Daily Point of Light
Today's blog post is written by Saxon Seay, Manager of Marketing at Points of Light. One of the responsibilities Saxon enjoys most about her work is coordinating the Daily Point of Light Award, a recognition program founded by the administration of President George H. W. Bush that continues to award one volunteer or volunteer effort each week day.
In 1989 Weusi Olusola was an All-American basketball player at Murray Wright High School with a promising career in the NBA. Those dreams ended when he was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting while standing on the porch of a friend's house in his neighborhood.
Hundreds of jobs completed. Thousands of people assisted. Tens of thousands of hours donated.
Disaster strikes in an instant, but shelter and housing needs remain.