In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and
Sam Beard founded the American Institute for Public Service, a 501c3
public foundation, to establish a Nobel Prize for public and community
service - The Jefferson Awards.
Read more about
the Jefferson Awards.
See
a video of the award presentation.
This year Groceries for Seniors founder John Meehan has
been named to receive the coveted Jefferson Award for public service. More information
on the Award and Groceries for Seniors can be found in the Sunday,
March 25 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle.
