The Daily Points of Light
Growing up in a large family where lending a hand was a way of life, Lisa Boyce developed a special passion for facing life’s challenges.
More than 21,000 students in the Portland Public Schools live in poverty. Many of them show up at schools with empty hands and sit at empty desks.
Barbara Kirchner is the unofficial “garden mom” for The Peterson Garden Project, a plot-to-plate resource organization dedicated to teaching everyone to grow their own food.
Cyndi Nguyen serves as the co-founder and executive director of the first Vietnamese nonprofit organization targeting the Vietnamese community in Louisiana (Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Train
Emma Leuschen has fulfilled all the expectations of her High School Service Program’s mission statement.
Mackenzie Greer began by working as a volunteer counselor at the American Cancer Society’s pediatric cancer weekend Camp Reach for the Stars, as a logistical supporter for the annual gala and a lea
Michaela West has been co-presenting safety awareness programs since she was 4-years-old.
In 2009, Bethany Komine viewed a live presentation of "Rachel's Challenge" and was deeply affected by its message of showing kindness and compassion to fellow students.
ExxonMobil Community Involvement Through Employees (ExC!TE) was founded in 1992 by a group of employees with a desire to support worthwhile community organizations and projects in our area.
When Alanna Wall was just 10-years-old she started Polished Girlz, a nonprofit devoted to the health and wellbeing of children with special needs or frequent hospitalizations by teaching them the i