Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday September 3 2002 — A5 voluntteerisnn: Lasting trend or a blip? Post-attac- k NASHVILLE — Since Sept vice” a lasting part of Ameri- Tenn(AP) 11 Donna Nix can life Bush called for each American to donate 4000 hours over a lifetime But while Sept 11 sparked a tremendous upsurge in has given blood sorted canned goods at a food bank and made care packages for AIDS patients Before the terrorist attacks Nix was content to enjoy the comfort of her living room sofa But when the unfathomable happened she — like thousands of Americans — ' was inspired to join the nation's ranks of volunteers “Giving of yur time became more important instead of just sitting at home watching TV” said Nix a office worker from Hendersonville a Nashville suburb “I realized I could be doing something better" In the hours and days after Sept 11 Americans flooded volunteer agencies and relief organizations with donations and offers to help Since then President Bush urged the nation to male the post-atta“culture of ser-- it's not clear “whetherlhat’s been a lasting trend or just a blip” said Sara Melendez president anld CEO of Independent Sector a r of coalition Washington-base- d smy more than 700 charitable groups So far it looks more like a blip to Jennifer Gilligan Cole executive director of Hands On Nashville an organization that coordinates more than 1600 volunteers “We’ve seen a lot of people interested but I have not seen Cole a lot of follow-througsaid “We really are still working to get people to come out and make a long-ter- ft -- f vVW - r Ppt§ AP photo Volunteer Donna Nix foreground of Nashville Tenn and others give their spare time to put "food bags together at Nashville Cares in Nashville Term on Aug 20 After the Sept 11 attacks Donna Nix decided to volunteer her time to help others in her area volunteers in 2001 and “I’m sure that can be attributed in part to Sept h” Close to ground zero interest in volunteering remains high said Ariel Zwang executive director of New York' Cares which still advertises and renewed 11 community spirit” said United Way spokeswoman Ann Andrews But whether that held firm in 2002 won’t be clear for several months she ' said m commitment” United Way of America reported a 6 percent rise in ck ' unteered with United Way before Sept 11 but the attacks strengthened her resolve to “do something” “After Sept 111 went up to see ground zero and it was really inspiring’’ said Harris who helps at a Police Athletic League community center and visits residents at a senior citizens home In the wake of the terrorist attacks Americans also showed their concern by giving blood Nationally more than 276000 people gave blood for the first time between Sept 1 1 and Oct 1 the Red Cross reported However only about 20 percent have returned to give blood a second time As Mando Rueda 65 donated blood near Las Vegas he said it's easy to forget that help is still needed “A year has gone by Ground zero has been cleaned up” he said “I’m just hoping that we don't recovery-relate- what we have now is a level about 25 percent higher than before” said Zwang whose organization provided volunteer opportunities for 48000 New Yorkers last year d Ashley Harris a 17-- y senior at Great Valley High School in Malvern Pa vol needs on its d - Website “It's obviously leveled off since the early months but ear-ol- In brief jGAN forget” PAINTS AND REPAIR Former Mayor Giuliani says in essay that 1 1 attacks still have him angry 881-371- 9-- NEW YORK AP) — Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says in a published essay that one year hasn’t done anything to ease his anger about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center ' and Pentagon “I haven’t changed When I go to ground zero now I feel as shocked angry and resolute as I did a year ago” Giuliani writes in Time magazine for an issue on newsstands Monday Giuliani widely acclaimed for his leadership after the Sept 11 attacks said talking about it helps deal with the “lasting pain” especially with people who were directly affected “I try to confront what was done to us and the importance of being resolute" he wrote Calling ground zero “a cemetery” Giuliani said he wants the entire re site to become a memorial to the 2800 people who were killed “If we let some minor memorial be dwarfed by office space people a hundred years from now will say this generation did not understand the ' significance of that world-alteriday” he said : ' 6 Will beat or match any price! -- t I ? - 16-ac- ng Hijack suspect to remain in custody VAESTERAAS Sweden (AP) — A court ordered a Swedish ' man who was arrested with a gun in his cany-o- n luggage to be kept in custody while prosecutors investigate charges hie planned to hijack an airliner The suspect’s lawyer told the court Monday his client was innocent The district court judge ordered Kerim Chatty detained on preliminary charges of planning to hijack a plane and illegal possession of a weapon Jle said prosecutors must bring formal shorts and sandals charges by Sept 16 Wearing a gray the suspect Kerim Sadok Chatty spoke only to confirm his presence in the courthouse before his lawyer addressed the judge Judge Thomas Wallin then closed the 90 minute hearing to die public on the prosecution’s request before allowing reporters back in to hear his decision It was not immediately clear why charges of sabotage that had been requested by the prosecution were not included Police insisted their case against the had gotten stronger since his arrest Thursday A handgun was found in Chatty’s toiletries bag in a routine check as he boarded a Ryanair flight to London to attend an Islamic conference in Birmingham England Tire prosecutor had earlier requested charges of planning to hijack or sabotage a plane or an airport and a secondary charge of weapons possession prosecutors told the court in Vaesteraas about 60 miles northwest of the coital Stockholm The case has heightened fears of the possibility of a wider ter- -' rorist plot becaiise of the proximity to the anniversary of Sept 11 attacks in the United States But Chatty’s lawyer Nils Uggla strongly rejected any association with terrorism or plans to crash the plane “I haven’t found any information that it’s like that and my client denies it” he told reporters before the hearing began Uggla said Sunday that Chatty — a Muslim convert whose mother is Swedish and father is Tunisian — can explain why he had the gun in his bag But Uggla said he could not give reporters die explanation because of a gag order Prosecutor Thomas Haeggstroem argued that Chatty should remain in custody because there is a risk he could escape or destroy evidence and complicate die investigation The suspect who has previous assault and theft convictions also could continue his criminal activities Haeggstroem said irt ' YOU ALREADY WRITE A BUNCH OF CHECKS EVERY NUNTH YOU MAY AS WELL GET PAIR FUR IT m Dutch officials arrest 8 men Wouldn't it be peat ROTTERDAM Netherlands (AP) — Eight men have been arrested on Suspicion of helping finance and recruit fighters fa Osama bin Laden’s network Dutch prosecutors said I if yon got PLATINUM ACCOUNT paid for having a checking account? 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