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Points of Light has more than 250 affiliates in 30 countries and partnerships with thousands of nonprofits and companies dedicated to volunteer service around the world. In 2012, Points of Light mobilized 4 million volunteers in 30 million hours of service worth $635 million. [12]
The Points of Light Foundation was created in 1990 as a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. to promote the spirit of volunteerism described by U.S. President George H. W. Bush in his 1989 inaugural address, [3] "I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the ...
This song has a moral message to do the right thing and become a "point of light". The song goes on to praise social workers and teachers as points of light. Don Schlitz and Thom Schuyler were commissioned to write the song in response to then-United States President George H. W. Bush's "Thousand points of light" program. [2]
In 1992, she was one of several volunteer workers recognized by President George H. W. Bush as one of a "Thousand Points of Light." The ceremony, during which Tate and her family were honored by the President for their work in promoting victims' rights, marked Tate's final public appearance. She died later that year at the age of 68.
The lyrics criticize the George H. W. Bush administration, then in its first month, quoting Bush's famous "thousand points of light" remark from his 1989 inaugural address and his 1988 presidential campaign promise for America to become a "kinder, gentler nation". [8]
Here's why $100,000 is a magic financial milestone. 'You gotta do it': the late Charlie Munger once said your first $100K is the toughest to earn — but most crucial for building wealth.
The Second Mile grew, serving about 20,000 kids in 1989 to more than 300,000 in 2010. [6] U.S. President George H. W. Bush praised the group as a "shining example" of charity work in a 1990 letter, [7] one of that president's much-promoted "Thousand points of light" encouragements to volunteer community organizations. [8]
More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since the military in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar launched a counter-insurgency operation.