The Senior Class Gift Committee is in its fifth month of fund raising, and if all goes as planned, renovation of the west side of the University Creamery will begin late in September.

An estimated $10,400 has been raised and more fund-raisers are planned, said Sue Powell, assistant director of annual giving.

In addition to a phone-a-thon in mid-November which raised $6,100, T-shirts designed by members of the senior class and sold at local McLanahan's drug stores helped fund the project, Powell said.

Participation of the senior class is part of the reason for the project's success, said senior Kelly Toth, a project organizer.

"(The committee) did balloting and voting, and the seniors seemed very receptive to this idea," Toth said.

The gift will be a cafe-style area with brick inlay similar to Cafe 210 West, 210 W. College Ave., Toth said. Last year the senior class funded a similar renovation now underway on the east side of the University Creamery.

Fund raising for the renovation is exceeding the pace of last year's fund-raiser in which the committee raised $28,000 overall--$ 6,000 more than its goal.

The group was able to add such features as a circular brick pattern and an elaborate lamppost.

The goal for the 1991 project is also $22,000.

"We feel like we are ahead, in terms of where we were last year at this time," she said.

However, the money raised through the phone-a-thon has yet to be collected, and the total is only an estimate, she said. In the past, the estimate has been reliable, she added.

"Usually, almost all of the pledges are paid . . . I'd say 99 percent," Powell said.

A second phone-a-thon is planned for February and a flower sale for late spring, Powell added.

Powell believes this year's gift is an excellent idea.

"Not only is the Creamery frequented by students, but also faculty, parents and alumni as well. It is the kind of place you may come back and visit with your children," she said.