Points of light: Daily award highlights volunteers. (Award Winners).

Each day the Points of Light Foundation in Washington, D.C. bestows a "Daily Point of Light" award on an organization or individual for volunteer service to their community.

To find out how to nominate one of your volunteers or a program, visit the Points of Light Foundation's Web site at www.pointsoflight.org.

Following are some of the winners for December.

Put Your Heart Into It Clothe-a-Child Marathon Group

Mentor, Ohio 

In 1993, Donna Piscopo founded and energetically organized an aerobic marathon called Put Your Heart Into It[C] ... Clothe-a-Child to benefit the Clothe-a-Child charity. During the marathon, participants complete a two-hour aerobic workout and collect donations from sponsors. Money collected goes to Clothe-a-Child, a nonprofit program providing new clothing to needy children ages five through 12.

Depressive and Manic Depressive Association of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio 

This organization is a chapter of the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association. Its mission is to educate clients, families, professionals and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic depressive illnesses as treatable medical diseases. Today, they have five support groups, and they sponsor community education and outreach programs. The staff is 100 percent volunteers.

Impact Urban America

San Diego, Calif.

This organization provides community services to the inner city of San Diego through relationships with churches, employers and entrepreneurs. The services provided are housing, jobs, and life skills training to people that do not have this access through traditional means. IUA works with local businesses to fill positions using residents of the inner cities. IUA has put more than 1,000 people to work in San Diego County since its inception.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging, Inc. (formerly DuPont Pharmaceuticals)

Billerica, Mass.

LifeLinks, Inc., the largest provider of services to individuals with mental retardation and other forms of developmental disabilities in Greater Lowell, is just one of many nonprofit agencies routinely receiving the volunteer service and support of BristolMyers Squibb Medical Imaging's community-minded employees. Each year, more than 20 employees help LifeLinks to overcome the obstacles faced in addressing the expensive repairs needed for a dozen residential homes in the community. They combine their collective home repair skills and complete all needed repairs, giving the nearly 30 developmentally disabled people beautiful and safe homes in which to live.

Project Phoenix

Williamsburg, Va.

This youth tutoring/mentoring program was established by a group of student volunteers at The College of William and Mary six years ago. Each week students tutor at three local middle schools, working with approximately 20 students at each of the schools. Volunteers tutor students one-on-one followed by an educational program, which is conceived, organized and facilitated by volunteers. As a consequence of participation in various educational activities, college volunteers motivate and inspire middle school students to aspire to succeed.