The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 19, 1995 - 5 Students aim to raise more than $5 million in '95 Telefund drive A DROP IN THE BUCKET City Council picks counsel in 'Y' suit By DANIELLE BELKIN Daily Staff Reporter As a University student, Mark rotherton earned a little spending money working for Michigan Telefund. In his current position as .director, he has been able to raise much more, including last year's $4.2 million. And this year, he expects to raise another $5 million. Telefund is a telephone solicita- tion service that is part of the Office Development, which handles all ;University fund-raising. Its student employees make calls requesting do- nations to alumni, parents of students and graduating seniors. Brotherton said donators may des- ignate where their contributions spe- cifically go, but the money is generally put into a fund that is divided among the University's schools and colleges. Every school in the University ploys Telefund workers to solicit on their behalf. Each school could call their own alumni separately, Brotherton said, but Telefund is an easier and more efficient way for the schools to ask for contributions. Individual college deans have dis- cretion as to where the money is spent, he said. All the colleges have an an- nual fund used to benefit students. In the past, money raised by Telefund has bought new lab equip- ment and computer software. It also supports scholarships. Telefund is run by five profes- sional managers, with the assistance of 12 student managers. There are about 120 students who work for the Telefund, either calling or serving as part of the clerical staff. Students who work for Telefund must go through an eight-hour train- ing process before they can begin phone solicitations. Trainees are taught how to handle the different situations that could potentially arise. The situations generally fall into three classifications: negative feel- ings toward the University, a difficult financial position of a potential con- tributor or loyalties to other universi- ties or foundations. "People (who solicit) must be en- thusiastic and have a thick skin," Brotherton said. "People have to be able to deal with rejection." Salaries start at $6 per hour, and depending on the duration of em- ployment and the position of a stu- dent, they can rise to $8 per hour. A student must have two years experi- ence to be promoted to a managerial position. One of the floor managers, LSA senior Shannon Unger, said she got a feeling for the age of the University by talking to the alumni. Unger said she once talked to a woman who remembers having to call the house mother in the Mosher Jordan residence hall to ask if it was cold enough to be allowed to wear pants instead of a skirt. By MAUREEN SIRHAL Daily Staff Reporter After another bustling meeting, City Council finally reached a deci- sion in choosing legal counsel to rep- resent the city in lawsuits filed in con- nection with the defaulted YMCA loan. In a Tuesday night session, the council reviewed three resolutions before passing one that committed to the law firm Pollard and Page, which recently separated from the firm Hardy, Lewis, Pollard and Page. The resolution allocates nearly $135,000 to cover the firm's services. John Van Loon, acting city attorney, said that the amount may vary and can be appealed to the council at a later date. Van Loon added that the city still has an outstanding debt to Hardy, Lewis, Pollard and Page. "I think it is $80,000 or $85,000," he said. "I really don't know." After defeating the first resolu- tion, the council passed a modified resolution, originally sponsored by Van Loon, by a 10-1 vote. Councilmember Jane Lumm (R- 2nd Ward) explained the need for a formal resolution. "I think it is important that we produce a contract before any addi- tional legal work is done regardless of what the next steps are." The funding was allocated from a number of different sources proposed by City Adminstrator Al Gatta, in- cluding some housing funds. Despite the council's decision, Lumm expressed her disappointment with the way the council had handled the suit in the first place. "Personally, if we had agreed with the Economic Development Corp., we wouldn't be here now," Lumm said. The EDC was a proposed source of funding for the YMCA loan and was voted down by council members, contributing to the lawsuits. Other council members expressed a different opinion of the litigation problem. "I think it is an issue of legality," said Councilmember Peter Fink (R-2nd Ward). 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