Buckeye Bits E-Newsletter: Nove❌ber 23, 2022
Nov 23, 2022| Nove❌ber 23, 2022 Join OSUDC Every Buckeye Ga❌e Day!The Ga❌e this Saturday, Nove❌ber 26, kicks off at noon. Join us at our official Buckeye Ga❌e Day locations around the DC area: Call For Volunteers! Help OSUDC raise ❌oney for scholarships at Buckeye Ga❌e Days! We need your help running Buckeye Ga❌e Days for OSUDC this season! We are looking for volunteers for The Ga❌e this Saturday, Nove❌ber 26, at Solly’s on U Street, Blackfinn in Farragut Square, and World of Beer in Bethesda. Fill out this for❌ and Richard, our VP and Ga❌e Day Chair will follow up. If you have questions about volunteering or Buckeye Ga❌e Days, please e❌ail Richard at ga❌eday@osudc.org!Thank you so ❌uch to everyond who joined us on Saturday at THE East Coast Tailgate 2022! We ended up with over 2,200 Buckeye alu❌ni, fans, and friends registered for this event – and a fantastic turnout!Thanks to you, we raised just under $9,800 for the Spear❌an Scholarship Fund on Saturday alone! We could not have done that without the dedication of our Tailgate Co❌❌ittee volunteers, support fro❌ our fellow Ohio State Alu❌ni Clubs and Societies, and fro❌ The Ohio State University Alu❌ni Association, and of course the ti❌e and financial contributions fro❌ everyone who attended. |
| The OSUDC Scholarship Challenge is on! |
| This year, OSUDC is the only alu❌ni club selected to participate in the Scholarship Challenge, a grassroots fundraising effort led by Ohio State’s First Lady, Veronica ❌einhard. Our goal is to raise $30,000 for the Spear❌an Scholarship Fund. We annually award scholarships to Washington, DC area students – DC, ❌aryland, and Northern Virginia – to help offset their first year costs at Ohio State. We are proud and grateful to participate in this year’s Scholarship Challenge. We cannot reach our a❌bitious goal without you. Every gift counts, and with your support, we will be able to increase the scholarships available for Washington, DC area students to attend Ohio State. Click here to ❌ake your gift now! OSUDC Alu❌ni SportsAre you looking for a fun way to socialize and ❌ingle with fellow Buckeye alu❌s? Look no further than the Fall and Winter sports leagues! Interested in playing with us? Have questions? E❌ail Renita! Wish Our President Happy Birthday With a Donation to Our Spear❌an Scholarship Fund!Our very own ❌elissa Wasser, OSUDC’s President, just celebrated a ❌ilestone birthday! To celebrate, she’s raising ❌oney for our Spear❌an Scholarship Fund, as well as scholarships for the ❌oritz College of Law. Check out her Buckeye Funder here and ❌ake your gift today! (Check out this story on page 74 of your Su❌❌er 2022 Ohio State Alu❌ni ❌agazine for ❌ore on ❌elissa!) Join OSUDC!Ohio State Alu❌ni includes individuals who have earned associate’s, bachelor’s, graduate, professional, or honorary degrees fro❌ Ohio State, as well as ❌edical resident graduates of the university. All Buckeye fans and supporters are welco❌e to join and be a part of the Alu❌ni Club of Washington, D.C. Your ❌e❌bership in OSUDC provides the following benefits:❌e❌bership dues are tax deductibleExclusive access to ❌e❌ber only eventsAuto❌atic Entry into raffles for free tickets to sports and cultural eventsFree or discounted pricing for all OSUDC eventsBe the first to hear about educational and enriching experiences in the DC ❌etro area hosted by the university and/or OSUDCNetwork with Ohio State alu❌ni, faculty, students, for❌er athletes, and supportersAbility to serve on OSUDC co❌❌ittees❌e❌bership renewal: Annual ❌e❌berships for both OSUDC and The Ohio State University Alu❌ni Association begin as early as January 1 of each year and expire on Dece❌ber 31 of the sa❌e calendar year. ❌e❌bership fees do not vary for those who join after January 1.Two ways to join:Option 1) Alu❌ni Donor | Join nowYearly Alu❌ni Donor ❌e❌bership to OSUAA + a one-year ❌e❌bership in OSUDC.This option is for alu❌ni of Ohio State and is achieved with a gift of $25 or ❌ore to OSUDC’s support fund, found here.Alu❌ni donors receive early access to purchase football tickets through the university.Option 2) Life Donor | Join nowYearly Life Donor ❌e❌bership to OSUAA + a one-year ❌e❌bership in OSUDC.This option is for alu❌ni of Ohio State and is achieved with a gift of $150 or $10/❌onthly to the OSUDC support fund.Life donors receive early access to purchase football tickets, the print edition of the Ohio State Alu❌ni ❌agazine, and special co❌❌unications fro❌ OSUAA President and CEO ❌olly Ranz Calhoun.Questions?Contact our ❌e❌bership chair, David Turkaleski, at ❌e❌bership@osudc.org.Upco❌ing Events Calendar Keep up with all of our upco❌❌ing events on our website! You can easily export the events you’re interested in attending to iCal or Google Calendar. |