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0613 5.6 563o STRAIGT.INC. NTL THE WHITE HOUSE WMKtKQTON The Prudent reeoftitzes a *D*Oy Point of Lifhr* ilx diyi * week Daily Points of Light are thaw who furccssfuUy address our moit pressing *ocUl problems throufh direct and conaeûenH*! aeU of community urvier Individual*, fcmUi«, bu*lnes«,froyp5/ and or|&nJ«|iora of every conceivable type ere ta Jdn| lucces*r\ irtjpn to frornbtt drug abuie, illiteracy, inadequite edu«Hof\ tnvlronmenul dicay, Komelmne*^ hunger, AIDS, and other critical ills. By reclaim]r^ a dru|»pUt^\4fd, crlme-riddtri neighborhood, ruiQrini thotc who art illiterate/ mentoring a troubled young person, bcWendlnj § lonely wnior dHxen/ providlnf houilnf for the hcmelew, or prote
02/19/92 17:04 ©813 576 5635 STRAIGT.INC. NTL couple selected esidentia! Point of Light f By CAROL A. MAB&1N r —, • ST. PETERSBURG — A local couple may have finished 3991 uneventfully, but they'll begin 1992 as the nation's 656th "point of light/' Today, President Bush will recognize Susan and ;' Terry Brimmer as a Daily Point of Light for their I efforts as volunteers for Straight Inc., a St. Peters- ' burg-based adolescent drug and akoho! program, the i White House has announced. and help parents adjust to the shock of having a child with & drug dependency. And they share their own experiences with other parents during "parent weekends," usually four a year. The Brimmers were nominated for the sward by the St. Petersburg Straight chapter, said Carvel Lewis, staff assistant for the White House's Office of National Service. Susan Brimmer works at VaJ-Pak, a direct mall company in St. Petersburg. Terry Brimirjer is a certified public accountant in Tarjipa, "We're really excited," Susan Brimmer said Tues- Lewis said the service office looks for day. "The best part is it brings some attention to recipients who are involved in volunteer work - Straight/* others can emulate. They were chosen for because the president wanted to focus on drug { The Brimmers, of 1542 86th Ave. N, became aJcohol abuse, and drunken driving, for the New Year's I involved with Straight in 2987 when their son became holiday. 9L | a client of the program. When their son graduated from Straight, the Brimmers continued to volunteer. "We like to highlight for national recognition §he best that Americans are doing, and those things giai "Two of our boys are alive and well today because are most easily replicated,". Lewis said. .< of Straight," Mrs. Brimmer said, referring to her son and another young man the Brimmers met through The White House recognizes one Point of Ltjjfht Straight. They consider him a family member. each day, Lewis said. The Brimmers will be the 65§th Point of Light, an honor that msy enable them to njiêt Founded 13 years ago, Straight nationally operates the president if he comes to the area. They alôîll six treatment centers that use confrontational rap receive a personal Setter from the president. •< " sessions and peer-pressure therapy to try' to free . adolescents from drug dependency. A seventh treatment center, in Dallas, closed this fall. The Brimmers work in Straight's parent intake , program, where they help parents* enroll their children In September, the 575 points of light who had been recognized by then were invited to Walt Disney World in Orlando to mc-ct with Bush. Th? Brimmer? would be invited to any similar celt bra lion in the future, Lewie said. survivingstraightinc.com
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