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VOLUME 69
NUMBER 46
NOVEMBER 7,1991
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A Killing Season
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Innovations planned
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CommUNITY Campaign
proceeds with
Super Sunday Telethons
See rotated items
pages 6,7,8,14,15,28
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Community .........;... ,  16-23
Federation .\ 6-8
Lifecycle • 10
Marketplace 21
New Generation  24
Scoreboard .„  12
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WHO'S CALLING, PLEASE?
Super Sunday volunteers to man phones
By Judith Franklin
When the phone rings on
Super Sunday and the caller
identifies himself as a volunteer working for the annual
Columbus Jewish Federation
Campaign, to whom are you
talking and what exactly it is
that he wants from you?
According to Judith Swedlow, one of the founders of the
United Jewish Appeal National Training Center and a
member of the UJA Executive
Committee and the executive
committee and board of the local Federation, there is no
"average" volunteer. "They
are both newcomers to central
Ohio and veteran leadership.
They are men as well as
women. They are all ages,
from high school students to
senior citizens," Swedlow explained, adding, "The one
thing they do have in common, though, is their sense of
commitment to the community."
The caller will most likely
be someone you know — one
of your neighbors, the Tuesday driver in your carpool, a
fellow member of Hadassah
or B'nai B'rith Men, who like
Betsey Fettman, feels that
this is one of the best ways in
which she can be involved in
the community. Active in the
Federation's Young Jewish
Professionals group and
Young Women's Division, the
Canton, Ohio native , explained, "I believe in what the
Federation does and where
the money goes, but I can only
give so much. By calling
others, I can be more effective."
She also stressed the educational aspect of the telethon.
"We let people know where
the money is going, whether
it's in Israel, nationally or in
our community. It's amazing
how many different places the
money goes and the causes it
supports. It's really compelling."      .
Ted Bloom, another VIP
member, echoes Fettman's
sentiments. "It's the responsi-
ble thing to do," he noted
about being a telethon participant. "When I was young, I
took advantage of many of the
facilities funded by the Federation. Now it's time to 'pay
forward' a little," explaining
that "you can't pay back."
Many of the volunteers feel
that way. "The community,
has given so much to me and
my family, any way I can give
something back is critical,"
said Robert Keidan, an
11-year Super Sunday volunteer.
v To many, soliciting for the
Federation has become a tradition. Helen Nutis, for instance, has been calling ever
since she was a teenager. "It's
a civic responsibility," she
said. "I learned from my parents about the importance of
tzedakah, helping others.",
Nutis, active in a wide variety
of area organizations over the
years, has seen many changes
in the Campaign. "More of the
community is involved in the
Campaign now," she said.
"There used to be only a hand-
full of us ... and the Cam
paign is much more dignified
today."
To prepare them for calling,
all volunteers receive a short,
20-minute training session,
Swedlow said, which explains
mechanical procedures, provides suggested scripts, up>-
dates them on the needs of the
Campaign and throws in "a
bit of motivation. We try to
stress that it is our obligation
to find every Jew and give
him or her the opportunity to
participate in tzedakah. We
don't solicit them; they solicit
themselves. We don't beg. We
don't plead. We ask."
Potential donors are informed about current local,
national and international
Jewish community needs and
are reminded of the amount
they pledged the previous
year. Then they are asked to
increase that amount, due to
escalating, ever changing
needs and the effects of inflation.
Fund raising is not the sole
reason for the calls, Swedlow
see VOLUNTEERS pg. 25
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