30 years later, St. Jude volunteer exemplifies Points of Light
Jason Farmer received the Points of Light Foundation award Friday, 30 years to the day that President George H. W. Bush gave the first award to The Commercial Appeal. (Courtesy of Points of Light)
Jason Farmer was a Marine when President George H. Bush visited The Commercial Appeal in 1989 to award his first Point of Light Award. Thirty years later, close to the first anniversary of Bush's death, Farmer is the 6,656th honoree.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thousand Points of LightJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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