Our community service project this fall is in support of the Columbus chapter of Blue Star Military Mothers of America, an organization that supports our service men and women who are currently stationed overseas.  The local chapter, known as Buckeye Military Moms, packs and ships care packages of the items most requested by our soldiers and sailors. 

We are collecting for their pre-holiday distribution in November, so during September and October, please consider donating the listed items to our collection.  You can drop off your donation at any of these club events:

     Club meetings on September 13 and October 11 (6 pm, Alumni House)
     Our “Picnic with the Police” event on September 20
     The “Wine Bistro Dinner” event on October 18 

All donations must be received by the end of October to make it in time for the November packaging day (timed to be shipped and received before the holidays).  If you cannot attend one of the above events, or have questions about the program, please contact Felicia Minor ( 614-832-2572 or poppins976@gmail.com ) to make alternative arrangements for delivery.

Requested items:

• Baby wipes 40-60 ct.
• Cans of Vienna sausage
• Cans of “pasta with meat” like ravioli 
• Small cans of Pringles (any flavor)
• Individual drink mix packets
• Black crew socks with no visible markings or other colors (men)
• Travel size mouthwash
• Dental Floss
• Individual boxes of raisins, dried fruit like Craisins, apple chips, banana chips, etc.
• Individual servings of nuts or trail mix
• Lip balm / chapstick
• Individually wrapped bar soap (NO Irish Spring, Caress, Old Spice or any strongly scented soap – smell permeates the food items and affects taste)

You can learn more about the local chapter and national organization here:  www.buckeyemilitarymoms.org; 

www.bluestarmothers.org

Thank you for supporting our community service projects!

All money raised goes directly to our Scholarship Fund to help a future Buckeye. The second drawing was at our October 11 club meeting.

These great seats are in Section 16C, Row 1 with seatbacks!  Tickets are still just $5 each, $25 for 6 tickets, or 13 tickets for $50. If your name is selected, you can buy our seats at face value for that game.

We cannot sell raffle tickets on our website, so please send check or money order to Jerry Vance, 5625 Pleasant Hill Drive, Hilliard, OH 43026.  If you have questions, please contact Jerry at jerry.vance@yahoo.com or 614-316-0852.

The Franklin County OSU Alumni club will join the Delaware County Alumni Club for a Game Watch party for the 

Notre Dame game, Saturday Sept. 23 at 7 pm.  Get there early for a good seat!
Location:  Wings & Rings, 8661 Columbus Pike (Route 23 just north of Polaris Parkway, in front of Walmart and Kohl’s).

There’s no charge to attend, but please sign up in advance on their website so they know how many seats to reserve.  You don’t need to create a “login” — you can choose “check out as guest.”

https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/28190

Click on the Register button in the lower right corner.  If you have any trouble with the website, please contact Joyce Wagner, Wagner.21@osu.edu.

Hope you can be there with us for a Buckeye Victory!

Come help us Serve Those Who Serve!  On Wednesday, Sept. 20, our alumni club will show appreciation for the OSU Police Dept. by serving lunch for all the officers as well as their administrative staff. This event was extremely popular last year and the police department is grateful to have us back again.

We’ll be grilling and serving a “Tailgate” style lunch, so we need a few folks to help set it up, and a few to clean up after. Join us for this great opportunity to give back to those who serve and protect the students and staff of our great campus! 

We’ll have two shifts: we need some people to help set-up and serve from 12:30 to 3 pm, and some people to serve then help clean up from 3 to 5:00 pm. 

Sign up to participate by emailing us at (OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com) with your name, phone # and email address, and which shift you’re available for. 

Come help us say “Thank You!” to these hard-working individuals!

Football season will be here before we know it!  We willhold our annual tailgate for the Youngstown game on Sept. 9, because that is also Alumni Marching Band day.  Come see 800+ TBDBITL alumni perform the quadrupleScript Ohio! 

Our tailgate is located on the top (6th) floor of the Tuttle Garage (on the corner of Tuttle Park Place and Ives Drive). For only $10 / person, you can enjoy all of the food and beverages you wish. This is a family friendly event, so feel free to bring the kids. Game time is currently set for 12 Noon, so the tailgate will officially begin at 9 am. Whether or not you are attending the game, come for the party! 

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Our Community Service team will partner again with the Driven Foundation to help provide school supplies to underprivileged children. Former Buckeye football star Roy Hall Jr. heads up this organization, which provides a variety of activities throughout the year for children in the Columbus area.  Help us collect these items for their “Backpack Giveback.”

400    Spiral Ring Notebooks (wide ruled) 800    Composition Notebooks (wide ruled)
800    “Block” Erasers (rectangle pink or white)
9,600   #2 Pencils (Not Mechanical Pencils)
400    24 Count Crayola Crayon Boxes
400    Packages of Colored Pencils
400    Loose Leaf Wide Ruled Paper
800    Glue Sticks

If you can provide any quantity of these supplies, please bring them to one of our monthly board meetings in June & July.  Or contact Karyn Johnson (englanke@yahoo.com) to arrange for another drop-off location or if you have questions. Thank you for supporting our Community Service projects! 

Join us for an evening with the Columbus Clippers at Huntington Park in the Arena District, on Saturday, August 5, at 7 pm. We are organizing a block of reserved seats. This is a family friendly event, so bring the kids or grandkids!

SOLD OUT

This event will be free to all club members and their families.  Simply email us at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com with your name, phone number, and the number of people in your party.  There is limited seating in the facility, so reserve your seats early!  

We’ll send directions for parking when the date gets closer.  The Planetarium is located in Smith Laboratory on 19th Avenue on campus.  Questions?  Email us or call Leyla at 614-893-0559.

We want to welcome our new members to our club!  If you recently joined our club and have not yet had the chance to participate in an event or meet our members, plan to join us on Saturday, June 3 from 12 to 2 pm at a meet & greet picnic at the Longaberger Alumni House/

We will have a variety of sandwiches, snacks and beverages, tailgate style!  We will be indoors, but there is room to go outside if the weather cooperates.  If you want to dress up in your Buckeye gear, that is totally acceptable!  Bring a lawn / tailgate chair if the weather is nice, so we can relax and talk and have a little fun in the sun. 

Everyone is welcome to attend this event!  Come meet our leadership team, ask questions about the club, and see how much fun we are!  Simply RSVP to OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com.  There’s no cost to attend!  Tell us your name, phone number, and how many people are coming. This is a family-friendly event, so feel free to bring yours! 

Questions?  Call Leyla at 614-893-0559. 

At the tailgate / picnic noted above, we will have a variety of donated Buckeye items available for purchase.  All proceeds will go directly to our scholarship fund, so we can continue to provide local high school seniors with financial assistance to attend OSU.  We have awarded over $50,000 in scholarships in the last 10 years. Please support our fundraiser by donating items or purchasing items at the event. 

If you have items to donate, please contact us at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com or 614-893-0559.  We will arrange a drop-off or pick-up to thank you for your donation.