Annual Fund Report 1984-85 Annual Fund campaign off and running Several dozen enthusiastic volunteers have officially kicked off Portland State's 1984·85 Annual Fund Campaign with some ambitious goals. The seven-week personal solicitation effort is aiming for $60,000 in gifts from at least 350 alumni and friends of the University. Volunteering for the campaign are a record 58 alumni and even a few community members, many of them brand new to PSU fund.raising. These people will be making personal visits to previous donors. asking them to renew their gifts of $100 or more, and encouraging them to move into higher giving brackets. At the kick-off event at the Red Lion Inn in downtown Portland Oct. 3, Annual Fund chair Chuck Clemans ('56) turned in the campaign's first gih-his own personal check to the PSU Foundation. Volunteers then filled out their pledge cards, putting the campaign $3,820 closer to its goal. A new team structure for the volunteers should enhance communication and efficiency in this year's campaign, according to PSU Development Officer Floyd Harmon ('79). five division co-chairs will each oversee two learn leaders, who in turn will have four players to help them contact prospects. Each volunteer will have attended training sessions in personal solicitation and will get the ongoing support of Foundation staff and University faculty as they go out into the community with their appeal. Beyond this support, volunteers will have incentives such as resort weekends and restaurant dinners spurring them on. Donors to the 1964-85 Annual Fund will also realize benefits aside from the satisfaction of supporti ng their University. Tax deductions are one obvious benefit, but donors will also receive "thank you gifts" ranging from PSU T-shirts to Alumni Benefit Cards and passes to mainstage events at PSU. And giving to Portland State will be made even easier this year with monthly or quarterly billing (VISA and Mastercard are also welcome). But clearly the greatest reward (or both volunteers and donors is their greater involvement with Portland State and its future, say campaign organizers. With limited funds available from state taxes and tuition, PSU depends on private support for its continuing and growing excellence. "Unrestricted gihs are especially important," said Harmon, "because they provide funding for projects that are unbudgeted, for faculty development and for scholarships, which are beyond the scope of public funds." Designated gihs and gifts·in~kind are also welcome, he added. The seven·week personal solicitation campaign is only the beginning of a yearlong fund-raising effort, which will included direct mail appeals and a phonathon. Harmon and Clemans hope that by fl~ june 2,000 individuals and organizations will have made gihs to the PSU Foundation for the University's development. 1984-85 Annual Fund Volunteers Chair Charles "Chuck" Clemans '56 Division Co-Chairs John Becker '80 Gerry Craig '70 Don Davis '50 John Eccles '69 Judith Mandt '79 Team Leaders Gerry Craig '70 Rick McDougall '82 Les Morton '80 Peter Paquet '75, '79 Burke Raymond Mike Streicher '75 Linnea Swanson '78 Dan Van Scoy 8ill Walker '47 Jim Westwood '67 Players Colleen Acres '77 leslie Adams Charles Bates ' 70 Glen Beckley '68 Brian Black '69 Dave Brinker '74 Karen Cara Candace Clarke '82 Tanya Colli... '75, '79 Jim Davis '72 8 Alyce Dingler '68 Patrick Doyle '74 Elaine Engelstadt '74 Agnes Gallagher '77 Tom Guiney '79 Jed Heald '68 Jerry Hering '78, '82 John Hinds '71 laurie Ivancie '79 Cindy Johnson Joan Johnson '81 Joan Kelley '81 Beth Kluvers Bruce Korter '72 Rodger Lang'68 Dave lomnicki '81 Marilyn Mildenberger '80 Dan Miller '81 Mike Oekerman '78 Kathy Olson '82 Skip Ormsby lyle Remington '71, '81 Steve Schmitt '82 Susan Seidel larry Shapiro '74 Pat Snyder '76 leo Sorenson '70 Mae Thomas Belinda Toyooka lucille Walker Mas Yatabe '69 AI the AnnlNl Fund kick-off Oct. 3, volunteers MikeOelr:emun ('78) met Iwith Mmdt ('79) tNde !i()f'Mof the first gifts to the 1984-85 campaign when they filled out their pledge cilrds before going out into the community to solicit funds. vol· un • leer (n.) A person who performs or gives his services of his own free will. One of the best things about being a volunteer is that you do it because you want to. And PSU gives you plenty of reasons to want to! Did you ever notice that real "movers and shakers" have one thing in common? They are oflen the most active volunteers in their community. They want to be involved in shaping their community's future. And they know they're sharpening their own business and leadership skills by getting involved. Volunteering at PSU is just the kind of opportunity for people who want to make a difference. Think back to how PSU helped you develop the expertise you count on today. Now you're in a position to help PSU, to ensure that others like yourself will have access to the same quality education. PSU can use your skills in any number of ways: Alumni committees - Try your hand at legislative lobbying, student recruitment, alumni chapler development, communications, or fund raising. Leadership - Take command as a special events chairman, PSU Foundation board member, or team leader in the annual fund. Fund raising - Personally contact alumni for annual gihs, large and small donors, in person or by phone. Hostlhostess - Enjoy enlenaining? Offer your talents by hosting phone appeals, receptions and special events. Do yourself and PSU a favor by volunteering your time, your talents and your ideas now. Contact Floyd Harmon ('79) at 229-4911. "I'm a PSU bOoster, I don't shout a lot, but I liked the instructors and their approach to the classes and I developed a real kinship with the school. PSU presents the opportunity for positive exchange with the city of Portland, Anything we can do to help the school, helps that exchange." John Eccles '69 Annual Fund Volunteer
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