We are welcoming our new members to the club, and thanking the members who have been long-time supporters!   Please plan to join us on Saturday, June 27 from 12 N to 2 pm at the Longaberger Alumni House for a celebration of our members.

We will have a variety of food and beverages.  We’ll be indoors in the air conditioning, but the patio will be available if the weather cooperates.  If you want to dress up in your festive Buckeye gear, that makes it even more fun!  

There will be games and prizes, celebrity guests for photo opportunities, and a chance to purchase unique Buckeye souvenirs to support our scholarship fund. Everyone is welcome to attend this event!  

Sign up now:    

Come meet our leadership team, ask questions about the club, and see how much fun we are!  Questions?  Email us at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com or call Leyla at 614-893-0559.

FOOTBALL RAFFLE TO BENEFIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND

It’s time for our annual raffle off our Presidents Club season football tickets! The OSU Alumni Club of Franklin County is raffling all of our seats, a pair of tickets to each home game. 

Raffle tickets are $5 each, or 6 for $25, or 12 for $50. All money raised goes directly to our Scholarship Fund to help a future Buckeye.

These great seats are in Section 16C, Row 2 with seatbacks!  All 7 home games are available  If your name is selected, you have the right to buy our seats for that game.

We’re not allowed to sell raffle tickets on our website, so please send your check or money order (payable to Franklin County OSU Alumni Club) to Leyla Hawkins, 1149 Tillicum Drive, Worthington, OH 43085.  Or bring cash / checks to the July 8 or August 12 club meetings.

Make sure you include your phone number and email address with your check, so we can reach you after each drawing!

The cost of the tickets varies per game, just as if you buy them anywhere else — it will include the season discount and the seatback. The first drawing will be in mid-August for the first 4 games. The second drawing will be in early October for the final 3 games.

Questions? Email OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com

Just for our Alumni Club!

Join us for a very special behind-the-scenes tour of the Schottenstein Center, OSU’s arena for basketball, hockey, concerts and other events!   Our tour is scheduled for Friday afternoon, July 24, at 1:00 pm sharp.

This private tour is exclusively for members of the Franklin County OSU Alumni Club, and at a very special group rate of $10 / person.  

You’ll get to see areas that most people would never get to see when attending events: backstage dressing rooms where hundreds of star musicians have stayed, the Huntington Club, the Block O Lounge, the Boardroom and other premium hospitality spaces, team locker room hallway and award-winning terrazzo flooring designs, and you’ll get to go out onto the floor of the arena and take your picture at center court!

The tour is limited to the first 50 people who sign up, so don’t delay — sign up today!

Questions? Email us at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com or call Leyla at 614-893-0559.

Professional Development Session 

Date & Time: Wednesday, July 22, from 5:30 – 7:30pm

Location:  Mount Leadership Room, Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road

Session Description: The Belonging Revolution” addresses the critical need for organizations to engage a diverse, multigenerational workforce to drive sustainable success. 

As four distinct generations, Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers, collaborate within a single workplace, leaders face unique communication challenges and cultural shifts. 
This presentation explores how fostering a culture of true belonging acts as a catalyst for innovation and operational efficiency. By shifting perspectives from age-based friction to valuing diverse strengths, organizations can unlock a 17% boost in productivity and significantly enhance profitability through higher employee engagement. 
Attendees will gain actionable leadership strategies to bridge generational gaps and build inclusive teams.

Session Learning Objectives:

• Identify the unique core values and work styles of Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers.
• Analyze the link between inclusive cultures and measurable business outcomes, such as increased innovation and profitability.
• Implement actionable leadership frameworks to overcome communication barriers across generations.
• Develop strategies to foster a sense of belonging that improves talent retention and team performance.

 SIGN UP TODAY!!

Questions? Contact us at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com

THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL WORKFORCE

Join us for our next career-focused workshop as we learn to Maximize Multi-Generational Synergy: Communication Strategies for the Modern Workplace.  This event will take place on Thursday evening, May 28, at the Longaberger Alumni House.

As the workplace evolves through hybrid and RTO transitions, organizational success hinges on one thing: Inclusive Collaboration. A multigenerational workforce is a powerhouse of institutional knowledge and fresh innovation if you know how to bridge the communication divide.

This session provides leaders and team members with the tactical tools needed to reduce friction and boost retention.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the shifting dynamics of the 21st-century workforce.
• Align diverse communication styles to streamline workflows.
• Apply proven frameworks to foster an inclusive, high-productivity environment.

Questions?  Please feel free to reach out to us by email at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com. 

We will provide plenty of food and beverages, and fellowship with other alumni.  Join us for some fun in the spring sun!  

SOLD OUT

The tailgate party will be held in the Tuttle parking garage (the closest garage to the Stadium).  Details and directions will be sent to each person who signs up, about a week before the game.

To order your tickets for the football game, go to: OhioStateBuckeyes.com   

Over the past 10 years, the OSU Alumni Club of Franklin County has awarded $50,000 in scholarships to incoming first-year students from Franklin County high schools.

We can’t do it without your support! Mark your calendar for the Annual Day of Giving on Tuesday, April 14, and help us make Buckeye dreams come true!  The website link to make your donation is:

https://giveto.osu.edu/makeagift/details/600137?Source_Code=AGAG-OTH-S-ON-GivingSiteNav

If our FRANKLIN COUNTY Scholarship Fund doesn’t appear automatically, click the “search” button and enter our Fund Number 600137.  You are welcome to go to this website any time throughout the year to donate, but this is the one day each year that we participate with all the other alumni clubs to raise awareness.  

THANK YOU so much for supporting our future Buckeyes!

A club favorite, the semi-annual Wine Tasting Dinner at the Wine Bistro on Lane Avenue, is back again for TWO dates this spring! APRIL 1 AND 15

By offering two dates, we hope we’ll be able to have more people join us.  But there is still limited seating available for each evening, so you will need to get your reservation in early! 

You’ll even be able to order bottles of the wines you enjoy right after dinner! Plan to arrive by 6 pm so you have time to find parking and find a seat before dinner.  Parking is available behind the building (very limited), or on nearby streets, or most availability across the street in the Lane Ave Shopping Center. 

Questions?  Email us at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com  or call Leyla at 614-893-0559.

The Monda Student Resource Center at OSU assists students who are struggling to succeed because they lack essentials such as food, housing and clothing.  They rely on resources and support from campus and community partners.

We are working with them this month by organizing a food drive to help provide them with enough supplies to make it thru the end of the school year.  Our club is collecting donations thru Amazon, using a “wish list” of the most needed items, and a link that will make it very easy for you to participate. 

Here is the wish list link to use with Amazon – it is already set up to ship the donations directly to the Monda Center (at the Younkin Student Success Center):

Thank you to everyone that donated!

The student food pantry works to ensure No Buckeye Goes Hungry, and we want to do our part to make sure All Buckeyes Be Well and Thrive!  Thank you so much for supporting our Community Service efforts!