while ($sth->fetch) {
	my %hash = (description => $description, itemNum => $itemNum);
	push @items,  \%hash;
}
$tmpl->param(items => \@items);

##</code><code>##

<TMPL_LOOP name="items">
    <tr>
    <td>
    <INPUT id=<TMPL_VAR name="itemNum"> name=<TMPL_VAR name="itemNum"> type=checkbox>
    <LABEL for="<TMPL_VAR name="itemNum">"><TMPL_VAR name="description"></LABEL>
    </td>
</tr>
</TMPL_LOOP>