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Our fifth annual Happy Hour at the OSU Faculty Club on campus Friday, July 8, from 5 to 7 pm. This is an opportunity for those of you who are not members of the Faculty Club to see the facility and sample some food and beverages, as well as time to socialize with other Buckeye Alumni.

There is plenty of parking available around the Faculty Club. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be provided, along with a cash bar; additional appetizers are available as well.  There is also a steak cookout dinner following the event, if you wish to stay.

James “Scoonie” Penn, star of the 1999 Buckeye Basketball team that went to the Final Four, was our guest speaker at the Franklin County OSU Alumni Club annual banquet on Wednesday, May 11. The banquet also recognized our newest scholarship winner and celebrated the accomplishments of the club throughout the past year.

Scoonie is a two-time NCAA All-American and Ohio State University Hall of Fame basketball player. He played two seasons for the Ohio State Buckeyes, leading them to their first Final Four appearance in more than 20 years. He finished his Buckeye career as the all-time leader in three-point shooting. After his playing years where completed, Scoonie tapped into his passion as an entrepreneur and a motivational speaker, using his life’s experiences to motivate youth, and to deliver a corporate message of success. Currently, Scoonie can be found working as a basketball analyst for a number of television and radio stations as well as CEO of POWR Management.   He is also the recipient of numerous community and sports achievement awards.

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The Ronald McDonald House helps families of sick children all year around, providing food and housing during their children’s illness. The Franklin County OSU Alumni Club supports these efforts as well as other community services. Please consider helping those in need on Saturday, April 23, as we provide lunch for a day.
There are 2 ways to help: Sponsor a portion of the meal, and/or join us that day to prepare and serve the food. Right now we are asking you to “Save the Date” to help us serve. If you are able to help prepare, serve, or clean-up on that day, please contact Ron Kenat, abelcom123@yahoo.com or by phone at 614-420-2736. We need some people starting at 10 am to prepare, some to serve between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, and some to clean up.

If you are unable to help us serve, but you wish to contribute to the lunch, then sponsoring a food item is the easy way to go! Various donation amounts will help us supply a healthy lunch of sandwiches, salads, fruit, and beverages. Choose an item to sponsor and send us your corresponding gift – we will do the shopping!

I would like to sponsor:
# Item Total:
___ Sandwiches @ $5 each _______
___ lbs of potato salad @ $4 each _______
___ lbs of fruit @ $6 each _______
Amount Enclosed: $___________

Please make check payable to
Franklin County OSU Alumni Club
and mail to Ron Kenat, 3962 Winding Oaks Dr., Columbus, OH 43228
no later than April 15.

You can also contribute here:

The Ronald McDonald House is located at 711 E. Livingston Avenue, across from Children’s Hospital.
If you have any questions, please contact Ron at the phone/email listed above.

The annual Scarlet vs. Gray Spring Football Game will be held Saturday, April 16 at the Horseshoe.  There will be cheerleaders, the Best Damn Band in the Land, and Urban Meyer’s re-loaded Buckeye football squad…. what a great way to celebrate spring!

Questions:  Call Leyla Hawkins, 614-847-9132 or email leyla_hawkins@yahoo.com.

The February meeting was held at at a special date and place. The meeting was on Feb 3 the Longaberger Alumni House at 6PM. In March we go back to second Wednesday for each month at Mozart’s Bakery, 4784 N High St, Columbus, OH

Our Alumni Club has obtained 20 tickets to the OSU vs. Iowa game on Sunday, February 28. We will host a tailgate party at the Applebee’s Restaurant on Olentangy River Road, about a mile north of the Schott. Game time has been set now for 4:00 pm, so the party will start pre-game around 2:00 pm.

To request tickets, please send your check for $27 per person (made payable to Franklin County OSU Alumni) to Leyla Hawkins, 1149 Tillicum Dr., Worthington, OH 43085. We are not able to sell these tickets online on our website. Include your name, phone and email information, along with the address where you want us to mail your tickets.

Questions? Email leyla_hawkins@yahoo.com or call 847-9132. If you have your own tickets for this game, you are welcome to join us for the tailgate at Applebee’s! Call Leyla to RSVP and leave your name, phone number, and email address so we can send you the event time once we know it.

The OSU Alumni Association has asked all alumni clubs and societies to update their constitution and charter.  To comply with this, we must present these documents to our membership, so that you may have an opportunity to ask questions and approve it.  We have posted these documents here for your review.

You may submit questions by contacting one of our review committee members:  Jerry Vance (jerry.vance@yahoo.com, 614-316-0852), Cindy Conner (cconner3789@wowway.com, 614-532-0010), Jessica Kohlschmidt (osustatalum09@yahoo.com, 614-946-2614) or Leyla Hawkins (leyla_hawkins@yahoo.com, 614-847-9132)

To vote on acceptance of these documents, please attend our January meeting, to be held at Mozarts, 4784 N. High St. in Clintonville, on Wednesday, January 13, at 6 pm.

We thank you for your participation and membership in our OSU Alumni Club of Franklin County!

Official Charter 2015 (DRAFT)

Official Club Constitution Draft (DRAFT)

Come see the Buckeye Women’s Basketball team play Rutgers on Sunday, January 10. We will have our traditional pre-game tailgate party one hour prior to tipoff, in the Huntington Club on the second floor of the Schott. Food and soft drinks will be available at the concession stand in our area, where we will have tables reserved. Gametime is 2 pm, so our party will start when doors open at 1 pm.
We have great seats in Section 107. Bring the whole family for a great time!

It was the event all the ladies wait for each year!!! Saturday, December 12, we took a break from the shopping and joined fellow Buckeye women for our festive annual brunch. The event was held  at Bravo Restaurant in the Lennox Town Center, 1803 Olentangy River Road.