Points of Light: A Celebration of the American Spirit of Giving

By Robert Goodwin, Thomas Kinkade, Foreword by George Bush

Book Overview

More than 100 million Americans volunteer their time, talent, and energy to help individuals, solve social problems and build strong communities. These volunteers share the common goal of making a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931722730
• ISBN13: 9781931722735
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Center Street
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Very inspiring!

This collection of stories about people who volunteer their time to help others and their experiences is very inspiring. Two of my favorite stories are: The Light of Love (Chapter 2) - the story of a teenager, who trains Seeing Eye dogs, loves them but has learned to let them go so that these dogs can help others. The Light of Forgiveness (Chapter 5) - the story of a mother who learned to forgive the young man who murdered her son and went on to set up a program that helps young men in prison and other released men. POINTS OF LIGHT gets you thinking about how you can help others and then offers suggestions on how you can get started. The consequences of volunteering seem to be not only life changing for those in need but for the volunteer, too. This book should be in every household and everyone should read it. Thank you, Robert Goodwin, Thomas Kinkade, and Pam Proctor for putting the stories of these volunteers together. Fafa Demasio

Response to ah caramba

I had to respond to your comment on Mr. Kinkade. I happen to be acquainted with him and can assure you that he is a person who definately knows about volunteering! He is extremely generous of both his talent and his time, and devoted to his community. I suggest you limit your comments to the book and not to the authors.

To be read by those who truly support volunteerism!

This book goes beyond the typical inspirational stories, and truly focuses on the effect that volunteerism has in our community. For people who are truly committed to supporting social change, this book is a must read. One that you can go back to year after year for a boost of motivation!

Points of Light - A Celebration of the American Spirit of Giving

I found this to be a great book with great stories! Simply inspiring! I wish more people would just do simple acts of kindness...this world would truly be a better place. I volunteer but these stories inspired me to do more!

Great book!

This book is filled with truly inspiring stories that reinforce my desire to give back to the community I live in. At a time when so much negativity exists in the world, it's great to know that there are people out there making a difference just because they want too.