In Manhattan are 800 volunteers from around the world with the Christian Science Church, counseling relatives of victims, workers and bystanders in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.

        Many of the volunteers came from Ohio.

        Vicky Daugherty of the Christian Science Church in Cincinnati has been in New York since Sept. 14.

A SMART IDEA: Patrick Havelin prepares a treat Tuesday for those serving jury duty in Hamilton County. Megan Sexton, his teacher at Frederick Breyer School in Bevis, came up with the idea while serving jury duty herself. Each bag has a candy bar, a patriotic ribbon and a card. (Gary Landers photo) | ZOOM |

        “We offer assistance techniques ... to help them relax, and manage their body and mind,” Ms. Daugherty said.

        “Basically, we have been able to help the workers gain control of body and mind to continue doing their job.

        “They had a lot to confront and really had problems trying to sleep.”

        “Currently, we are manning the telephones to reach family members of the Cantor Fitzgerald missing employees,” said Jack Via of Columbus.

        “... We must do something to help.”

        Steve Jones of St. Augustine, Fla., said he had just finished counseling a shop owner who saw the whole thing happen.

        “He watched people raining out of the sky,” Mr. Jones said.

        “He was unable to express that grief. He stayed there 48 hours helping to dig through the debris.

        “After counseling him, he told me he was able to sleep. Our job is to get people back in control of their mind.”

        The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 have become a topic of discussion in many Tristate schools.

        Students taking a basic-skills English class at Lawrenceburg High School have written about their thoughts and feelings following the attacks.

        “They have cut out pictures and articles for a patriotic bulletin board and have sent thank-you cards to the firefighters in Manhattan,” said teacher Sandy Woedl.

        “Students also wrote about their hopes for America and donated to the American Red Cross.”

        Thirteen Catholic schools that battle each other on football fields and basketball courts have put aside that rivalry and come together to raise money for disaster relief.

        Their goal is to raise $100,000.

        McNicholas High School's student council, which brought the schools together, reported at a prayer service last week that they had raised $7,000.

        “We never doubted the success of the project,” said McNicholas High School senior Emily Glassmeyer.

        “It was a tragic event, and we could not stand back and watch people suffer.

        “I think we have proved ourselves as high school students and as Americans.”

        • • • A Red, White and Blue Ash event will be 7-8 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Ash Towne Square.

        It will honor firefighters, police officers and military personnel.

       Allen Howard's “Some Good News” column runs Monday-Friday and Sundays. If you have suggestions about outstanding achievements, or people who are committing acts of kindness that are uplifting to the Tristate, let him know at (513) 768-8362; at ahoward@enquirer.com; or by fax at (513) 768-8340.
       
       

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