Honorees
| Since 1992, millions of Americans have spent one day -- Make A
Difference Day -- helping others. And each year, efforts that capture
the spirit of this special day, the fourth Saturday of October, are
chosen to receive awards so their work can continue. In the past year
alone, Make A Difference Day has funneled $2.5 million to charity.
Oct. 24, 1998 almost 2 million people embarked on a simple journey: to help people in need. Result: Nearly 14 million lives were touched. Here, we celebrate the energy of every volunteer and salute 10 inspiring groups who made a difference. These 10 received $10,000 each in charitable awards from Paul Newman and were honored at the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., April 20, 1999.
Complete list of Make A Difference Day Awards, April 1999 The 8th annual Make A Difference Day, created by USA WEEKEND magazine and held in partnership with the Points of Light Foundation, was Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998. That day, 2 million people simultaneously reached out to help others. Volunteer leaders sent in descriptions of their projects; all were reviewed by USA WEEKEND; hundreds were selected to receive awards. Here is a complete list of honorees, by award category and state.
National
Awards:
State Awards:
Encore Awards:
Special Babe
Awards:
Local Awards:
Now, Wal-Mart honors two projects from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Each of these 104 honorees receives $2,000 to benefit a charity, total state awards: $208,000. Newman donates 100% of after-tax profits from Newman's Own to charitable and educational causes.
PHOTO CREDITS: Fall River: Omar Bradley, Fall River Herald News; Colorado Springs: Charles Ledford for USA WEEKEND; Virginia and Ohio: Bert Bostelmann, Gamma Liaison, for USA WEEKEND; Chicago: Kevin O. Mooney for USA WEEKEND; Wichita: Eli Reichman for USA WEEKEND; Sheridan: John Eisele for USA WEEKEND; Racine: Jim Slosiarek, Racine Journal Times; Students: Patricia Barry Levy for USA WEEKEND; Vernon: Kevin Knight for USA WEEKEND
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Fall River, Massachusetts
The
actor and founder of the food company Newman's Own Inc. gives $10,000
to the charities of each of the 10 Make A Difference Day Award recipients.
This is Newman's fifth year as a Make A Difference Day supporter;
his contributions to local charities through this day total $500,000.
He will give another $100,000 to charities of participants in the
next Make A Difference Day, Oct. 23.