http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:59:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just when it seemed as if this summer couldn’t get any longer or hotter, we find ourselves excitedly peering into a new school year.  Whether you’re sending someone to Messiah for the first time, attending Messiah as a first-year student, or have become a well-seasoned veteran along the years, the ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2008/08/05/summer-lingers-on/ Preparing for the new Phonathon season is well under way! I am so excited about the opportunity to work with students in the fall! I have so many things to prepare for this new academic semester; however, I am anxious to meet everyone and get started. Right now we are ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2008/08/04/we-have-our-heading/ Greetings! My name is Erin McManness and I am the new Annual Giving Coordinator at Messiah! I am so excited to be working with all of the returning and future callers for Phonathon this year. As a very recent graduate of Messiah, I am so happy and proud to be ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2008/07/24/hello-2/ Well, well, well.  What a tremendous semester for Phonathon!  I find myself, sadly, writing this last blog, trying to hold on to what memories I have from Phonathon.  Haha!  Yeah RIGHT!  There's a whole other semester of calling on the way!  With calling starting up again in February, I think ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2007/12/19/a-tremendous-semester/ Thanksgiving has passed and we're winding down here at Phonathon.  Winding down?  HA!  Yeah right!  Things are just heating up.  Here are some little updates from Phonathon for the end of November: President Phipps visited the Phonathon Headquarters last night, although I was not working (unfortunately) I heard it was a ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2007/11/28/what-is-upmessiah/ Thanksgiving is right around the corner!  Although I'm still wearing shorts and light jackets, the inevitable cold is most definitely bearing down upon us here at Messiah.  I really can't wait for it to start snowing!! Who likes cold without snow?? The word "cold" here in the Village of Grantham ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2007/11/15/thanksgiving/ Winter is on its way and Phonathon is cooler than ever. Seriously. You never really know what temperature the call center is going to be--so, like the Boy Scouts say: "Be Prepared". Prepared? Yes, prepared for anything. Somedays its colder than a polar bear's icebox, while other days it seems ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2007/11/08/phonathon-where-calls-are-made-and-lives-are-changed/ Another call, another day as they say in the Phonathon world.  I have never had the privilege of living in a house that used an answering machine.  After listening to about one hundred machines I have experienced more styles of being able to answer ones phone without actually being home ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2007/11/01/another-call-another-day/ Working at Phonathon is AWESOME!  No, I did not get paid to just say that, but it's true-Phonathon is the place to be if you're excited about helping Messiah continue to grow.  When I originally applied for the job I was really looking forward to the new environment, meeting new ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2007/10/23/life-at-messiah/ Wow! I can hardly believe that the first semester here at Messiah College is halfway over. It seems that move-in day and parents’ weekend were all just yesterday. As many of us are consumed within papers, activities, and commitments alike; it’s very difficult to notice how time just appears to ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/phonathon/2007/10/17/hello/