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Source: http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Peres-awards-prize-for-volunteerism-322396
President Awards Prizes for Volunteerism
(Jerusalem Post) Greer Fay Cashman - David Shporer, 94, and Hannah Laor, 89, were among the recipients of the President's Prize for Volunteerism at a ceremony held on Wednesday in Jerusalem. Shporer founded, funded and developed various projects to help young people with learning disabilities go to university; enable young people from difficult socioeconomic backgrounds find jobs; create a special playground for physically challenged children; and generally care for the poor and the infirm. Hannah Laor, one of the founders of Ilan, the Foundation for Handicapped Children, still personally deals with the disabled and their families, visiting them in their homes. Laor has been a volunteer for 75 years.