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Outreach provides an extraordinary demonstration of how service can lift people's lives. so, if the purpose of this award is to celebrate americans who work to make our country and world a better place, not for their own advantage or for any ulterior motives, but just to serve pure and simple, i can't think of anyone more deserving than kathy hamilton and floyd hammer. before we actually present this award, i would be remiss if i didn't take a moment to honor the man who made this all possible. he hates this, but i'm going to do it anyway. much has been said about president bush's own extraord...

Organizations across this country. so now i have the honor of joining president bush in presenting number 5,000. [ applause ] about ten years ago, floyd hammer and kathy hamilton were getting ready to retire. they had been farming for years. they had earned a break. they planned to sail around the world. then their friend told them about a special place that they should visit along the way in a village in tanzania. a volunteer mission was there to help renovate an hiv/a.i.d.s. clinic. they thought it sounded like a worthwhile detour. the country was in the third year of a brutal drought. peopl...

[ applause ] >> thank you for this incredible award. we are humbled and honored to be chosen as the 5,000th daily point of light. not in our wildest dreams did we ever plan to be here or even imagined receiving this award. in fact, after being in business for 34 years, floyd was dreaming of relaxing, even sailing around the world. but in 2003, he was asked to

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