OSU Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland

The Greater Cleveland Alumni Club will be hosting their 58th Annual Football Banquet to benefit the scholarship fund. The event will be held Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Windows On The River located in The Powerhouse-Nautica in The Flats, Cleveland.  Banquet will be held from 6:30pm-9:00pm. Coach Tressel, Greater Cleveland area players and other guests will be present. Our silent auction will also be up and running. The cost will be:

Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5. No limit on the number of tickets purchased per person.  Winners win the right to purchase a pair of tickets at face value for a game of their choice (from remaining games). Only one pair of game tickets per person.  Drawing will be held on or about August 7 to determine the winners. The first name pulled has their choice of the seven home games. The second name drawn has their choice of the remaining six games, and so on.  Winners will be notified by phone.  All raffle tickets must be received by August 1.  Make your check payable to the OSU Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland and send it with your raffle tickets to OSU Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland, c/o Barbara Snyder, 6764 Reid Drive, Parma Heights, OH 44130.

 Click here for a Football Ticket raffle ticket form.

The 22nd Annual Golf Outing will be Friday, July 17th, at Ironwood Golf Club, 445 State Rd Hinckley, Ohio 44233. Put a foursome together for a day of fun with fellow Buckeyes. Or, come meet and play with other golf-loving Buckeyes and campus and local celebrities. Start times begin at 9:30 a.m. Golf cart, lunch, and evening meal are included in price. Prizes will be awarded, and there will be gifts and a raffle. Non-members are welcome, and dinner-only reservations are available.  Proceeds from the golf outing go to the scholarship fund, so if you are not able to attend, please consider becoming a hole sponsor for $100 and/or sending items for the raffle. Other sponsorships are available. For information on these, contact Dick Snyder at 216-661-0250 (daytime) or 440-845-3652 (evenings and weekends) or via email at OSUCLECLUB@aol.com.  

 Click here for a golf registration form.

Raffle tickets are $5 each or six for $25. We are sponsoring a “Barrow of Cheer” Raffle, which will have a minimum of $100 worth of wines, beer, and liquors but probably quite a bit more. The wheelbarrow-full of spirits will be at the Annual Golf Outing at Ironwood, and the winning ticket will be drawn there at the Annual Golf Outing on July 17.   If you’d like to donate beverages, please call Barbara Snyder (440-845-3652) or email (osucleclub@aol.com).  All proceeds will go to the Scholarship Fund, so your donations are tax deductible. Make your check payable to the OSU Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland and send it with your raffle tickets to OSU Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland, c/o Barbara Snyder, 6764 Reid Drive, Parma Heights, OH 44130.

Click here for a “Barrow of Cheer” raffle ticket form.

Our annual scholars reception will be held Wednesday, May 13 at Stages Restaurant at The Cleveland Playhouse, 8501 Carnegie Road, Cleveland, OH 44106.  Start time is 6:30pm (please note this is not a dinner).

Our club sponsors one major scholarship recipient each year, and the OSUAA in Columbus gives a number of grant to Cuyahoga County students, and some of those will also attend.  All Club members are welcome to attend this event.  Eugene C. Braig IV, a Stone Lab Expert, will be the speaker at the Scholars Reception.   

No cost, but RSVPs are required by May 1 to Barbara Snyder at OSUCLECLUB@aol.com or reach her at  440-845-3652.  Please let us know the total number attending and the names for the nametags.  

 Our club’s membership represents a wide variety of professions, and we hope you will take advantage of the networking and business opportunities available through our club.  The next issue will of the newsletter will include our annual networking pages.

Your membership must be current for your listing to be included.  The deadline is May 31, 2009.  We are considering making the networking directory available on our website. If you do not want your information posted there, should we implement it, please check the box.

If you would like to have your business listed in our networking directory, please CLICK HERE. 

Please join OSU Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland  on  Thursday June 11, 2009 from 7pm-9pm in a sampling of fine wines with a complementary pairing of  appetizers.  Wine tasting will be guided by a Wine Expert from the Cleveland Wine School.  Dave’s Markets will be providing the perfect appetizers to enjoy during the tasting.  Proceeds will benefit our club’s scholarship fund.

A limited number of tickets will be sold, and you must pre-register.  Tickets are $35 per person; dress is casual and guests must be 21 or older to enter event.  Reservation deadline is June 1, 2009.  This event will be held at the Cleveland Wine School at 3355 Richmond Road, Suite 191, Beachwood, Ohio 44122.  Visit their web site at www.clevelandwineschool.com if you’d like to learn more about the wine school.

Click here to download a registration form.  Any questions, please contact Patricia Carney at 440-548-2134 or email greenibucki@gmail.com. 

Once again the Ohio State Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland will be sponsoring a night at Progressive Field on Friday, June 26. This year’s game is against the Cincinnati Reds, the “Battle of Ohio.” First pitch is at 7:05 PM (but see the Plain Dealer the day of the game for any last-minute changes). As an added bonus, there will be a fireworks spectacular after the game, so make plans to stick around afterward.

Tickets are only $22, a $2 discount because of our group size. Order deadline is Friday, June 12. We’ve sold out of tickets each of the last several years, so get your reservations in early!

Click here to download a reservation form.

Tickets will be mailed about three weeks before the game.

Any questions,contact Brad Paton at 440-427-9446.

Join fellow Big Ten Alumni and the Monsters as they take on the Grand Rapids Griffins and enjoy Big Ten Alumni Night, featuring the Ohio State Alumni Band. Also, a special appearance by Joshua Cribbs!

Game time is 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $16 — a $4 discount. Download a flyer for more information and ticket ordering:
http://osuclevelandalumni.com/monsters2009.pdf

Bob O’Sevel is once again leading the charge in the St. Patrick’s Day parade. If you’d like to join us in marching alongside the OSU equipment truck, please e-mail Bob for more information. We will know our position in the parade (and thus our likely location and step-off time) about a week before the parade.