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  • September 14, 2026 | San Antonio, TX

    A Youth Champion for Menstrual Equity 

    Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Dhiya Thirumurugan. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light.  When Dhiya Thirumurugan was younger, periods were something she felt too shy to talk about or even to ask for help with. Noticing that menstrual…

    A Youth Champion for Menstrual Equity 
  • September 11, 2026 | Mililani, HI

    Turning Women into Political Leaders

    Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Isabelle Enriques. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light.  When Isabelle Enriques founded She's in Office in January 2025, she set out to do two things at once: end gender-based violence and put more…

    Turning Women into Political Leaders
  • September 10, 2026 | Chicago, IL

    EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA TO BREATHE FREELY 

    eet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Mia Fritsch-Anderson. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light.   Mia Fritsch-Anderson remembers what it’s like to be afraid to use her inhaler in front of other people as a child. Growing up,…

    EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA TO BREATHE FREELY 
  • September 9, 2026 | Santa Monica, CA

    What Happens When Students Support Students 

    Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Liza Lowe. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light.  The COVID-19 pandemic revealed deep inequities between Los Angeles neighborhoods. A group of high schoolers decided to do something about it. And today, Liza Lowe serves as…

    What Happens When Students Support Students 
  • September 8, 2026 | San Mateo, CA

    Eating Disorders: When Pressure Becomes a Problem 

    Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Michelle Ye. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light.   Points of Light is proud to share the following uplifting and inspiring story. However, we acknowledge that portions may be difficult for some…

    Eating Disorders: When Pressure Becomes a Problem 
  • September 7, 2026 | Paradise Valley, AZ

    From a Single Campus Book Drive to a Global Literacy Movement

    Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Adam Shamoun. Read his story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light.  Adam Shamoun's father grew up in Syria without access to educational opportunity, an experience that shaped everything his son would go on to build. That…

    From a Single Campus Book Drive to a Global Literacy Movement
  • September 4, 2026 | San Diego, CA

    Where Music Becomes Medicine

    Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Grace Sun. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light.  At 15, during the loneliest days of the pandemic, Grace Sun sat down at her piano and began playing over Zoom for isolated older…

    Where Music Becomes Medicine
  • September 3, 2026 | West Des Moines, IA

    WORKING TO ELIMINATE PERIOD POVERTY 

    Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Maanya Pandey. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light.   Growing up, Maanya Pandey would hear her mother’s stories about how inaccessible and expensive period products were in her native…

    WORKING TO ELIMINATE PERIOD POVERTY 
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