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McGill Tribune Published by the Students’ Society o f McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Tuesday, October 18, 1983
Volume 3, Issue 7
Centraide Puts Lives in Tune by Brian Todd October is Centraide month in Mon tréal. Throughout the month, can vassers walk the streets and rues of Montréal, groups organize events and employees donate to funds, all for the benefit of the citizens of Greater Mon tréal. Centraide is a central fund raising campaign designed to benefit 170 organizations in the Montréal area ranging from the Action Travail des Femmes du Québec to the Y.W.C.A.
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Centraide is aiming to raise $16 million this year. They raised $14.2 million last October. Centraide spends a mere 10% of raised funds on the campaign itslef and 5% on administra tion for year-round operations. That means that 85% of the money goes
IN VESTIG ATIO N by Todd Kasenberg Last weekend, Student’s Council adopted a resolution creating an Ad Hoc Committe to review the role of the International Students’ Association. The reason for this action, according to Students’ Society President Bruce Hicks, was “ to solve an age-old dilem ma. Is the I.S.A. to function as a dropin social centre or is the I.S.A. to serve as a governing body, allocating and regulating the finances fo its member groups?” The Joint Management Committee
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apparently initiated the move by asking Students’ Council for “ guidance” on the role of the I.S.A. to better facilitate financial arrangements. ‘‘Some concern has ben expressed as to whether the I.S.A. has been pro viding the services it is constitutionaly required to provide” , stated Students’ Society Vice President (Internal) Lisette Noodelman. “ It is felt that it (the I.S.A.) may have lost sight of its purpose; the activities it is planning do not appear to be relevant to the inter national thrust of the club.”
directly to help Montréalers. The funds do not leave Greater Montréal but in stead are channeled back to help peo ple with varying needs all over the island. The needs of the various groups are assessed by 172 volunteers who repre sent many segments of the population. They allocate the funds to “ those forgotten and neglected segments of the population” . For example, 29% of the funds allocated are distributed to groups dealing with the needs and pro blems of youth. Centraide has three branches at McGill this year. A football game usually held in honour of Centraide, at which the funds raised are donated to Centraide, has been canceled this year. Employees of the University, both
I.S .A . The review committee, chaired by Miss Noodelman and composed of Club Representatives to Council Scott Keating, Amalia Martinez and Marcie Vigoda, and Students’ Society Pro gram Director Earle Taylor is expected to report back a the next council meeting. Constitutionally, the I.S.A. is expected to “ promote co-operation and co-ordination amongst the member organizations” , and it is this role that will be examined. Marcie Vigoda, club representative to Council said that she was aware of the role problem. “ I think that there is also some financial concern (as J.M.C. involvement suggests). In a time when clubs are receiving major cutbacks in subsidies from the Students’ Society, there must be some concern as to whethter the I.S.A.’s expenditures are continued on page 2
Parents'! It’s 11 o’clock, do you know where your children are?
staff and faculty, can contribute to a staff fund through their payroll ac counts. Phi Delta Theta is holding its annual furniture sale and Tass Bey is soliciting volunteers, to canvass areas of Montréal, via a table in the Union Building. Phi Delta Theta is holding its fur niture sale in the Union Ballroom on Sunday, October 30th from 10:00 to 4:00. Here students and the general public can buy used furniture donated via the Centraide 24-hour hotline. The furniture sale will also feature celebrity guests such as Chuck Zapiec and George Springate as well as a mystery Expo guest, a draw for a brand-new set of furniture and coffee and doughnuts courtesy of Dunkin’ Donuts. Part of Phi Delta’s community service, they hope to gross $5,000 on this tradi tionally popular sale which not only consists o f furniture but also household appliances and electronics. Centraide helps many groups which assist McGill students in turn, such as the Head and Hands Clinic, a com munity clinic in NDG which provides counselling, crisis intervention, con traception and sexually transmitted disease clinics in addition to legal counselling. The Centre d’Éducation et d’Action des Femmes de Montréal also receives funding from Centraide. This group works to improve the living conditions of women generally. It provides refer ral, counselling, prevention and educa tional services concerning violence towards women in its many cruel forms (sexism, sexual harassment, family violence, rape and so on). It only seems natural to give back a little to these organizations which have helped or will help all of us somewhere along the way by giving them a little of our time through Centraide.