About 265 preschool children and students through the fifth grade learned a valuable lesson during community service week at Seven Hills Doherty School, East Walnut Hills, last month.
Volunteer parents and teachers guided small hands in the creation of scarves, hats, bags and blankets for the needy, said Patti Guethlein, head of Doherty school.
Preschoolers made blankets to go to the Linus Project for sick and abused children.
"This was particularly exciting to be able to find something prekindergartners could relate to, such as blankets," Guethlein said.
Multicolored fleece hats made from felt and yarn were made by kindergartners, and fleece scarves were made by first-graders for the Open Door Ministry in Walnut Hills.
Second- and third-graders made drawstring bags, containing toiletries and toys for children at the Children's Home of Cincinnati.
Fourth- and fifth-graders made more than 150 hats for the Open Door Ministry, the YWCA's Battered Women Shelter, Madisonville Educational Assistance Center, the Caring Place, the Babies Milk Fund and the Hamilton County Family Services.
Students also created Valentine cards, stories and poems for residents of St. Margaret's Hall and Beechwood Home.
Energetic counselor
Everett Askew retired from Chemed after 35 years. At 87, he comes to the local chapter of Senior Corps of Retired Executives three days a week and offers business counseling.
The Deer Park man came from a farm in Tulsa, Okla. He graduated in the top five in his class at the University of Chicago with a graduate degree in business administration.
He was a captain in the U.S. Army and later retired from Chemed as executive vice president and a consultant to the chairman and chief executive officer.
When he lived in Finneytown, he organized the Finneytown Education Foundation in 1988 and helped to raise more than $1 million for a special budget improvements to the schools..
Askew organized the Springfield Township Senior Center, which provides activities and classes for more than 1,200 seniors.
Hospice training
Hospice of Northern Kentucky is providing training sessions on Wednesday and March 17 for volunteers to work with terminally ill patients and their families.
The training will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hospice office, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas. Lunch and snacks are provided.
For information, call Marleen Burns, (859) 441-6332.
Athlete All-District
University of Virginia fourth-year volleyball player Shannon Boyle was named to the six-member 2003 Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 3 University Division Women's Volleyball Second Team. She is a Latin American studies major and a three-time member of the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll.
With 295 career block assists, Boyle is fifth all-time at Virginia in that category. The recipient of a four-year volleyball scholarship, she was awarded the Athletic Department's Distinguished Student-Athlete Scholarship.
The Ursuline Academy graduate is the daughter of Tim Boyle and the late Mary Boyle of Cold Spring.
High school scholar
Purcell Marian High School senior Ashley Nicole Anderson, of Columbia Township, has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars, which invites students with superior academic achievement who are among the top scholars in the nation. Membership includes benefits such as scholarships, networking, events and other opportunities.
Dean's list
Elise Beckett, a sophomore graphic design major in the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning at the University of Cincinnati, has been named to the dean's list for the fifth consecutive quarter.
The Badin High School graduate is the daughter of Pat and Fred Beckett of Hanover Township.
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