The President named the following individuals and institutions as exemplars of his commitment to making community service central to the life and work of every American. The daily recognition program, which began on November 22, was a national tribute to voluntarism. The recipients are listed in chronological order.
The Commercial Appeal, of Memphis, TN
Dr. William and Mrs. Sandy Hale, of Oklahoma City, OK
Richard A. McDonough, of Phoenix, AZ
Helen V. Palit, of New York, NY
The Volunteer Project, of San Diego, CA
Shahid Samad Watson, of Trenton, NJ
``Drop-a-Dime'' program, of Boston, MA
``Adopt-a-School'' program, of Orange Park, FL
Edward Castor, of Tipton County, IN
REACH, Inc., of Detroit, MI
The Acres Homes War on Drugs, of Houston, TX
WWOR - TV, of Secaucus, NJ
Community Crime Prevention Council, of Seattle, WA
Carolyn Lantz Jackson, of Wilmington, DE
G.D. Searle Co., of Chicago, IL
Ewing Marion Kauffman, of Kansas City, MO
Antonio Valle, Jr., of La Habra, CA
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, of Lawrence, MA
Jack L. Powell, of Salisbury, MD
Aja Dyani Henderson, of Baton Rouge, LA
GlenCastle Project, of Atlanta, GA
Eugene Lang, of New York, NY
Tero Mauldin Coleman, of Washington, DC
Residents of Hope, NM
Anchorage Neighborhood Housing Services, of Anchorage, AK
Stephanie Ann Fox, of Milford, DE
Foster Care Youth Independence Project, of Syracuse, NY
Julius Glass, of Forest Hills, NY
Duke Power Co., of Charlotte, NC
Pioneer Human Services, of Seattle, WA