.25 million items
ton,
clothing bank, a tutoring program, family
of new clothing worth over $6 million to
tary 1
counseling, the city's largest recreation pro-
the city's homeless through 250 nonprofit
1988.
gram, and a Christmas toy program that
agencies.
Direc
allows parents to purchase toys for 10 per-
Allison Stieglitz. Allison Stieglitz, of
cent of their actual price.
Miami, Florida, developed the Thanksgiving
The Virginia Power Volunteer Program-
Basket program when she was 13 years old,
Dr. James T. Rhodes, president and chief
a program that now provides 75 baskets
Stat
executive officer, accepting. The Virginia
each Thanksgiving. She also helped to de-
Power Volunteer Program provides an or-
velop a Sunday breakfast program that
Bus.
ganized way for company employees and
feeds 250 homeless people each week.
April
retirees to volunteer in community activi-
Rose Tichy. Rose Tichy, of Middleburg
ties through 60 volunteer team councils.
Heights, Ohio, began her work in literacy as
Th
Employees participated in more than 1,500
a tutor and has since written 32 books
retur
projects, totaling over 100,000 hours of
geared to the skills of a beginning adult
eral
service in 1988.
reader on topics such as obtaining a driver's
Covenant House-Father Bruce Ritter ac-
license, AIDS, and books of interest to Ohio
of $:
cepting. Covenant House, founded in New
readers.
Presi
York in 1968 by Father Bruce Ritter to pro-
tion
The President. Congratulations, but much
vide shelter to runaway and abandoned
Bush
more important, thanks for what you do to
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Administration of George Bush, 1989 / Apr. 12
set this example in our great country.
story almost without parallel.
But finally we come to a man I'm pleased
Last year a new award was created to
to honor now. Twenty-two years ago,
honor the individual or organization whose
having moved to the East Village in New
contribution to voluntarism is greatest
York to help the urban poor, Father Ritter
among those winning the Volunteer Action
opened his door one night to see six chil-
Awards. And so, I am pleased to announce
dren; and they were asking for a place to
Father Ritter as this administration's first
stay. And eventually, as you heard, Father
recipient of an award named for a great
Ritter founded Covenant House to provide
President and our dear friend, the Ronald
a shelter for abandoned and runaway chil-
Reagan Award for Volunteer Excellence.
)()()
dren. Today his program involves over
And to Father Ritter and all of you, our
1,200 volunteers each month, and it offers
warmest congratulations. Thank you all
of
shelter to more than 25,000 children each
very much for coming.
year. My friends, because of Covenant
an
House, a child has escaped heroin addiction;
Note: The President spoke at 1:20 p.m. in
30
another no longer yearns for a decent meal;
the East Room at the White House. In his
ho
still another views the world as a warm, not
opening remarks, he referred to Senator
20-
sullen place. And it is an American success
Dave Durenberger of Minnesota.
tu-
or-
Continuation of Eugene J. McAllister as an Assistant Secretary of
sa-
State
a
nd
April 11,1989
in-
The Preside today announced that
of Policy Development 983-1985. He was
he
Eugene J. McAllister will continue to serve
senior policy analyst the Office of Man-
The
as Assistant Secretary of State (Economic
agement and Budget, 1981-1982. Mr. McAl-
ne-
and Business Affairs) the Department of
lister has also ved as a Walker fellow in
M.
State. He was appointe on April 1, 1988.
or's
economics at the Heritage Foundation in
Mr. McAllister was an Assistant to the
Washington DC.
ng
President at the White House in Washing-
Mr. cAllister graduated from Loyola
.ns
ton, DC, 1986-1988, and Exec tive Secre-
to
University of Los Angeles (B.A., 1974) and
fit
tary for the Economic Policy Council, 1985-
the University of California at Davis (M.A.,
1988. Prior to this he was Deputy Assistant
1976). He was born May 20, 1952, in Bronx,
Director for Economic Affairs at the ffice NY.
of
ng
ld,
ets
le-
Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President and Mrs.
at
Bush's 1988 Income Tax Return
April 12, 1989
:rg
as
ks
The President and Mrs. Bush's 1988 tax
from their blind trust: $7,147 in interest
alt
return shows that they paid $62,106 in Fed-
income and $12,362 in income from other
r's
eral income tax on an adjusted gross income
sources. A capital los from the blind trust
iio
of $287,171 of which $115,000 was the
of $3,000 also was reported.
President' salary as Vice President. In addi-
The President and MR Bush claimed
ch
tion to the Vice Presidential salary, the
$65,365 in itemized deductions, which in-
to
Bushes also reported $155,662 in income
cluded $12,250 in contributions to 39 char-
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(Martin) Blymire)
April 23, 1991
11:30 A.M.
Draft Four
Presidential Remarks: Celebration of Community Service
Friday, April 26, 1991
South Lawn
11:30 A.M.
(Introductory Acknowledgements including Volunteer Action
Award Winners present and Opening Joke) I'm pleased to see so
many fine Americans here this morning to join Barbara and me at
the close of this twelve day "Points of Light National
Celebration of Community Service". This celebration honors you:
heros and heroines who devote their time and service for the
causes we all admire. You have worked selflessly to battle
social ills -- illiteracy, homelessness, hunger, and the like --
that ruin lives and shatter hopes.
We proudly salute you today, we hope all Americans will
follow your example.
Over the past month, Barbara and I have attended many events
saluting the fine troops who risked their lives for the sake of
freedom in the Persian Gulf. And we have learned that every
American naturally aspires to be a point of light.
Some of the same men and women who helped us achieve a
swift, decisive military victory, now fight an equally important
war, with equal amounts of dedication. They're delivering life-
giving supplies to innocents suffering in the war's wake.
But as we gather here, another volunteer army -- the points
of light on our shores -- alleviates suffering closer to home.
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It chooses streets, churches and neighborhoods centers as its
battlefield. It strives to provide services that government
can't provide, to solve needs that government simply cannot
address.
These volunteers recognize that all Americans cherish the
same basic things: a decent and safe place to live; sound health
and good nutrition, first-class schools and a quality education;
child care and youth development opportunities; job training and
employment. We want to feel safe and secure -- and we want the
same for our neighbors. Although government can help in various
ways, communities' health depends ultimately on community action.
And the secret to transforming communities lies in "Points
of Light".
Take education: Last week I introduced our America 2000
education strategy. Secretary Alexander and I have to sent to
Congress a proposal that demands accountability, and a new
generation of American schools -- that promotes learning as a
lifelong process -- that expands the learning environment outside
our schools and into our communities.
We can't order people to feel a commitment to educational
reform. We have to trust them to have faith in their own
commitment to improving their communities and their lives. And
we need Points of Light to show that "ordinary" citizens can
inspire their friends and neighbors to do extraordinary things.
We need more lawyers like Eve Dubrow here in Washington.
Eve started Project Northstar, a program in which she and other
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busy professionals tutor homeless children in reading and other
school subjects.
We need more concerned fathers like David Evans in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. David, a computer buff, designed a
software program that makes learning fun -- for children and for
adults.
We need city policemen like Al Lewis in Philadelphia. He
builds libráries in public housing projects and invites kids into
the precinct house to learn reading and writing.
Take crime: We have asked Congress to pass a comprehensive
crime package. Most of this package addresses crimes that have
taken place. But we need your help in preventing crime from
becoming a "normal" way of life. We need to find ways of turning
potential criminals into tomorrow's teachers, doctors, lawyers,
artists, writers and scientists? We can find these ways only
through community action.
America needs more people like Van Stadifer who formed a
local "Midnight Basketball League", a program that offers kids
late night basketball and tutoring as an alternative to drugs,
violence and crime.
We need more people like W. W. Johnson, who transformed a
school basement into a thriving community center where young
people learn the value of hard work, thrift, compassion and
family.
Take economic opportunity: We've proposed the HOPE program,
enterprise zones and capital gains reductions to stimulate more
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small businesses, more jobs. But we need more Alpha Projects.
This program trains homeless men and women for jobs in the
construction industry. Volunteers teach them skills, and help
offer free food, shelter, and clothing while the trainees earn
enough money to live independently.
The point is simple. People make a difference. Marlene
Wilson, Director of the Volunteer Management Association in
Boulder, Colorado, said it best, "Caring must strengthen into
commitment -- and commitment into action -- if we are to preserve
and nurture one of the greatest forces for rebirth and renewal
volunteerism."
Our Celebration of Community Service won't end today -- only
the formalities. Fortunately, the spirit of service is spreading
gloriously across our land. This the beginning of a new era in
which our communities will be made whole by the sheer
determination of each and every American.
Remember: Just as a sailor can find his way via one shining
star, a life can changed by one dedicated, shining "Point of
Light".
God bless you and the work you're doing. And God bless the
United States of America.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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Administration of George Bush, 1991 / Feb. 27
otentiary for Europe; Eugen Dijmarescy
this organization and transform a nation
Romanian Minister of State for Economic
through community service. And what a
Orientation; George Varga, president and
terrific job you've done.
chief executive officer of Tungs am Co.,
Looking around the room today, peeking,
Ltd., Hungary Haile Aguilar, general man-
before I came in here, I see so many famil-
ager of the Waraw, Poland Marriott Hotel;
iar faces, so many people that are making a
Drew Lewis, chairman the board of the
difference in the lives of others. Every man
Citizens Democratu Corps; David S.
and woman here believes in the power of
Gergen, editor-at-large for U.S. News &
the individual, and is bolstered by the con-
World Report Deputy Secretary of the
viction that America is indeed a land of
Treasury John E. Robson; Deputy Secretary
opportunity. For more than 200 years,
of State Lawrence S. Eaglebunger; Bruce S.
America has been the home of free markets
Gelb Director of the U.S. Information
Agency; and Ronald W. Roskens, Adminis-
and free people. And there is no question:
ator of the Agency for International De-
Opportunity in America is the envy of the
entire world.
velopment.
The story of America has been the story
of opportunity. Throughout our history,
we've pioneered the frontiers of liberty for
all humanity. Our Founding Fathers cre-
Remarks at a Meeting of the
ated perhaps the most simple yet profound
American Society of Association
document in modern history-our Constitu-
Executives
tion and Bill of Rights. Abraham Lincoln
February 27, 1991
broke forever the chains of human slavery.
The suffrage movement made the promise
Thank you very, very much. And what a
of democracy a reality for women. The
wonderful reception. And I interpret that, I
founders of our public schools unleashed
think properly, the same way I interpreted
our national potential through universal
the applause at the State of the Union mes-
education. And by their struggle for equal
sage-as strong support for those men and
rights, the leaders of the civil rights move-
women that are serving our country over-
ment helped bring dignity to the oppressed
seas. And now the war is almost over, and I
and disenfranchised. The story of opportu-
think we owe them a vote of thanks, and I
nity in America is the story of Thomas
think I heard it right now. So, thank you,
Bill, and I'm just delighted to be here.
Paine and Frederick Douglass, Clara
I want to shift and talk about domestic
Barton, the Wright brothers, Rosa Parks.
matters. And Bill, I couldn't help but glance
But it doesn't end there, with these
at this marvelous quilt coming in here, and
heroes from our past. There are the new
I do think that we owe you and all the
American heroes of today, many of them in
others in the association a vote of thanks for
this room. And they, too, are inspired by
following through and, indeed, being points
pride, integrity, faith in the dignity of man,
of light.
and courage-yes, courage to overcome the
I want to salute our Attorney General
odds. It's called leadership by example-and
who is with us today; our two able Secretar-
it's made America the world's great beacon
ies so concerned also about what we're talk-
of freedom.
ing about today, Secretaries Kemp and Sul-
These modern visionaries are the ones
livan; Ted Sanders, who is doing a superb
that are making history-propelling us into
job as our Acting Secretary at Education;
the next American century. Theirs is a
and, of course, my old friend, a man so
movement-it's more than 200 years old-
well-known to all of you, Bob Woodson of
as old as the Declaration of Independ-
the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise.
ence-a movement defined by what Jeffer-
You know, it's hard to believe that a year
son called "the American mind" and what
has passed since the challenge Bill men-
I've been calling "the American idea." It
tioned, since I challenged the members of
continues to sweep our country today with
ASAE to channel the tremendous energy of
a vigor as strong as ever. It's a vision driven
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by the strength and power of the American
parents-so that they can choose the best
dream.
school to attend. Our higher education
And I share that vision-for what is the
system is clearly, unquestionably, the finest
American dream if it isn't wanting to be
in the world-creative, innovative, and
part of something larger than ourselves? If
highly competitive. From the GI bill to Pell
it isn't creating a better life for our children
grants, college students already have the
than we might have had? If it isn't the free-
power to choose. And now it's time that our
dom to take command of our future? For
education system, all of it, became the
most people, these aspirations means enjoy-
finest in the world.
ing the blessings of good health or having a
We're also proposing education reforms
home to call one's own, or raising a family,
to build flexibility and accountability into
holding a stake in the community, feeling
our school systems. We've seen what educa-
secure-secure at home or in our neighbor-
hood.
tion reform can do, from East L.A. to East
But for others, sadly, America has not yet
Harlem. We're encouraging Governors to
fulfilled the promise of equality of opportu-
bring together teachers, parents, and ad-
nity. We know who they are: They're the
ministrators to work together to meet the
hopeless and the homeless, the friendless
needs of all students. We must cut the drop-
and the fearful, the unemployed and the
out rate and ensure that every student in
underemployed, the ones who can't read,
America arrives at school ready to learn and
the ones who can't write. They are the ones
graduates ready to work.
who don't believe that they will ever share
For some time now, the administration
in the American dream.
has called for the restructuring of American
I'm here to tell any American for whom
education. We've got to raise our expecta-
hope lies dormant: We will not forget you.
tions for our students and our schools. But if
We will not forget those who have not yet
we're going to ask more of them, it
shared in the American dream. We must
wouldn't be fair to tie the hands of the
offer them hope. But we must guarantee
teachers and principals-particularly those
them opportunity.
who make a difference. We need responsive
It's been said, "Hope is a waking dream."
schools-customer-driven ones, if you will-
That awakening begins with learning, un-
schools that are more market-oriented and
derstanding the power and potential of in-
performance-based, because it's time we
dividual effort, developing a skill, and with
recognize that competition can spur excel-
it, independence, earning a living, with dig-
lence in our schools. Choice is the catalyst
nity and personal growth. More skills mean
for change, the fundamental reform that
more freedom-more options for even
drives forward all others. These ideas will
greater opportunity.
stir us and guide us toward meeting the
Today, our administration is proposing an
national education goals the Governors and
agenda to expand opportunity and choice
for all. It involves more than six major ini-
I set up after that famous education
summit-because we can't expect to remain
tiatives across the scope of our entire gov-
ernment: restoring quality education, ensur-
a first-class economy if we settle for second-
class schools.
ing crime-free neighborhoods, strengthen-
ing civil and legal rights for all, creating
Millions of jobs await America's graduates
jobs and new businesses, expanding access
in the coming years. But to fill those jobs,
to homeownership, and allowing localities a
entrepreneurs will look increasingly to
greater share of responsibility. In its entire-
America's minorities-blacks, Hispanics and
ty, I believe it represent one of the most
Asians-and to people just entering the eco-
far-reaching efforts in decades to unleash
nomic mainstream-workers with disabil-
the talents of every citizen in America.
ities and mothers who have chosen to work
In several weeks, I will have legislation to
outside the home. The majority of those
enact this agenda on the desk of every Con-
jobs are safer, are cleaner, higher skilled,
gressman. The administration's educational
better paying jobs. And they will go to the
excellence proposals, by way of example,
ones who have what it takes-a quality edu-
will put choice in the hands of students and
cation.
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Everyone knows the best education takes
strong new remedies to protect women
place in a safe, drug-free environment. It is
from sexual harassment and minorities from
difficult for children to learn if there's vio-
racial prejudice in the workplace. And I call
lence in the classroom or crime out in the
on the Congress to act promptly on this
schoolyard or drug pushers along the way
important initiative. But legislation that
home. And older students and workers find
only creates a lawyer's bonanza helps no
it hard to attend night school or put in late
one. We all know where opportunity really
hours at the office because of the danger
begins. As I said above, it begins with a job.
that darkness brings, especially in crime-
In our hardest hit urban and rural areas
ridden neighborhoods.
our enterprise zone proposal will create
Low-income Americans are the ones
new small businesses. We're providing new
more likely to be intimidated by crime, less
incentives for employers to hire more work-
likely to be able to take advantage of oppor-
ers, by eliminating the capital gains tax on
tunities that may be across town or even
businesses in these areas, and attracting
just around the corner. They're the ones
more seed capital. Our proposals mean eco-
defending themselves and their families
nomic growth, more minority entrepre-
from the drug dealers and muggers down
neurs and most importantly, again, jobs.
the hall or down the street. And they're the
The American dream also means choosing
ones who need opportunity the most.
It is in their name that this battle for the
where to live and, for many working
streets of our cities must be waged. The
people, owning a home someday. We're of-
thugs and the gangs and the drug kingpins
fering public housing residents not only
should be the casualties of this war. Our
control and management of their own com-
tactics: mandatory sentences for using a
munity, but for the first time, access to
firearm in a violent crime; strengthened
home ownership and private property to
protection against sex crimes and child
gain a stake in their communities. We've
abuse; tough prosecutors; courts that mete
asked the Congress to provide much-
out equal justice, swiftly and surely; a prison
needed funding for the HOPE program in
system that is up to the job. And finally, our
1991, to make this opportunity a reality in
strategy must include an unequivocal com-
our inner cities this year. And we're propos-
mitment to our young people. There are
ing that Americans be allowed to use the
meaningful and adventurous alternatives to
money from their IRA's to buy their first
a life of crime. And it starts with an educa-
home. These initiatives will bring us closer
tion, a neighborhood that's safe and secure.
to our goal of one million new homeowners
Opportunity is built on these foundations,
by 1992.
but the door is opened by one thing: a job.
You know, there's something reassuring
Every American who wants a job should be
about becoming a part of a neighborhood, a
able to get one. Of course, vestiges of the
community that pulls together in times of
past remain. Bigotry and discrimination, re-
crisis, that looks out for one another. Each
grettably, still do exist. But we have power-
community in America is different, and its
ful legal tools for eliminating discrimination.
residents know best how to take care of
And remember, the legal guarantees of
each other, what the best options are for
equality of opportunity are largely in place:
programs and services for those who need a
Brown vs. the Board of Education, the Civil
hand. And so, we're proposing to allow
Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of
communities to restructure programs at the
1965, the Fair Housing Acts of both 1968
local level.
and 1988, the Americans with Disabilities
Our strength as a nation lies in the
Act of 1990.
strength of our communities, the sum of our
To assure that every American enjoys the
neighborhoods and families, our hopes and
equality of opportunity and access, I am de-
dreams for the future. This is our adminis-
termined to continue the vigorous enforce-
tration's agenda for opportunity. It begins
ment of these and of all our civil rights
in the heart of every person who believes in
laws. And where our laws need improve-
freedom and lives on in the American
ment, I am committed to refining them.
dream. Every man and woman in this room
We will soon introduce legislation with
shares its vision. The great poet, Carl Sand-
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burg, put it this way: "nothing happens
Seven months ago, America and the
unless first a dream." Our mandate is to
world drew a line in the sand. We declared
make the dream a reality.
that the aggression against Kuwait would
We face a new century, a new American
not stand. And tonight, America and the
century. Half a world away, our allied
world have kept their word.
troops face a defining moment in the new
This is not a time of euphoria, certainly
world order. And they are succeeding in
not a time to gloat. But it is a time of pride:
their battle because each and every one of
pride in our troops; pride in the friends
them possesses a pride in their country, in-
who stood with us in the crisis; pride in our
tegrity in their cause, and courage in their
nation and the people whose strength and
heart.
resolve made victory quick, decisive, and
Our troops will be home soon-coming
just. And soon we will open wide our arms
home to a grateful nation. And I want to
to welcome back home to America our
ensure that their return is to a land of equal
magnificent fighting forces.
opportunity. And just as they have stood to
No one country can claim this victory as
a
safeguard our freedom-the world's free-
its own. It was not only a victory for Kuwait
dom-let us stand with pride, integrity, and
but a victory for all the coalition partners.
courage in our hearts and expand the free-
This is a victory for the United Nations, for
si
doms of all Americans. It's up to each of us
all mankind, for the rule of law, and for
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to secure the triumph of "the American
what is right.
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After consulting with Secretary of De-
tl
idea." And that idea is opportunity.
With God's help and yours, we will suc-
fense Cheney, the Chairman of the Joint
p
ceed. Thank you all very much. And may
Chiefs of Staff, General Powell, and our coa-
God bless our troops, and may God bless
lition partners, I am pleased to announce
the United States of America.
that at midnight tonight eastern standard
se
time, exactly 100 hours since ground oper-
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Note: The President spoke at 11:08 a.m. in
ations commenced and 6 weeks since the
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the Grand Ballroom at the J.W. Marriott
start of Desert Storm, all United States and
ar
Hotel. In his opening remarks, he referred
coalition forces will suspend offensive
Se
to R. William Taylor, president of the
combat operations. It is up to Iraq whether
su
American Society of Association Executives;
this suspension on the part of the coalition
gi
Attorney General Dick Thornburgh; Secre-
becomes a permanent cease-fire.
nc
tary of Housing and Urban Development
Coalition political and military terms for a
lei
Jack Kemp; and Secretary of Health and
formal cease-fire include the following re-
co
Human Services Louis W. Sullivan.
quirements:
pe
Iraq must release immediately all coali-
to
tion prisoners of war, third country nation-
roi
als, and the remains of all who have fallen.
Iraq must release all Kuwaiti detainees. Iraq
Address to the Nation on the
the
also must inform Kuwaiti authorities of the
his
Suspension of Allied Offensive Combat
location and nature of all land and sea
Operations in the Persian Gulf
mines. Iraq must comply fully with all rele-
pro
us
February 27, 1991
vant United Nations Security Council reso-
live
lutions. This includes a rescinding of Iraq's
the
Kuwait is liberated. Iraq's army is defeat-
August decision to annex Kuwait, and ac-
tar
ed. Our military objectives are met. Kuwait
ceptance in principle of Iraq's responsibility
ren
is once more in the hands of Kuwaitis, in
to pay compensation for the loss, damage,
control of their own destiny. We share in
and injury its aggression has caused.
their joy, a joy tempered only by our com-
The coalition calls upon the Iraqi Govern-
Uni
passion for their ordeal.
ment to designate military commanders to
Tonight the Kuwaiti flag once again flies
meet within 48 hours with their coalition
Not
above the capital of a free and sovereign
counterparts at a place in the theater of
froi
nation. And the American flag flies above
operations to be specified, to arrange for
In
our Embassy.
military aspects of the cease-fire. Further, I
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