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Returning student caller: Telephone Campaign about connecting alumni across generations
Second-year Law student Hani Ali
27 February 2024
Twelve current students will be trading anecdotes with Orielenses as part of the annual Telephone Campaign, which aims to raise funds to support the core charitable objectives of the college.
For this year’s Telephone Campaign, Jim Mellon (1975), Chair of the 700th anniversary campaign, has pledged to donate £50 for every phone call where alumni share a story from their time at Oriel College. This alone could raise at least £20,000, taking the anniversary campaign one step closer to raising its aim of £65m by 2026.
Hani Ali, a third-year undergraduate Law student who was a part of last year’s team of callers, said: “Campaigns like these are all about connecting alumni across generations, and last year I was thrilled to hear so many brilliant stories from the college in years past.
“It was amazing to speak with alumni about how their gifts really make a difference to students.”
In addition to raising money for student support, a key college priority, student callers this year are going to be asking alumni to support the ongoing Senior Library refurbishment project.
Alumni who donate over £500 towards the project during the campaign can sponsor a book from the Senior Library collection. Bookplates recognising donors’ contributions will be fitted to books when they return to the college in 2026.
The bookplate scheme is a “fantastic way for alumni to add their stamp the college’s heritage” while supporting a project that will “keep the Senior Library a world-class resource for future generations of students,” said Hani.
The Telephone Campaign will run between Tuesday 12 and Monday 25 March 2024.