Buckeye Bits E-Newsletter: November 8, 2018

November 8, 2018

Buckeyes @ MSU

The #10 Buckeyes visit East Lansing this Saturday, November 10 at noon. Join us at one of our five official Buckeye Game Day Partners, this week and every football game:

Chinatown:

Fado Irish Pub
808 7th St NW
(between H & Eye)
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-789-0066
Metro: icon-marble-greenicon-marble-yellowicon-marble-red Gallery Place-Chinatown
or icon-marble-redicon-marble-orangeicon-marble-silvericon-marble-blue Metro Center
Features: all ages; accessible

U Street:
sollys
Solly’s U St Tavern
1942 11th Street NW
(11th & U St)
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-232-6590
Metro: icon-marble-greenicon-marble-yellow U Street
Features: 21+

Dupont:

Sign of the Whale
1825 M St NW
(M between 18th & 19th)
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-833-6232
Metro: icon-marble-red Farragut North
or icon-marble-orangeicon-marble-silvericon-marble-blue Farragut West
Features: 21+

Arlington:

Crystal City Sports Pub
529 23rd Street South
Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: 703-521-8215
Metro: icon-marble-blueicon-marble-yellow Crystal City
Features: family friendly; children’s menu; accessible

Ashburn:

Blackfinn Ameripub
Loudoun Station
43781 Central Station Drive Suite 150
Ashburn, VA 20147
Tel: 703-723-3466
Features: family friendly; accessible; dog-friendly patio


BREAKING NEWS: Great Lakes Christmas Ale will be on the shelf in all FIVE Game Day Bars this weekend! Even better, you can win a chance to tour the Great Lakes Brewing Company Brewery in Cleveland and have lunch or dinner at the BrewPub! For ANY Great Lakes Beer you purchase in person at our Game Day bars (Oktoberfest, Christmas Ale, or any other GLBC beer), you’ll receive ONE raffle ticket into our special raffle that will be pulled at the end of the 3rd quarter. Receive your ticket at the bar and bring it to a Game Day volunteer for your chance to win!


Looking for a way to get involved with your DC alumni club? Help us host Buckeye Game Day events around the DC area! Email Melissa: gameday@osudc.org.


Ticket Raffle for The Game

Do YOU want to win two tickets to watch our Buckeyes take on TTUN? Thanks to Capital Eagle, now you can! Visit our Game Day locations (Solly’sSign of the WhaleFado Irish PubCrystal City Sports Pub, and Blackfinn Ameripub in Ashburn) for the Nebraska and MSU games to get entered into our raffle!

Only 100 tickets will be sold at $100/ticket. Once we hit 100 tickets sold, the raffle will close. We will pull the winner after the MSU game. Winner need not be present to win, and we will announce the lucky winner on all social media channels! Any questions? See an OSUDC Game Day volunteer for more details.



Help us raise money for Food & Friends by buying Thanksgiving pies! Visit the OSUDC Slice of Life page to purchase your pies (by Thursday, November 15) and choose your pickup locations. Pies must be picked up at the location you select only on Tuesday, November 20!

When you purchase your Thanksgiving pie from Food & Friends, you contribute to every step that goes into providing one full day of meals for our neighbors living with critical illnesses.


Join Us in College Park for the 2nd Official #OSUMDBash!

The Buckeyes come to town to play the Terrapins in College Park on Saturday, November 17! If you plan to join us, please register now for our 2nd official #OSUMDBash!

We are looking for volunteers to help make this tailgate our biggest and best event ever! Interested in volunteering on game day? Email Jake for more information!

The tailgate will be located adjacent to parking lot C1, just off Rte. 1 on the UMD campus (see pink box on the map below). Food will be provided by OSUDC Game Day partner Blackfinn Ameripub. Parking is on sale now in adjacent lots LC2, and Turner Hall. If you’ll be driving to the game, buy your parking passes now, they will sell out!

Buy lot L || Buy lot C2 || Buy Turner Hall lot

Looking for game tickets? Contact Dillon Del Rosso at the University of Maryland Athletic Department Ticket Office:
Dillon Del Rosso
ddelross@umd.edu
301-405-8114

Let Dillon know you’re with The Ohio State Alumni Club of Greater Washington, DC, and he’ll do his best to seat you in the vicinity of our ticket blocks!


OSUDC has service events in Fairfax County for Adopt-A-Highway throughout the year!

We meet at the McDonald’s at the intersection of Lee Chapel Rd. and Old Keene Mill Rd. in Burke, VA at 9:00am this Saturday, November 10. The pickup is cancelled in the event of rain. Please contact Phil Gbur if you have any questions.

Please note that this is an age 18+ years event, per DMV safety rules.

UPCOMING DATES:
November 10, 2018


DC Central Kitchen Events

Join OSUDC and John Glenn College of Public Affairs WAIP students for our monthly service event at DC Central Kitchen! Upcoming dates:

Thursday, November 15


Save the Date!

The annual Beat TSUN Happy Hour will be on Thursday, December 6! More information to come.


Ohio State Alumni Volleyball

Are you interested in playing volleyball with OSUDC? Capital Alumni Network volleyball is a coed league, and the season runs January-March. For more information or to join us this winter, email Renita at athletics@osudc.org. Go Bucks!


Join or Renew your OSUDC Membership

Just a friendly reminder to renew your membership with The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Greater Washington, DC. The membership year runs from June 2018 to May 2019, so don’t get left out this year. Joining or renewing your membership is easy, and will help you stay connected to other Buckeye faithful in the DC area.

Please visit our website and renew your membership today! Annual dues are just $25 for The OSU Alumni Club of Greater Washington, DC. Thanks and Go Bucks!


Upcoming Events Calendar
Keep up with all of our upcoming events on our website! You can easily export the events you’re interested in attending to iCal or Google Calendar.

Countdown to Ohio State Vs. Michigan

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Aug 17 2:00pm

Washington Mystics vs. Minnesota Lynx

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