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Monday, April 30, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
After a collaon with Kansas City Chief Jayice Pearson, (right), Pete Easterwood, lawrence firefighter, scrambles for a loose ball.
Game nets $3,500 for Dream Factory Former 'Hawks and Chiefs take the court for a good cause
By Mark McHugh Kansan staff writer
State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., R- Lawrence, who is a lawyer, wiped his forehead and laughed about his court performance yesterday.
But this court was the floor in Allen Field House.
Andrew Winter, R.Lawrence, was one of 18 players on the Dream Team, a basketball squad composed of area volunteers and former Jayhawk basketball players. The team defeated a team of seven Kansas City Chiefs, 75-67.
The game raised money for the
local chapter of The Dream Factory, a national organization that grants wishes for critically and terminally ill children.
"It was a lot of fun, and it sure beats the heck out of being in Topeka, beating our heads against the wall there," he said.
Winter, who missed his only two shots in the game, said he fouled opponents three times. He said that he was one of the only former football players on the team and that he played his part in roughing up the opponents.
p the opponents. "They didn't have a lot of
basketball finesse," he said of the Chiefs. "But they were in extraordinary shape."
"They kind of stacked their team against us, but they had some good ball players out there." Pearson said.
Jayce Pearson, defensive back for the Chiefs, said the Dream Team was good competition.
Players for the Dream Team included former Kansas players Freeman West, Mark Turgeon, Chris Piper, Sean Alvarado and Calvin Thompson. The Chiefs' squad included Pete Mandley,
Leonard Griffin and Chris Martin.
Lisa Robinson, committee spokesman for the newly formed local chapter of The Dream Factory, said that about $3,500 was raised from the game's ticket sales, concessions and donations from corporations and private donors.
"What you try to do is enjoy yourself, play well, and win," he said. "And we did all of those today."
tubber. Bud Stallworth, who played for the Jayhawks from 1970-72, played yesterday for the Dream Team.
Without grants, consumer group may suffer cuts
By Steve Bailey
Kansan staff writer
A lack of financing could force the Consumer Affairs Association to cut back on its services next fall.
back on his office desk.
Julia Pilner, director of the association, said the organization might have to cut back on its service hours if it did not receive financing from two grants for which it has applied.
"We applied for $7,000 from the Community Development Block Grant, but we did not receive any funding," said Pitner, Lawrence junior. "We have also applied for $9,202 from the Crime Victims Assistance Program and $20,000 from the United Way. We should find out about both grants around June 1."
The non-profit association also receives financing from Student Senate. For the past two years, Senate has allocated the association $8,000 from the budget for student organizations. Pat Warren, former co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said the association provided an important service to students.
"There was discussion of not funding them at all," Warren said. "But they provide a service to students that they really can't get anywhere else. They in effect, serve as the Lawrence Better Business Bureau."
Warren said research showed that the association seemed to affect quite a few students and that it saved students about $10,000 a year.
Fitter said the association had about $23,000, which is about $10,100 short of what she described as an operating budget.
"To run it well, we would need about $40,000," she said. "We believe we could operate with about $33,000. It is a very big concern because we feel like a lot of people would be left high and dry if we had to shut down."
Pitner said counselor salaries consumed a substantial portion of the association's budget. Other expenses, such as an average $300 a month telephone bill and copying and publication ordering costs quickly
ate up other funds.
"Last year we processed 304 formal complaints," she said. "That was way up from the 177 we processed in 1988. That is another reason for the problem. As the workload increases, so do our expenses."
Pitner said that about 25 percent of all complaints received were from KU students.
For example, last month the association assisted two KU fraternities that had received and were billed for unsolicited merchandise. Pitner said letters were mailed to the company informing it to pick up the unordered material.
Fitter said the association could be forced to cut down on operating only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday instead of each weekday. It could also reduce daily hours if it does not receive more grant money.
The association started in 1972 as a student organization, Pliner said. It is now run by a nine-member board of directors, which includes one student, and is staffed by three counselors, one of which is full-time
"We act like a Better Business Bureau for this area." Pitner said. "People call us to check on businesses before they deal with them. We also give educational and informational speeches, and we do so as part of our business and as a disinterested third party mediator in disputes between consumers and businesses."
Pitner said the association was the only organization in Lawrence that dealt with landlord-tenant disputes. About 30 percent of its inquiries deal with such disputes.
"Dispute resolution takes a lot of money and a lot of man-hours writing letters and making phone calls to both sides of the dispute," she said. "A formal complaint could take anywhere from five to 40 hours to complete. We have about 30 open complaints pending right now."
"That is a decision we will have to make in June when we find out about the grants," she said. "Right now we are just crossing our fingers."
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