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KIMBERLY LIFTON

Staff Writer

W

hen JARC Ex-
ecutive Director
Joyce Keller ran
out of ideas for securing
state funds for the agency,
she turned to Dennis
Muchmore and Associates,
the lobbying firm hired last
April by the Jewish Federa-
tion.
Ms. Keller couldn't get a
$46,000 payment for a con-
tract that had been approved
by the Blanchard ad-
ministration. Yet even
without the funds, she con-
tinued running the special
case management operation
that serves mentally retard-
ed and mentally ill clients.
"I was having a lot of trou-
ble getting the money," Ms.
Keller said. "They were not
responsive at the level I was
able to deal with. Blanchard
people were out; Engler peo-
ple were in. We got caught in
the transition. Everybody
who was remotely involved
in the contract had disap-
peared -and we were left
hanging with people who
said, 'Hey, we didn't do it.' "
Yet with the aid of lobbyist
John Smalley, JARC last
week received payment for
the contract.
"He unraveled some ad-
ministrative red tape," Ms.
Keller said, adding he also
arranged a meeting with
James Haverman, the new
director of the Department
of Mental Health. "On my
own, I couldn't have arrang-
ed the meeting so quickly or
privately."
Dennis Muchmore's firm
has been a regular player in
Lansing for the Jewish
community since April. Mr.
Muchmore has been in-
troducing his new client to
key contacts in Lansing, and
making the Jewish commun-
ity known to those working
throughout the state capital.
"We are trying to get
agency officials acquainted
with the state people," Mr.
Muchmore said. "Nothing is
done yet with the 1992
budget, but initially, it is
best to open up lines of com-
munication."
Robert Aronson, executive
vice president for the Jewish
Federation, said the ar-
rangement is working out
well. Mr. Muchmore and
some of his staff have been
meeting each month with
participating agency ex-
ecutives from Federation,

JARC, Jewish Family Ser-
vice, the Jewish Home for
Aged, Sinai Hospital and
Jewish Vocational Service.
Later this month, repre-
sentatives from Federation
and the Jewish Community
Council will meet for the
first time with Gov. John
Engler.
"They are very effective at
opening doors," Mr. Aronson
said of the lobbying team.
"I think they are skilled,
knowledgeable and have the
right inroads," Ms. Keller
said. "They know the right
people to accomplish
whatever needs to be ac-
complished. They can make
contacts that are very
difficult for small organiza-
tions to do on their own."
Hiring a lobbyist, and
structuring the Michigan
Jewish Conference (a net-
working group funded in
part by the Federation and
Jewish communities
throughout the state), were
an outgrowth of a concept
proposed by past Federation
President Dr. Conrad Giles.
He suggested opening a
Lansing office to represent
political needs of the com-
munity.
Aside from the lobbyist,
the community now also
employs Caryn. Nessel,
government affairs consul-
tant. The conference, which
serves 12 communities
throughout the state, recent-
ly opened a Lansing office. ❑

Hadassah Sets
Major Gifts Dinners

Two major gifts dinners for
the benefit of the Hadassah
Medical Organization and
Youth Aliyah will be held by
the Greater Detroit Chapter
of Hadassah Aug. 19 at the
home of Libby and Leo Sklar
and Aug. 20 at the home of
Annette and Russell Meskin.
The dinners, which are being
chaired by Linda Berlin and
Carrie Kushner, will feature
national Hadassah secretary,
Evelyn Sondheim, as the
speaker.
Mrs. Sondheim also is
Hadassah's national vice
president of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund. She has served
as Soviet Jewry chairman
and as chairman for the Na-
tional Travel Department, as
well as for research and an-
nuity trusts of the Major Gifts
Department.
For information, call the
Hadassah office, 357-2920; or
683-5030.

