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 28 from 12 N to 2 pm at the Longaberger Alumni House for a celebration of our members.

We will have a variety of appetizers 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!  

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or send a check (made payable to Franklin County OSU Alumni Club) for $10 / person to Leyla Hawkins, 1149 Tillicum Drive, Worthington, OH 43085.

There will be, games and prizes, and an opportunity to purchase unique Buckeye souvenirs to support our scholarship fund. Everyone is welcome to attend this event!  

Come meet our leadership team, ask questions about the club, and see how much fun we are!  
Questions?  Call Leyla at 614-893-0559.

We’ll have a block of tickets so we can all sit together.  This is a family-friendly event — bring the kids and grandkids!  It’s only $10 / person.  You’ll get to see the Hot Dog Race and the team mascot, Lou Seal.  Plus future big-league ballplayers in action!  

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Questions?  Email us at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com or OSUAlumniclubDelaware@gmail.com, or call 614-561-1204 or 614-893-0559.

It’s time for our annual raffle of our season football tickets! The OSU Alumni Club of Franklin County is making all of our seats available again this year in the raffle. All money raised goes directly to our Scholarship Fund to help a future Buckeye.

These great seats are in Section 14C, Row 2 with seatbacks!  All 7 home games are available and raffle 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 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.  Make sure you include your phone number and email address with your check, so we can reach you after each drawing!

The first drawing will be in late August for the first 4 games; the second drawing will be in early October for the remaining games.  If you have questions, please contact Leyla at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com  or 614-893-0559.

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.  

Keep your eyes open for sales this summer so you can 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 events or monthly board meetings in June & July.  Or contact Community Service Chairperson Kim Moore by email at kimberkm18@gmail.com to arrange for another drop-off location or if you have questions. Thank you for supporting our Community Service projects! 

The museum is a gem located just on the northern edge of the main OSU campus, and it houses not only memorabilia from the best golfer in Buckeye history, but also a history of the game itself.

We have arranged a group tour at a discounted rate for our Franklin County Alumni on Saturday May 17.  We’ll meet at the museum (parking is free!) at 11 am, and visit for about an hour and a half. 

Ticket Deadline Passed

This event is open to members and non-members alike, so bring your golf fan friends!  It’s only $7 per person, a $5 savings off the museum’s current individual cost.

Questions?  Reply to to this email or call 614-893-0559.  

Did you know … 32 % of Ohio State students experience food security – or- that 8,458 visits were made to the Buckeye Food Alliance food pantry during the 2023-24 academic year?   The need is truly real.

We want to help with this by sponsoring a food drive to stock the shelves of the food pantry.  An Amazon Wishlist has been setup to allow you to easily do so.  For the month of April, we will be supplying rice, pasta, granola bars, and cans of chicken or tuna that will be shipped directly to the food pantry. 

To help with this:

1 – Double click on this link https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/202QF7G0DCFJM/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2
2 – Sign in to Amazon
3 – Select the item(s) you wish to purchase.  Proceed to Checkout.
4 – Select the address for OSU Wellness Center / Buckeye Food Alliance.  Click on “Use This Address”.  Continue with payment.  
5 – Checkout.   Select “Add Gift Options”.  Confirm that your name is indicated in “From”.   
6 – Select the box “Email the recipient of their gift receipt”.  Type in email address mwenger1101@gmail.com  (This allows me to assure orders are delivered)
7 – Choose the option for Free Delivery.  Free delivery is likely pre-set for PRIME customers, others will need to purchase $35 or more (maybe partner with someone to meet this threshold).  
8 – Once you have submitted your order, you will shortly receive an acknowledgement email from Amazon.  Please forward that email to mwenger1101@gmail.com

Please don’t delay helping since the Amazon Wishlist will only be active during the month of April 2025.  Questions or concerns can be directed to Marianne Wenger, mwenger1101@gmail.com or (614) 582-0854 (no texts please).

Thank you SO much for your support of this very important effort!

Our fan-favorite event, the semi-annual Wine Tasting Dinner at the Wine Bistro on Lane Avenue, is back again this Spring for TWO dates!  

It will be held on Wednesdays; April 2 (SOLD OUT) and April 16.

Both nights will begin at 6:30 pm. The chef will create a special menu for us, to pair with a variety of wines. The same menu will be served at both events, so you can choose which night is most convenient for you!

We hope by offering two dates, we’ll be able to have more people enjoy this event with us.  There is still limited seating available for each evening, so you still need to get your reservation in early!  The Bistro will provide an amazing 4-course dinner, with wines paired to complement each serving. You’ll even be able to order bottles of the wines you enjoy right after dinner!

Sold Out

Plan to arrive by 6 pm so you have time to find parking and to socialize before dinner.  Parking is available behind the building (very limited), or on nearby streets, or also across the street in the Lane Ave Shopping Center. 

Questions? Call Leyla at 614-893-0559 or email us at OSUAlumniFranklinCounty@yahoo.com

Sign-up Deadline Past

This year we are partnering with the Circle K alumni, so we will be in a different location.  A map will be sent to you a few days before the event.

  If you order by mail, please include your name, phone and email so we can contact you.

GO BUCKS!!

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 April 3, and help us make Buckeye dreams come true!The website link to make your donation is:

https://giveto.osu.edu/makeagift

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!