THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI CLUB OF WEST MICHIGAN

Here you will find information relative to our club such as game watch information, cookouts, parties, charity events, links to 'All Things Ohio State', but most importantly,

Fellow Buckeyes in West Michigan.

For more Information from The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Click Here.

Volunteers Needed

You may recall our Club's Outreach last February to secure votes for the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans in their quest to win a $25,000 Home Depot Grant.  Well, they won it  - and they have won our Club's Support for our Community Service Outreach for 2013 - 2014

Volunteers are needed for Saturday afternoon, June 1 at 1:30 pm at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans at 3000 Monroe NE.  The OSU Alumni Club of West Michigan will be hosting a viewing of the popular WWII movie, RED TAILS.  It will be followed by a discussion of the movie, the air war and airplanes. This discussion will be led by Fred Johnson, a history professor from Hope College and a Marine Veteran himself.  Following the movie and discussion, Buckeye volunteers will be asked to help host an ice cream social  About 15 volunteers are needed. 

Many West Michigan Buckeyes heard Dr. Johnson when he spoke about Red Tails, right after its release in early 2012 at our Club's Private Screening at Celebration Cinema.  Everyone was quite impressed with Dr. Johnson's knowledge and enthusiasm. 

Club members Dan LaVille and Don Williams have recently visited the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans and came away impressed with the opportunities for rewarding service.  In fact, Dan went back and served as a "Card Dealer" at a Las Vegas program.  In Don’s words, “There are many interesting and appreciative people there being helped by friendly volunteers and special events.   Our service with this event might focus the attention of local Buckeyes toward continuing service to those who have served us in the past.”

Please call or e-mail Dan or Don to volunteer for an interesting & rewarding Saturday afternoon.                                                                                                                                        Dan can be reached at Dan_LaVille@MIWB.uscourts.gov, or 616.458.6696                                            

Don can be reached at  Williams@hope.edu     or 616.396.6096

Congratulations! 

On behalf of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, I am delighted to inform you that the West Michigan Alumni Club has been selected as a Gold Star Alumni Club for 2012.  It is clear that the club has worked diligently to recruit students and engage local alumni at a very high level.  The club has embraced the challenge of bringing The Ohio State University to the forefront in your area as a world class institution of higher learning.

Do You Want to Become a Member?

Are you interested in joining your fellow Buckeyes here in the state up north? Down load our application form and send it in. For a low annual fee, you too can become a member of The Ohio State University Alumni Club of West Michigan. Click Here  to get more information.
To pay your dues, click on the membeship link on the left.
 

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Here is information on 2 Ohio State games that our club has tickets for:

San Diego State - Home Game on Sept. 17 - 50 Tickets at $84.00 per ticket

This is to confirm that our OSU Alumni Club of West MI has been allocated 50 of tickets to the Ohio State vs. San Diego State 9/17/13 game. Invoices are being prepared and will be emailed to us by the end of this week.

The Tickets are $79.00 each plus a $5.00 Service Fee = $84.00 per ticket

Invoices will be due to the athletic ticket office by May 15.

Remember, tickets can only be offered to those who are sustaining or life members of OSUAA and members of our local OSU Alumni Club of West Michigan.

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OSU at Northwestern - Away Game on October 5 - 40 Tickets at $77.00 per ticket (this has been, from past experience, a fun away game location....)

This is to confirm that our OSU Alumni Club has been allocated 40 of tickets to the Ohio State vs. Northwestern 10/5/13 away game in Evanston, IL, north of Chicago. Invoices are being prepared and will be emailed to us by the end of this week.

The Tickets are $77.00 per ticket.

Invoices will be due to the athletic ticket office by May 15.

You do need to be a current PAID Member of our local OSU Alumni Club of West Michigan - but you do not need to be a member of OSUAA for these tickets.

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• Please send a separate check for each game that you are requesting - maximum 2 tickets per family / per game (at this time)
• Please send a separate check for Club Dues of $25.00 if your Dues are not current (see last week's Membership email or contact Donna at OSUWestMI@aol.com )
• We are pleased to have received these large number of ticket allotments and would hope that we will not have to do a lottery if demand exceeds supply. But we have a short time to collect payments.
• Ticket requests and all payments should be sent to Donna by May 4. If tickets remain available after May 4, it is may possible to add tickets to your order. So if there is interest in more than the original 2 tickets per game / per family - please advise Donna at time of original order and payment. You will be advised on May 5 if there is availability of extra tickets.