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A Volunteer Spirit This prestigious award is a tribute to Anne Hazard Richardson. Through her deep commitment to children, reading, and the RIF volunteers who bring the two together, Richardson exemplified the mission and spirit of Reading Is Fundamental.
The Anne Richardson RIF Volunteer of the Year Award was founded in 1998 by a gift from her husband, the late U.S. Attorney General and Ambassador Elliot L. Richardson. Many friends of the Richardsons have since generously contributed to the endowment to honor Anne Richardson's lifetime of volunteer service and salute the hundreds of thousands of RIF volunteers who inspire children to become lifelong readers.
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A former teacher, Richardson was invited by RIF's founder, Margaret McNamara, to visit RIF's national office in 1971 and learn about the organization's goals. She volunteered for RIF from that day on. Years later, she said, "I had the good luck to have the perfect cause find me." In 1981, Richardson succeeded McNamara as the organization's chair, a post she held until her retirement in 1996. Richardson died in July 1999. 
