PUPPY LOVE--Amy Sherrets pays a buck to "hug a pup" in an event sponsored by the Franklin County Dept. of Animal Control, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 1997.

CORPORATE CARING--Tara Gardner, of Bank One, helps paint one of the buildings at the Buckeye Boys Ranch, in Grove City, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 1997. Dozens of Bank One employees took part in painting, landscaping, and other projects on Community Care Day, which is the kick-off for the 1997 United Way campaign.