Tuesday, 11 September 2012 09:18

Akron Students Remember Individual 9-11 Victims Featured

Written by  Chris Keppler
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Some students at St. Paul Elementary School in Akron are learning about the human toll on September 11, 2001. Students spent the last couple of weeks placing victims' names on more than three thousand index cards - one of each person who died that day.  Teacher Jud Hartman told NewsChannel 5 that project really did have an impact.

"I think the thing that really struck them is how close American became after the tragedy, said Hartman.  "Some of them went home and asked their parents and their grandparents what they were doing when it happened."

Those cards - 3,042 of them - are being distributed at the site of a memorial on East Warner Road, where retired firefighter John Woofter hopes all cards will be distributed to people who stop by.

I would like the people to just take one card and concentrate on that one person and their prayers for them," said John Woofter, a retired firefighter.

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Chris Keppler

Chris Keppler

Chris is the regular news anchor on WQMX's Wynn and Wilson in the Morning and WONE's Tim and Christi in the Morning programs. He first opened a microphone at WZIP-FM at The University of Akron in 1990 but got his first paid radio job delivering weekend news on WZKL-FM & WDPN-AM in Alliance. Chris then moved to WJER AM & FM in Dover where he reported on Tuscarawas County, including stories that made national headlines. Chris has been honored by his peers with first place awards from the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters including Best Reporter, Best Feature Story, and Best Broadcast Writing among others. In addition to his work as a broadcast journalist Chris has also worked in public relations and as an instructor at the University of Akron teaching Broadcast News Writing. Chris enjoys volunteer work, and has served on the boards of the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters, Public Relations Society of America (Akron Area Chapter), American Cancer Society Hope Gala Committee and currently serves on the Green Baseball/Softball Federation Board. Contact Chris through the newsroom 330-864-6397 or email at ckeppler@rcrg.net

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