Buckeye Bits E-Newsletter: August 27, 2021
Aug 27, 2021August 27, 2021
Washington Spirit vs. North Carolina Courage
Join OSUDC as we cheer on the Washington Spirit this Sunday, August 29th at 5pm at Audi Field against the North Carolina Courage! Come support the Spirit and our Buckeye alums, Devon Kerr (Spirit) and Lindsay Agnew (Courage)! Tickets are $35, which includes a $5 donation directly to the OSUDC Spearman Scholarship Fund. You can select your tickets at https://fevo.me/3yBQ2dc, pay through the link, and receive your mobile tickets immediately after your purchase. If you have any questions, please reach out to Melissa, our VP/Game Day Chair, at gameday@osudc.org. Go Bucks and Go Spirit!
Buckeye Game Day 2021
We are working with our partner bars around the DC region to make the 2021 football season a great one! Want to join us? To volunteer for our Game Day committee, submit your availability here. Questions? Email Melissa Wasser: gameday@osudc.org
OSUDC Alumni T-Shirts!
Show your DC Buckeye spirit! Our OSUDC Shirts are $20 (with free shipping!) and benefit our Spearman Scholarship Fund. Quantities are limited, so click here to buy yours now.
Adopt-A-Highway is Back!
Our regularly scheduled volunteer opportunity in Burke, VA is back! We meet at the McDonald’s at the intersection of Lee Chapel Rd. and Old Keene Mill Rd. in Burke, VA at 9:00am on the pickup date. The pickup is cancelled in the event of rain. Please contact Phil Gbur if you have any questions: philgb_5@msn.com
Please note that this is an age 18+ years event, per DMV safety rules. Events may be canceled/rescheduled due to COVID-19 restrictions, this event will be updated if and when that happens.
UPCOMING DATES:
RENEW OR JOIN OSUDC
The OSUDC membership year now runs on the calendar year from January 1 – December 31. For $25, you are a member of OSUDC; for $75+, you are a member of OSUDC and a sustaining member of OSUAA, which makes you eligible for OSUAA benefits such as football tickets. Membership dues are tax deductible contributions to our OSUAA current use fund that makes programming available to area alumni. Dues can be paid at one time, or you can set up recurring payments.
We offer two ways to become a member:
Option 1) Yearly Membership to Alumni Club of Washington, D.C. | Join now
If you simply want to join the Alumni Club of Washington, D.C. you can do so for a modest donation of $25 per year. This option is open to both Ohio State alumni and Ohio State fans.
Option 2) Yearly sustaining membership to OSUAA + Alumni Club of Washington, D.C. | Join now
Becoming a sustaining member of The Ohio State University Alumni Association requires a yearly donation of $75 (which makes alumni eligible for football tickets and other great benefits). By allocating a yearly donation of $75 or more to the Alumni Club of Washington, D.C., you will get access to OSUAA benefits and Alumni Club of Washington, D.C. incentives. If you have any questions, please contact our membership chair, Alex Temple, at membership@osudc.org, or our treasurer, Melissa Harto, at treasurer@osudc.org.
Virtual Annual Meeting and Racial Awareness & Change Event Series: Now on YouTube!
Thank you to everyone who has joined us live for our virtual events! Our 2020 Annual Meeting from Thursday, August 13, and our Racial Awareness & Change Event Series: Our Story from Wednesday, September 23 can be viewed on our new YouTube channel. (While you’re there, please subscribe! Once we have 100 subscribers, we can use our custom URL to make the channel easier to find.)
Pictured above, from top left: OSUAA President Molly Ranz Calhoun; OSUDC Vice President & Game Day Chair Melissa Wasser; OSUDC President David Turkaleski; from bottom left: OSUDC Secretary Jenn Rubenstein; OSUDC Treasurer Melissa Harto; Stephanie Rosner
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.