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All Make A Difference Day honorees April 2005
Awards went to 514 volunteer efforts that took place around the country Oct. 23, 2004, the 14th Make A Difference Day. Awards are printed in the April 15-17 issue of USA WEEKEND Magazine, which created Make A Difference Day in partnership with the Points of Light Foundation.
All award recipients are listed below in alphabetical order by state and carrier newspaper city.
ALABAMA
Newspaper Awards
Cullman Times. Modern Woodmen of America Camp 16131, Trussville.
Dothan Eagle. City of Ozark.
(Jasper) Daily Mountain Eagle. Argo Senior Citizen Community Center, Argo.
Montgomery Advertiser. Junior Delteens of Tuskegee and Tuskegee Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Opelika-Auburn News. Cindy Williams, Jason Rivers, Andy Sagona, Nicole Weekley and Fei Xie, Organizational Behavior Class, Auburn University; and Presbyterian Community Ministry, Auburn.
ALASKA
Newspaper Award
Juneau Empire. Tongass Alaska Girl Scout Junior Troop 16.
ARIZONA
Newspaper Award
Casa Grande Dispatch. Senior Hands & Caring Hearts.
(Douglas) Daily Dispatch. Cochise College Student Government, Douglas campus.
(Phoenix) Arizona Republic. Luke Air Force Base Youth Programs, Glendale.
(Prescott) Daily Courier. "Becoming a Master Student" classes, Yavapai College.
Sierra Vista Herald. The Johnson family, Huachuca City and Whetstone.
(Sun City) Daily News-Sun. Lake Pleasant Regional Association of Realtors.
(Tucson) Arizona Daily Star. Motorcycle Life Group, Pantano Christian Church.
ARKANSAS
Newspaper Award
(Conway) Log Cabin Democrat. Golden Key International Honour Society, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chapter.
El Dorado News-Times. First United Methodist Home Repair Mission.
(Fort Smith) Southwest Times Record. William O. Darby Jr. High School.
(Hot Springs) Sentinel-Record. Ouachita Job Corps, Royal.
Jonesboro Sun. Mrs. Ryan's 2nd grade, Hoxie Elementary, Hoxie.
(Mountain Home) Baxter Bulletin. Modern Woodmen of America Jr. Club 685-1, Lakeview and Bull Shoals.
Paragould Daily Press. Oak Grove Middle School and Greene County Humane Society.
Pine Bluff Commercial. Barnes 4-H Club and the Mount Olive Youth Choir, White Hall.
(Russellville) Courier. River Valley United Way Youth Volunteers.
(Searcy) Daily Citizen. Modern Woodmen of America Camps 15862 and 17010.
CALIFORNIA
$10,000 National Award
Long Beach Press-Telegram. Before launching her kite on the breeze last Oct. 23, Lisa Knight wrote on it the names of 14 children. Each had attended Camp del Corazon, the summer camp Knight co-founded a decade ago for youngsters with heart ailments. All 14 had lost their lives. Michael Rivard, perhaps the longest surviving open-heart surgery survivor, flew a kite, too -- one of 540 floating above a shoreline park in a fundraiser he organized. The take: $40,000, enough to send nearly three dozen kids to camp this summer.
Newspaper Awards
Auburn Journal. Mormon Helping Hands Project for the City of Rocklin.
(Barstow) Desert Dispatch. Silver Valley High School, Yermo.
Chico Enterprise-Record. Annie's Star Quilt Guild.
Davis Enterprise. Davis Downtown Business Association.
(El Centro) Imperial Valley Press. First United Methodist Youth.
(Eureka) Times-Standard. The North Coast Regional Network for Service and Volunteerism's "Health and Harvest Festival."
(Fairfield) Daily Republic. Community United Methodist Church and NorthBay Healthcare.
(Fremont-Newark) Argus. Friends of Special Olympics, Self Defense Institute, Meredith's Beauty Suite and Christ the King Lutheran Church, Fremont.
(Hanford) Sentinel. Pioneer Middle School's Stone Soup Food Drive.
(Hayward) Daily Review. California State University, East Bay, Student Life Programs.
Lake County Record-Bee. Lake County Office of Education AmeriCorps Program.
Lodi News-Sentinel. Alex Vaz and Courtney Giannini's "Computer Crusade."
Lompoc Record. Breakout, a youth ministry of North Avenue Baptist Church.
Long Beach Press-Telegram. The Samuel Turner Foundation, Friends of Long Beach Animals and Winners on Wheels.
(Los Angeles) Daily News. Amy Soloway's "Recordings for Recovery," Beverly Hills.
(Marysville) Appeal-Democrat. Harmony Health Family Resource Center, Linda Elementary School, Linda Lions Club, Lindhurst High School Radio Class and First Steps Perinatal Treatment Program.
Merced Sun-Star. Southwest 4-H Club and Merced Housing Authority.
Napa Valley Register. Redwood Middle School Block R, Napa.
(Novato) Marin Independent Journal. Pack 76, Terra Linda Cub Scouts.
Oakland Tribune. Rebuilding Together, Albany-Berkeley-Emeryville.
(Ontario) Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Ontario Police Department and the City of Ontario.
(Palm Springs) Desert Sun. Desert Hot Springs Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
(Palmdale) Antelope Valley Press. 1st Place Awards' "Dog Tags for Kids" project, Lancaster.
Pasadena Star-News. Soroptimist International of the Verdugos, Montrose.
(Pleasanton) Tri-Valley Herald. "Flip-Flop Drop," Charlotte Wood Middle School Leadership Class, Danville.
Porterville Recorder. Tribal TANF -- Tulare County, Owens Valley Career Development Center.
Redlands Daily Facts. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 14, San Bernardino.
Salinas Californian. City of Salinas.
(San Bernardino) Sun. Richard O. Reed American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 777, Post 777 and SAL Squadron 777.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Stageworks Theater Arts for Youth, Covina.
San Mateo County Times. City of Daly City.
Santa Barbara News-Press. Bethania Lutheran Church, Solvang.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County's YouthSERVE and Volunteer Initiative Project; and Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay.
Santa Maria Times. North County Humane Society, Atascadero.
(Torrance) Daily Breeze. Linda Beigel's "Birthday in a Box."
(Vacaville) Reporter. Travis Air Force Base Child Development Centers.
(Vallejo) Times-Herald. Benicia Vallejo Humane Society, Solano County Friends of Animals, and Lyndy Pickens, Furry Faces Dog Training.
(Victorville) Daily Press. Lawrence Warren Ministries, Apple Valley.
Visalia Times-Delta. Elbow Creek 4-H, "Down on the 4-H Farm."
Whittier Daily News. Norwalk American Legion Auxiliary Unit 359, Norwalk.
(Woodland) Daily Democrat. Girl Scouts of Tierra del Oro, Sierra Rose Service Unit, Roseville.
COLORADO
Newspaper Awards
(Canon City) Daily Record. Rudd Park neighborhood children.
Denver Post. Jon Comiskey, Colorado Springs.
Durango Herald. Advocating Choice in Education (ACE).
Fort Collins Coloradoan. Hewlett-Packard Employee Volunteer Project Managers.
Greeley Tribune. United Way of Weld County's "Caring for Kids" book drive.
Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald. Wendy Yates, Loveland; and Jennifer Gonzales, Denver.
CONNECTICUT
Newspaper Awards
(Bridgeport) Connecticut Post. Public Allies Connecticut, Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven.
(Manchester) Journal Inquirer. Tolland Juniorettes, Tolland.
(Meriden) Record-Journal. Ashlar Village Make A Difference Group, Wallingford.
(New Britain) Herald Press. "Make Books Come Alive," Latin American Student Organization of Central Connecticut State University.
New Haven Register. Lenora Moore-Turner, Orchard Street Block Watch 638.
(Norwalk) Hour. Westport Make A Difference Day, Westport.
Norwich Bulletin. Louise Plante and Cheryle Jolly, Lisbon Community Center, Taftville and Lisbon.
DELAWARE
Newspaper Award
(Wilmington) News Journal. Judy Wright and the Trinity Vicinity Neighborhood Association.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Newspaper Award
Washington Times. The Heart of America Foundation's "Books From the Heart" program.
FLORIDA
$10,000 National Awards
(Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union. 617 Crowley Maritime Corp. workers in 23 port cities blanketed the needs of 1,800 neighbors, focusing on senior citizens. In Jacksonville, the East Coast headquarters, 150 Talleyrand Terminal workers made and delivered 97 essentials-filled gift baskets for low-income and foster grandparents. The New Orleans office dispatched an 18-person crew to scrub low-income apartments of 10 seniors. In Seattle, Crowley's West Coast headquarters, 45 employees painted a food bank in addition to serving lunch at a senior center and reading to nursing-home residents. In Valdez, Alaska, the all-male crew that supports a fleet of tugboats and guards Prince William Sound ecology arrived at the Valdez senior center Oct. 23 expecting just to install attic shelves. They found clutter blocking an alarm panel and electrical box -- even a hole in the floor! -- "things we note on the boats as hazards," says Walt Tague, 35. Nationwide, employees fixed anything and everything that needed fixing.
Pensacola News Journal. Students and neighbors know him as the art teacher with unbending optimism that breeds hope in a place that has little else. But when James Coley carefully weaved his car around the fallen trees and downed power lines on his way to work soon after Hurricane Ivan ravaged his city, he wanted to cry. His neighborhood was largely demolished; the needy school where he taught was badly damaged. But the tears never came, his optimism never waned, and Coley and the Village Hope youth mentoring group -- which he founded nine years ago to steer youth toward hopeful pursuits -- led a community-wide effort to clear C.A. Weis Elementary of a ton of nail-laced and glass-strewn debris over four weekends.
Newspaper Awards
Boca Raton News. Dean Metropulos' "Produce for the People."
(Bradenton) Herald. Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Clearwater.
(Brooksville) Hernando Today. Eckerd Youth Alternatives E-How-Kee School.
(Charlotte Harbor) Charlotte Sun and Weekly Herald. Modern Woodmen of America Camp 16696, Englewood.
(Crystal River) Citrus County Chronicle. Eckerd Youth Alternatives Camp E-Nini-Hassee, Floral City.
Daytona Beach News-Journal. Hope Fellowship Church Youth Ministry's "Change for Change."
(Fort Lauderdale) South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Kidz-N-The Hood Community Cleanup, Eternal Guiding Light Faith Ministries, Pompano Beach.
(Fort Myers) News-Press. Mandy Meyer and Hittie's Hopefuls -- Kids Against Cancer.
(Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville Job Corps Center.
(Leesburg) Daily Commercial. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 219, Fruitland Park.
(Melbourne) Florida Today. Club Performax's 2nd annual Spin-A-Thon.
(Panama City) News Herald. Panama City Marine Institute.
Pensacola News Journal. Girl Scout Troop 375, Milton.
(Sebring) Highlands Today. Eckerd Youth Development Center, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Okeechobee.
St. Augustine Record. St. Johns Housing Partnership.
Villages Daily Sun. Keep Marion Beautiful, Ocala.
(Winter Haven) News Chief. Mrs. Price's 5th-grade class at North Lakeland Elementary, Lakeland.
GEORGIA
Newspaper Awards
Albany Herald. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Eta Rho Zeta Chapter.
Athens Banner-Herald. Ben Smalley and Allie Henson's Athens Youth Service Connection.
Augusta Chronicle. NeCole and Chris Roberson, Martinez.
Brunswick News. Brunswick Job Corps Center.
(Carrollton) Times-Georgian. Carrollton Housing Authority.
(Cartersville) Daily Tribune News. Taylorsville Baptist Church Youth Group.
(Dalton) Daily Citizen. Modern Woodmen of America Camp 16642.
(Gainesville) Times. Eckerd Youth Alternatives Camp E-Ma-Laku, Suches.
Griffin Daily News. Girl Scouts of Pine Valley Council, Service Unit 647, Spalding County.
(Jonesboro) News-Daily. Rachel's Daughters of Georgia State University's "Henry Grady Homes Fall Festival," Hapeville and Atlanta.
(Lawrenceville) Gwinnett Daily Post. American Legion Auxiliary Lawrenceville Unit 262.
Marietta Daily Journal. Erin Thaler's Close-Knit Friends, Kennesaw and Marietta.
(Milledgeville) Union-Recorder. Central State Hospital Foundation's Mental Health Awareness 5K Challenge.
Moultrie Observer. Magnolia Civitan Club.
(Newnan) Times-Herald. Community Hands-On Action, Northside Baptist Church.
(Rockdale/Newton County) Sunday Citizen. Conyers Dance Ensemble, Conyers.
Savannah Morning News. Delta Sigma Pi-Epsilon Chi, Statesboro.
Tifton Gazette. Irwin County Elementary School's "Children's Art Auction," Ocilla.
Valdosta Daily Times. Golden Key International Honour Society, Valdosta State University.
HAWAII
Newspaper Awards
Honolulu Advertiser. Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Iota Chapter, Honolulu Community College.
(Kailua-Kona) West Hawaii Today. Kamuela Hongwanji Mission, Kamuela.
IDAHO
Newspaper Awards
(Boise) Idaho Statesman. Agency for New Americans.
Coeur D'Alene Press. Cub Scout Pack 326 and Pinehurst PTA, Pinehurst.
ILLINOIS
$10,000 National Award
Chicago Sun-Times. Banco Popular was founded in 1893 and has grown into a $44 billion company whose motto is "Make Dreams Happen." On Oct. 23, its employees put such words into action in its first company-wide volunteer effort, fanning out on 200 projects. In Chicago, headquarters employees took children to the Museum of Science and Industry and gave paintbrushes a workout on the walls of Clearbrook, a home for the disabled. In New York, they packed 2,544 pounds of green beans at the Food Bank for New York City. In Texas, they cleaned a beach. In New Jersey, they worked with the State Police to steer kids away from gangs.
Newspaper Awards
(Alton-East Alton-Wood River) Telegraph. The Brussels Woman's Club, Brussels.
(Arlington Heights) Daily Herald. City of Wheaton Community Relations Commission.
(Aurora) Beacon News. St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church.
Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago-area Catholic schools' Scavenger Hunt for the Hungry.
(Chicago) Daily Southtown. Faith Lutheran Church, Oak Lawn.
(Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald. Volunteer Center of McHenry County.
(Danville) Commercial-News. GFWC/Illinois Illiana Woman's Club, Catlin.
(Elgin) Courier News. Youth Leadership Academy.
(Geneva) Kane County Chronicle. Batavia MainStreet, Batavia.
Jacksonville Journal Courier. Meredosia Church of Christ Youth Group, Meredosia.
(Joliet) Herald News. Joliet Job Corps Center.
(Kankakee) Daily Journal. Modern Woodmen of America Youth Service Club, Bourbonnais.
(La Salle-Peru-Oglesby-Spring Valley) NewsTribune. Karen Fisher State Farm Agency, Lacon.
Macomb Journal. Lambda Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, Western Illinois University.
Marion Daily Republican. Beautify Southern Illinois Student Alliance, Carbondale.
(Moline) Dispatch. Telecom Pioneers.
(Mount Vernon) Register-News. Fairfield Community High School, Fairfield.
Naperville Sun. Debbie Demito and Demito Time Bar & Grill, Villa Park.
(Pontiac) Daily Leader. GFWC Pontiac Woman's Club.
Rock Island Argus. Longfellow Elementary School.
Rockford Register Star. Cunningham Street Block Club.
(Sterling-Rock Falls) Sauk Valley Sunday. Cub Scout Pack 323, Rock Falls.
(Waukegan) News Sun. The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center.
INDIANA
Newspaper Awards
(Angola) Herald-Republican. Fremont Thursday Night Meeting.
(Auburn) Evening Star. Calvary Chapel Worship Center.
(Columbus) Republic. St. Peters Lutheran Church.
(Crawfordsville) Journal Review. Polar PRIDE, North Montgomery and South Montgomery County Schools.
(Elkhart) Truth. Literacy League of Elkhart County.
(Frankfort) Times. Clinton County Boys & Girls Club.
(Fort Wayne) News-Sentinel. Bishop Dwenger High School.
(Gary) Post-Tribune. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 260, Portage.
(Greenfield) Daily Reporter. Hancock Hope House Awareness Walk.
Indianapolis Star. Fishers Family Dentistry, Fishers.
(Lafayette-West Lafayette) Journal and Courier. Golddust Enterprises RECOVERY TEAMS, Lafayette.
(Marion) Chronicle-Tribune. Tucker High School Career and Technology Health Careers Education and High School Credit Lab Classes.
(Monticello) Herald Journal. Landec Ag Fielder's Choice.
(Muncie) Star Press. Golden Key International Honour Society, Ball State University Chapter.
Peru Tribune. Sounds of Loretta Lynn by Charlene.
Shelbyville News. Bear Paw Quilters Guild.
Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Vincennes University sociology faculty.
Wabash Plain Dealer. Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship, Lagro United Methodist Church, Lagro.
(Warsaw) Times-Union. Claypool Good Neighbors, Claypool.
IOWA
Newspaper Awards
Clinton Herald. Susie Sumstine and Nicole Pessman, Le Claire.
(Council Bluffs) Daily Nonpareil. The community of Council Bluffs' food drive.
Des Moines Register. Creston Skatepark, Creston.
(Dubuque) Telegraph Herald. Northeast Iowa School of Music.
Iowa City Press-Citizen. Department of Correctional Services 6th Judicial District's ACCESSories Project, Cedar Rapids.
Sioux City Journal. Club Genesis at Cornerstone World Outreach.
KANSAS
$10,000 National Award
Kansas City Kansan. The VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary are decade-long partners in Make A Difference Day, and this year, members from 2,600 posts worldwide volunteered in diverse projects. One notable effort: 150 employees at VFW headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., adopted Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tim Green's cause to let kids in Afghanistan be kids, collecting 37 boxes of children's clothes, shoes, soap, book bags and 1,000 stuffed animals. The collection was mailed to Green in Afghanistan. "Tim's project was very special, no doubt about that," says Michael Gormalley, the VFW's assistant adjutant general, "but I believe it's a reflection of what our members do every day to support our troops and their efforts overseas."
Newspaper Awards
Garden City Telegram. Girl Scout Troop 175 and "Operation Blanket Drop," Lakin.
Hays Daily News. Melanie Elliott, Kensington; Doris Sorg, Medicine Lodge; JoAnn Reesman, Derby; and their Operation SOS (Support Our Soldiers).
Hutchinson News. Military Moms (M&Ms) and American Legion Post 180, Great Bend.
Kansas City Kansan. El Centro's Latino Youth Development Program and William Jewell College.
Lawrence Journal-World. Plymouth Congregational Church.
Leavenworth Times. Les Novelettes Club.
Newton Kansan. Welsh Coin Laundry and Dry Cleaning "Coat of Many Colors" campaign, Hesston and Newton.
(Pittsburg) Morning Sun. Sunflower Kiwanis of Pittsburg.
Salina Journal. Garnett Zamboni and Brown Mackie College-Salina.
Topeka Capital-Journal. McKenna and Rose Miller.
Winfield Daily Courier. Grace United Methodist Church.
KENTUCKY
Newspaper Awards
(Hopkinsville) Kentucky New Era. Amy Charles and the Hopkinsville Newcomers, First United Methodist Church Preschool and Kindergarten, New Work Fellowship Church and Singletree Subdivision.
(Louisville) Courier-Journal. The Real Earth Educators, Bellewood Presbyterian Homes for Children and Sacred Heart Academy's "You Can Make A Difference ... LitteRally."
(Madisonville) Messenger. Teen Outreach Program of Madisonville North Hopkins High School and the restoration of Teague Cemetery.
Paducah Sun. Woodmen of the World Lodge 827, Murray.
Richmond Register. Jamie Lovell, Sara Key-Johnson, Carrie Tuttle and Kristi Baker's 2nd annual Crop for Kids.
LOUISIANA
Newspaper Awards
(Alexandria) Town Talk. Junior Girls Unit of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1736.
(Hammond) Daily Star. Belle Oaks Garden Club.
(Lafayette) Daily Advertiser. Ascension Day School.
(Monroe) News-Star. Make-A-Difference in Lake Providence.
(New Iberia) Daily Iberian. Girl Scout Troop 170.
(Opelousas) Daily World. Eva Iford Colligan and First Harvest Community Garden Project.
(Shreveport) Times. Housing Authority of the City of Shreveport.
MAINE
Newspaper Awards
(Augusta) Kennebec Journal. Spirit of America Foundation, Augusta Chapter.
Bangor Daily News. Hampden Congregational Church and the Town of Hampden.
(Lewiston-Auburn) Sun Journal. Pat Chenery, Mark Eastman, Roger Smedberg Jr., Maine School Administrative District 17 and Dollars for Scholars "Aspire Higher" Pumpkin Festival.
(Waterville) Morning Sentinel. Community Based Learning class at Winslow High School, Winslow.
MARYLAND
Newspaper Awards
(Annapolis) Capital. Midshipman Action Group, United States Naval Academy.
Cumberland Times-News. Frostburg State University's Center for Volunteerism and National Service, Frostburg.
(Easton) Star Democrat. Historic Cemeteries of Easton.
Frederick News-Post. Care Wear Volunteers.
(Rockville) Washington Examiner. The Gables Apartments at Water's Landing, Roberto Clemente Middle School and the Germantown community.
(Salisbury) Daily Times. Michael Barnes, Willards; and Beth Redden, Millsboro, Del.
(Upper Marlboro) Washington Examiner. Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George's County.
(Westminster) Carroll County Times. Shepherd's Staff "Raise Rx Dollars" campaign, Westminster.
MASSACHUSETTS
Newspaper Awards
(Attleboro) Sun Chronicle. St. Vincent de Paul Society, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
Boston Herald. People Making a Difference.
(Brockton) Enterprise. Howard School, West Bridgewater.
Essex County Newspapers. Making A Difference In Peabody Foundation.
(Fall River) Herald News. Atlantis Charter School.
(Fitchburg) Sentinel & Enterprise. Beacon of Hope, Leominster.
(Framingham) MetroWest Daily News. Milford Junior Woman's Club, Milford.
Gloucester Daily Times. Connor Howlett, Patrick McDonagh, Erik Arntsen and Spencer Canny, Manchester.
(Greenfield) Recorder. Franklin County Friends for the Homeless, and Knitters and Crocheters Warming Up.
(Lawrence) Eagle-Tribune. Lawrence/Methuen Community Coalition.
(Lowell) Sun. Hunger/Homeless Commission, City of Lowell.
North Adams Transcript. Massachusetts Community Water Watch.
(Northampton) Daily Hampshire Gazette. C&S Wholesale Grocers, Westfield.
(Pittsfield) Berkshire Eagle. St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Adams.
(Quincy) Patriot Ledger. The 5th-grade class, Merrymount Elementary School.
Taunton Daily Gazette. Southeastern Massachusetts Voices Against Violence.
MICHIGAN
Newspaper Awards
(Adrian) Daily Telegram. Jackie Koch.
Alpena News. Michigan State University Extension Office, Tawas City.
(Bad Axe) Huron Daily Tribune. Wade-Trim, Bay City.
Battle Creek Enquirer. Endeavor Charter Academy, Springfield.
Big Rapids Pioneer. Doris Platt.
Cadillac News. Cadillac Jaycees.
Detroit News and Free Press. STARS-kids, Auburn Hills.
(Escanaba) Daily Press. Bishop Noa Home.
Grand Haven Tribune. Grand Valley State University, Allendale.
(Houghton) Daily Mining Gazette. Michigan Technological University.
Lansing State Journal. Weymouth Elementary School, Charlotte.
Midland Daily News. Central Michigan University's Off-Campus Programs, Mount Pleasant.
(Port Huron) Times Herald. Bill Westerhof's 5th-grade class, Belle River Elementary School, Marine City.
(St. Joseph) Herald-Palladium. Roosevelt Elementary School, Stevensville.
MINNESOTA
Newspaper Awards
(Fairmont) Sentinel. American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 115, Truman.
(Fergus Falls) Daily Journal. Rewind Inc., Bluffton.
(Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune. Church of St. Michael -- Los Amigos de Padre Juan, Prior Lake.
(Rochester) Post-Bulletin. American Heritage Girls MN0031, Owatonna.
(Virginia) Mesabi Daily News. LEE Center residents, Hibbing.
MISSISSIPPI
Newspaper Awards
Clarksdale Press Register. AmeriCorps' America Reads-Mississippi, Sherard Elementary School.
(Corinth) Daily Corinthian. Keystone Club, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Mississippi, Booneville Unit, Booneville.
(Greenville) Delta Democrat Times. AmeriCorps' America Reads-Mississippi.
Hattiesburg American. Petal School District Parenting Center, Petal.
(Jackson) Clarion-Ledger. Lynch Street Christian Methodist Episcopal Church's health fair.
Meridian Star. General Federation of Women's Clubs, Mississippi Federation of Women's Clubs; and Enterprise Woman's Club, Enterprise.
Natchez Democrat. On-the-Move 4-H Club.
MISSOURI
Newspaper Awards
Columbia Daily Tribune. Ray Miller Elementary School 3rd grade, Kirksville.
Hannibal Courier-Post. National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Monroe City.
(Independence-Blue Springs) Examiner. Access Task Force of Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs.
Sedalia Democrat. Pettis County Community Partnership.
Springfield News-Leader. Ash Grove Community In Action Committee, Ash Grove.
MONTANA
Newspaper Award
Great Falls Tribune. Cub Scout Pack 43, Malmstrom Air Force Base.
NEBRASKA
Newspaper Awards
Beatrice Daily Sun. Western Fraternal Life Association Lodge 84, Table Rock.
Columbus Telegram. Emily Wemhoff and Project SAFE, Creston.
Grand Island Independent. Junior Youth of American Legion Auxiliary Post 285, North Loup.
Lincoln Journal Star. Nebraska Federal Women's Program.
(Norfolk) Daily News. Antelope and Knox Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Niobrara Fire and Rescue, Verdigre Fire and Rescue, Verdigre Education Association and St. William Catholic Church.
North Platte Telegraph. The Human Relations Class at North Platte Community College South Campus, a division of Mid-Plains Community College.
York News-Times. Id-Ra-Ha-Je Youth Group, Friend Berean Church, Friend.
NEVADA
$10,000 National Award
Las Vegas Review-Journal. Even in this sunny, high-rolling city, one out of eight residents lives in poverty. On Oct. 23, when desert temperatures read 45 degrees Fahrenheit, 500 kids, some wearing only flip-flops, each got to pick out a new pair of shoes in the Las Vegas Goodie Two Shoes Giveaway. This second annual event was coordinated by residents Nikki Berti and her husband, Tony, a former National Football League offensive tackle. The youngsters, ages 4 to 17, from 12 Boys & Girls Clubs, selected shoes at Payless ShoeSource stores; $11,000 in donations paid for the shoes, plus school supplies and backpacks for all. One shopper, about age 3, "had her eyes on a pair of fuzzy Hello Kitty slippers," says volunteer Tom Ernsperger. The girl's mom persuaded her to choose sensible sneakers -- but Ernsperger bought the slippers and slipped them to the mother. A half-hour later, the two were back: The girl insisted on returning to hug her benefactor. Says Ernsperger: "It was absolutely a moment I can't forget."
Newspaper Awards
Las Vegas Review-Journal. James I. Gibson Elementary School, Henderson.
Reno Gazette-Journal. Washoe Legal Services.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
$10,000 National Award
Concord Monitor. Like many other school libraries, the one at Egg Harbor Township (N.J.) Middle School was tattered. Its frayed, black-flecked carpet was older than the students, and held together with silver duct tape. Enter Carpet One, headquartered in Manchester, N.H., with a national Make A Difference Day campaign: a contest among schools to win library "makeovers." Result: At 85 schools in 33 states and three Canadian provinces, 1,000 volunteers performed the makeovers, laying 80,000 square feet of flooring. In Egg Harbor Township? The duct tape is gone, replaced by 9,000 square feet of gorgeous gray tweed.
Newspaper Awards
Concord Monitor. Junior Service League of Concord.
(Dover) Foster's Daily Democrat. Epping Middle-High School's Friends Helping Friends.
(Hudson) Telegraph. Social science majors at Daniel Webster College, Nashua.
Keene Sentinel. C&S Wholesale Grocers.
(Lebanon-Hanover) Valley News. Carol Robie's "Apple Pies for Veterans," Piermont.
NEW JERSEY
$10,000 National Award
(Morristown) Daily Record. Visiting hours at the juvenile justice facility in Ringwood, N.J., are from 1 to 3 p.m. each Sunday, and Jean Jennings arrived ready to give her 16-year-old son, Domonic, his usual hug. Sunday visits were routine. But Jennings' sudden remembrance of a simple dream she once had for Domonic was not. The dream was revived when a worker at the Green Residential Community Home, which houses and educates juveniles who've committed minor crimes, told Jennings about the Make A Difference Day event coming up the following weekend -- free airplane rides offered by a dozen volunteer pilots from the Experimental Aircraft Association's Lincoln Park Chapter 501, based at nearby Greenwood Airport. Pilots have provided thrills for the Green Home for three years. "They've never had a break," EAA Chapter 501 vice president Allen Dunn says of Green Home kids, 16 of whom were flying high on Make A Difference Day. "When we take them up, we say, 'You can do this. You can make yourself a better person.' " It certainly opened Domonic's eyes: Today, back home in Paterson, he's considering a career in aviation.
Newspaper Awards
Press of Atlantic City. Patty and Brittany Colon, Egg Harbor City.
(Bridgewater) Courier News. Theta Phi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Plainfield.
(Cherry Hill) Courier-Post. Camden Urban Union, Camden.
(East Brunswick) Home News Tribune. Oak Tree Presbyterian Church, Edison.
Jersey (City) Journal. Melissa Holloway, Cynthia Harris and "Save the New Jersey Room" volunteers.
(Morristown) Daily Record. White Meadow Lake Property Owners Association, Rockaway.
(Neptune) Asbury Park Press. "Volunteers Cook Up Holiday Meals for The Center," J.H. Cohn LLP, Eatontown.
(Newton) New Jersey Herald. Joan Smith's special education class, High Point Regional High School, Sussex.
(Toms River) Ocean County Observer. "Boy Scout Camporee" by the New Jersey State Police and Jersey Shore Council, Boy Scouts of America, Sea Girt.
(Trenton) Trentonian. CONTACT of Mercer County.
NEW MEXICO
$10,000 National Award
Albuquerque Journal. For Make A Difference Day, good works on a grand scale spilled into a second day. Imagine 2,200 volunteers -- Native American and Hispanic, black and white; office workers, high schoolers, Air Force personnel. They completed 68 projects, benefiting dozens of non-profit groups and scores of needy residents, their homes and their neighborhoods. Along with the big turnout were subtler achievements: the bond forged between volunteers who carved a community park out of a weed-choked lot and neighbors who promised to water it; the gift of fresh-baked pueblo bread presented by a grateful homeowner to volunteers who winterized her drafty house. By sunset that Sunday, it was hard to say who felt more gratified: the givers or the receivers. Tina Vigil, whose Habitat for Humanity-built community got a new park, says, "It helped not only the way the neighborhood looks but also the way we feel about the neighborhood." When volunteer Stan Hall's team finished painting an elderly couple's trailer, "they were grinning from ear to ear," he recalls. "It's fun to bring a smile to people's faces."
Newspaper Awards
Alamogordo Daily News. Raytheon Co. - Integrated Defense Systems, White Sands Missile Range.
Albuquerque Journal. Los Altos Kiwanis Club.
Carlsbad Current-Argus. Craft Elementary School Gifted Class, "Craft Elementary Spices Up Emergency Room."
Clovis News Journal. Altrusa International of Clovis.
(Farmington) Daily Times. Mayor's Teen Advisory Council.
Gallup Independent. Chinle Junior High School Save Our Strays Club, Chinle, Ariz.
Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces Affordable Housing Make A Difference Day, Census Tract 14 in northern Doña Ana County.
NEW YORK
Newspaper Awards
(Binghamton) Press & Sun-Bulletin. St. Catherine of Siena Religious Education classes.
(Catskill) Daily Mail. Cherokee Ridge Animal Rescue and Educational Resource Center, Ravena.
(Dunkirk) Observer. Pine Valley Elementary School, South Dayton.
(Elmira) Star-Gazette. "Graffiti Removal Project" volunteers.
(Glens Falls) Post-Star. Caring community of Bolton.
(Hudson) Register-Star. Susan Coon, Germantown.
Ithaca Journal. Delta Sigma Pi, Omicron Rho Chapter, Cornell University.
(Jamestown) Post-Journal. Area businesses and Post-Journal readers.
(Kingston) Daily Freeman. Diane Valentine, Esopus.
New York Daily News. Luke Neuhedel Foundation, Massapequa Park.
Niagara (Falls) Gazette. Girl Scout Brownie Troop 1266, Tonawanda.
(Olean) Times Herald. Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES, 21st Century Community Learning Center, Cuba and Houghton.
Oneida Daily Dispatch. Delta Sigma Pi, Xi Tau Chapter, Syracuse University, Syracuse.
Poughkeepsie Journal. Girl Scout Troop 423, Dover Plains.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Buddies, Bridges and Brains, Victor-Farmington.
(Saratoga Springs) Saratogian. Dave Kelley and friends.
(Schenectady) Daily Gazette. JLT Services Corp., Latham.
(Troy) Record. REACT Inc.
(Utica) Observer-Dispatch. Lockheed Martin Corp., New Hartford.
Watertown Daily Times. Fort Drum Army Volunteer Corps and the North Country community.
(White Plains) Journal News. Make A Difference Club of Putnam Valley High School, Putnam Valley.
NORTH CAROLINA
Newspaper Awards
(Asheboro) Courier-Tribune. Pilot Club of Asheboro.
Asheville Citizen-Times. Mountain Area Residential Facilities.
(Burlington) Times-News. Open Door Clinic of Alamance County.
(Durham) Herald-Sun. SaySo (Strong Able Youth Speaking Out).
Eden Daily News. Youth Mission Blitz 2004.
(Forest City) Daily Courier. Pilot Club of Rutherford County.
(Gastonia) Gaston Gazette. Gaston County Extension and Community Association.
Goldsboro News-Argus. Wayne Community College.
(Henderson) Daily Dispatch. Eckerd Youth Alternatives Camp E-Ten-Etu, Manson.
Hickory Daily Record. SweetHEARTs, Sweetwater Elementary School.
High Point Enterprise. University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
(Jacksonville) Daily News. Sandra Davis' kindergarten class, Carolina Forest Elementary.
(Kannapolis) Independent Tribune. Rimer 4-H Club, Concord.
(Kinston) Free Press. Circle of Friends.
(Lenoir) News-Topic. Eckerd Youth Alternatives Camp E-Ma-Etu, Boomer.
(Monroe) Enquirer-Journal. Union County Habitat for Humanity.
(Morganton) News Herald. J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center.
Mount Airy News. Wilkes Volunteer Coalition, North Wilkesboro.
(New Bern) Sun Journal. Vanceboro Christian Help Center, Vanceboro.
Salisbury Post. Lutheran Services for the Aging.
Sanford Herald. Enrichment Center Volunteer Corps, Sanford Area Habitat for Humanity and Salvation Army of Lee County.
Shelby Star. United Way and Citizens of Cleveland County.
Washington Daily News. Gail Friedman, First Presbyterian Church youth and Washington-area students attending Arendell Parrott Academy, Kinston.
Wilson Daily Times. American Dreamers 4-H Horse Club, Clayton.
NORTH DAKOTA
Newspaper Award
Bismarck Tribune. Emma Tressler and Jamestown Girl Scout Service Unit, Jamestown.
OHIO
$10,000 Encore Award
Columbus Dispatch. There they go again: Ohioans created a gale force of goodness as 100,000 citizens volunteered in 838 efforts statewide -- including 37 projects and 1,400 volunteers in Appalachian Ohio's neediest pockets. Nearly tripling its numbers since being named a national honoree in 2002, Ohio leads the nation in Make A Difference Day participation.
Newspaper Awards
(Ashtabula) Star Beacon. RSVP of Ashtabula and Ashtabula County Area Agency on Aging.
Athens Messenger. Rural Action AmeriCorps VISTA, Trimble.
Beavercreek News-Current. City of Beavercreek and Beavercreek Schools.
(Bucyrus) Telegraph-Forum. Davida Roe and friends, North Robinson.
(Canton) Repository. Tri-M Music Honor Society, Jackson High School, Massillon.
Chillicothe Gazette. Southern Hills Academy.
Cincinnati Enquirer. Committee to Promote Athlete Welfare & Success, University of Cincinnati.
Columbus Dispatch. Patches of Light, Hilliard.
Coshocton Tribune. Walhonding Valley Historical Society, Warsaw.
(Defiance) Crescent-News. NorthWest Ohio Telephone Pioneer Club and Sprint Community Relations Team, Fulton, Wood, Defiance and Henry counties.
Fairborn Daily Herald. My Brothers' Keeper Quilt Group, Friendship Chapter, Greater Dayton.
(Findlay) Courier. Findlay Service League.
Fostoria Review Times. Fostoria Kiwanis Club.
(Fremont) News-Messenger. Clyde High School Key Club, Clyde.
(Gallipolis) Sunday Times-Sentinel. Washington Elementary School's "Centering on Community."
(Greenville) Daily Advocate. Darke County Parks, Greenville.
(Hillsboro) Times-Gazette. McClain High School HI-Y Club, Greenfield.
(Kent-Ravenna) Record-Courier. Mary Ellen Mann, Stow; and Kimpton Middle School, Munroe Falls.
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Lancaster Area Jaycees' "Trick-or-Treat for Cans."
Lima News. Mercer County Citizens Giving "Freedom Support."
(Lisbon) Morning Journal. TEAM AmeriCorps.
Logan Daily News. Haydenville Preservation Committee, Haydenville.
(Lorain) Morning Journal. Elyria High School Key Club, Elyria.
(Mansfield) News Journal. Jobs for Ohio's Graduates, Northmor High School, Galion.
Marietta Times. Caldwell High School, Caldwell; and Shenandoah High School, Sarahsville.
Marion Star. Kiwanis Club, Mount Gilead.
(Martins Ferry) Times Leader. Junior Women's Club of Barnesville.
(Medina) Gazette. Crime Prevention, Health & Safety Fair.
(Newark) Advocate. Utica High School, Utica.
Norwalk Reflector. St. Paul Parish Youth Ministry Planning Team.
Piqua Daily Call. Jobs for Ohio's Graduates, Piqua High School.
(Port Clinton) News Herald. Oak Harbor High School Key Club, Kiwanis Club, Oak Harbor.
Sandusky Register. The Volunteer Center of Erie County.
Sidney Daily News. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Anna Middle School and Anna High School, Anna.
(Steubenville-Weirton) Herald-Star. McKinley Elementary School, Steubenville.
(Tiffin) Advertiser-Tribune. Heidelberg College and Tiffin University.
Urbana Daily Citizen. Champaign County Youth Senate.
(Warren) Tribune Chronicle. Ohio Kiwanis, Division 25, Trumbull County.
(Washington Court House) Record-Herald. Altrusa International of Washington Court House and KISS (Kids In Safe Seats).
(Willoughby) News-Herald. Grace Episcopal Church.
Wilmington News Journal. Wilmington-Clinton County Make A Difference Day.
(Wooster) Daily Record. Rittman Community Parks Project, Rittman.
Xenia Daily Gazette. Xenia Nazarene Christian School.
(Zanesville) Times Recorder. Nelson T. Gant Foundation, Zanesville.
OKLAHOMA
$10,000 National Award
McAlester News-Capital. As a single working mother, Maureen Harrison knows how hard it is to keep a home in shape without know-how or cash. But reading about Make A Difference Day in her hometown paper, the McAlester News-Capital, inspired her to rally that know-how for needy homeowners. Now in its third year, Harrison's volunteer home-repair crew has helped more than 150 people. On Oct. 23 in McAlester, 40 tool-packing volunteers, loaded with supplies from 31 businesses and individuals, were welcomed into 45 homes to clean, paint, install smoke detectors, do minor plumbing and electrical repairs, and more.
Newspaper Awards
(Ardmore) Daily Ardmoreite. Golden Girls Home and Community Education.
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. Washington County SPCA and Tri-County Basset Hound Club.
Enid News & Eagle. Amanda B. Anderson.
McAlester News-Capital. 8th-grade girls, Pittsburg School, Pittsburg.
Muskogee Daily Phoenix & Times-Democrat. Servings of Grace, Grace Episcopal Church.
Shawnee News-Star. Shawnee Youth Coalition.
(Stillwater) NewsPress. First Presbyterian Church.
Tulsa World. National Association of Women in Construction.
OREGON
Newspaper Awards
Albany Democrat-Herald. Green Acres Elementary School, Lebanon.
(Coos Bay) World. The Friends of Juan Group, North Bend.
Corvallis Gazette-Times. Philomath Middle School's "Cookies for Compassion -- Kids Helping Kids," Philomath.
(Salem) Statesman Journal. American Legion Auxiliary, Salem Unit 136; and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 661.
PENNSYLVANIA
Newspaper Awards
Altoona Mirror. Brian Morden Foundation.
Beaver County Times. RSVP of Beaver County.
(Bloomsburg) Press Enterprise. Girl Scout Troops 1119 and 442, Danville.
Bradford Era. Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems, Custer City.
Butler Eagle. Holy Sepulcher Church, Glade Mills, and southern Butler County volunteers.
(Carlisle) Sentinel. Phi Sigma Pi, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg.
(Chambersburg) Public Opinion. Kindly Canines, Southern Franklin County.
(Clearfield) Progress. 8th-grade class, Glendale Junior-Senior High School, Flinton.
Delaware County Daily Times. Springfield Volunteer Memorial Fund, Springfield.
(Easton) Express-Times. Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union Branch 83, Bethlehem.
(Hanover) Evening Sun. Green Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Civility Team, Gettysburg.
Indiana Gazette. DR PET Therapy Dogs, Indiana County.
(Lansdale) Reporter. Corpus Christi School.
Lebanon Daily News. Palmyra High School, Palmyra.
(McKeesport) Daily News. Auberle Grandmas Program.
Meadville Tribune. MOVE, Erie Homes for Children and Adults, Erie.
New Castle News. Penn State Cooperative Extension of Lawrence County.
(New Kensington-Tarentum-Vandergrift) Valley News Dispatch. Janes United Methodist Women, Creighton.
(Phoenixville) Phoenix. St. John's United Church of Christ.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Melanie Malloy.
(Pottstown) Mercury. Colonial Ridge Development, Gilbertsville.
(Pottsville) Republican & Herald. Volunteer Home Care, Pine Grove, and Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries.
(Sharon) Herald. Girl Scout Troop 496, Mercer.
(Warren) Times Observer. Youth Volunteer Corps.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter. Mrs. King's 8th-grade Total Catholic Education class, Immaculate Conception Parish.
(West Chester) Daily Local News. Thorndale Dental Associates, Thorndale.
(Wilkes-Barre) Citizens' Voice. Pearls of Africa, West Pittston.
York Sunday News. IAM Local Lodge 175, Community Services Committee at Harley-Davidson.
RHODE ISLAND
Newspaper Awards
Newport Daily News. East Bay Community Action Program.
(Pawtucket) Times. Lori-Ann, Kayla and Brandon Gagne.
Westerly Sun. Girl Scouts of Westerly/Pawcatuck.
(West Warwick) Kent County Daily Times. West Warwick Jaycees of Kent County.
(Woonsocket) Call. City Year Rhode Island, Woonsocket.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Newspaper Awards
Aiken Standard. Ridge Hill Educational Association, Ridge Spring.
(Florence) Morning News. Girl Scout Council of the Pee Dee Area.
Greenville News. Modern Woodmen of America Camp 13964, Fountain Inn.
(Orangeburg) Times and Democrat. Helen Sheffield Federated Girls Club.
(Rock Hill) Herald. York 2 Girl Scouts, Fort Mill.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Newspaper Awards
(Aberdeen) American News. Presentation College Nursing Student Association.
(Sioux Falls) Argus Leader. Sioux Falls Therapeutic Massage & Education Center Massage-A-Thon for Multiple Sclerosis.
(Watertown) Public Opinion. Conde American Legion Auxiliary, Conde.
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. Yankton Lions Club.
TENNESSEE
Newspaper Awards
(Athens) Daily Post-Athenian. Decatur Jaycees, Decatur.
(Clarksville) Leaf-Chronicle. Sango Elementary School.
Cleveland Daily Banner. City of Cleveland.
Jackson Sun. Milan High School, Milan.
Kingsport Times-News. Wheeler United Methodist Church Senior High Youth, Blountville.
(Nashville) Tennessean. The Homeschool Academy of Fine Arts.
(Oak Ridge) Oak Ridger. Eckerd Youth Alternatives Camp E-Sun-Alee, Deer Lodge.
TEXAS
Newspaper Awards
Amarillo Globe-News. HutchCares -- Living at Home.
Athens Daily Review. Cedar Creek Lake Rotary Club, Gun Barrel City.
Baytown Sun. Brownie Troop 6000.
Bryan-College Station Eagle. Bryan High School, the Bryan Fire Department and Texas A&M University.
(Clute) Facts. Carpenter's Hands of First United Methodist Church of Lake Jackson and co-workers from Maintenance Services, Dow Chemical Co., Lake Jackson.
(Conroe) Courier. Girl Scout Troop 3157, Spring.
Corsicana Daily Sun. Associate Degree Nursing Students, Navarro College.
El Paso Times. Area Network for Disabilities and Aging.
Galveston County Daily News. Cadet and Senior Girl Scout Troop 394.
Greenville Herald Banner. Keep Greenville Beautiful.
Killeen Daily Herald. The Fancy Prancy Dancers.
Laredo Morning Times. Church of the Crossroads.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Shepherd King Lutheran Church Sunday School.
(McAllen) Monitor. The Pink Ya-Yas' Celebration in Pink.
Midland Reporter-Telegram. Hospice of Midland.
Plainview Daily Herald. Maudine Miller and friends.
Plano Star Courier. Keep Carrollton Beautiful.
Port Arthur News. LOVE People Inc., Seventh Street Baptist Church and Youth Group, Woodmen Rangers Lodge 4640 and Woodmen of the World Lodge 6192.
Texarkana Gazette. Make A Difference Day at Bringle Lake Wilderness Area.
UTAH
Newspaper Awards
(Ogden) Standard-Examiner. Utah State Department of Human Services, Division of Juvenile Justice Services, Salt Lake City.
(Provo) Daily Herald. Shannon Babb, Allison Babb, Lindsay Crandall and Darci Crandall, Highland.
(St. George) Spectrum. Lana Beck, Tiffany Beck Terry and the 3rd-grade class at Sunset Elementary School.
VERMONT
Newspaper Awards
Brattleboro Reformer. Putney Central School 8th grade, Putney.
Burlington Free Press. Donna Shepardson's 6th-graders at Robinson Elementary School, Starksboro.
VIRGINIA
Newspaper Awards
(Arlington) Washington Examiner. Virginia Cooperative Extension and Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources.
Bristol Herald Courier. Rachel Locke.
(Charlottesville) Daily Progress. Theta Chapter, Alpha Phi Omega Community Service Fraternity.
Culpeper Star-Exponent. A.G. Richardson Elementary School.
Danville Register & Bee. George Washington High School swim teams.
(Fairfax) Washington Examiner. Homestretch Inc., Falls Church.
(Fredericksburg) Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg Christian High School Key Club.
(Lynchburg) News & Advance. Linkhorne Elementary School.
(Manassas-Woodbridge) Potomac News. Manassas-Woodbridge Virginia Chapter of Jack and Jill America.
(Staunton) News Leader. Computer Redistribution Team, Waynesboro.
Suffolk News-Herald. Family Career and Community Leaders of America, Tallwood High School, Virginia Beach.
WASHINGTON
Newspaper Awards
(Aberdeen) Daily World. Random Acts of Kindness, Anchor Bank.
(Bellevue) King County Journal -- Eastside. Altrusa International, Lake Washington East Chapter.
Bellingham Herald. Whatcom Volunteer Center.
(Bremerton) Sun. Kitsap Community Resources/AmeriCorps Disaster Saturday.
(Centralia) Chronicle. The International Club at Centralia College.
(Everett) Daily Herald. Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force.
(Kent) King County Journal. Ashley Vargus, Heart to Art, Sumner.
(Moses Lake) Columbia Basin Herald. Kerri Richins, You CAN Make A Difference.
(Mount Vernon) Skagit Valley Herald. Camano Action for a Rural Environment (CARE), Camano Island.
(Olympia) Olympian. City of Rainier.
(Port Angeles) Peninsula Daily News. Dungeness Valley Health and Wellness Clinic, Sequim.
(Tacoma) News Tribune. City of Lakewood Youth Advisory Council.
(Vancouver) Columbian. Clark College's Service Learning Office.
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Walla Walla Stake.
Wenatchee World. Osborn Elementary School After School Program, Leavenworth.
WEST VIRGINIA
Newspaper Awards
(Beckley) Register-Herald. The Joy Girls and Westside High School Junior Varsity Cheerleaders, Oceana.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Princeton Senior High School, Princeton.
Charleston Newspapers. Scottie's Place, Peterstown.
(Huntington) Herald-Dispatch. Cox Landing 4-H Club, Lesage.
Point Pleasant Register. Haer Bears 4-H Club.
WISCONSIN
Newspaper Awards
(Appleton) Post-Crescent. Weyauwega-Fremont Girl Scout Unit 643, Weyauwega.
(Beaver Dam) Daily Citizen. Nancy's Notions.
(Eau Claire) Leader-Telegram. Catholic Family Life Insurance Branch WI-01, Alma Center.
Green Bay Press-Gazette. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Door County Chapter 30059, Sturgeon Bay.
Janesville Gazette. Golden Key International Honour Society and the Student Optimist Club, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
(Manitowoc) Herald Times Reporter. Catholic Family Life Insurance Tisch Mills Branch WI-39, Kewaunee.
(Marshfield-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids) Central Wisconsin Sunday. Girl Scouts of Woodland Council, Wisconsin Rapids.
Monroe Times. Brodhead Middle School, Brodhead.
Oshkosh Northwestern. Green Lake County Home and Community Education, Green Lake.
Sheboygan Press. Plymouth Rotary Club, Plymouth.
(Superior) Daily Telegram. Lindsay Peterson's 5th-grade class, Lake Superior Elementary School.
Watertown Daily Times. St. Henry's Home and School Association.
(Waukesha) Freeman Newspapers. Community Helpers and Student Educators Club, Waterford Union High School, Waterford.
Wausau Daily Herald. The Ellis family, Rhinelander.
West Bend Daily News. Volunteer Center of Ozaukee County, Grafton.
WYOMING
Newspaper Award
Laramie Daily Boomerang. Dawson and Dakota Poteet.