News and Events DECEMBER 2017 CONTENTS Season s Greetings 1 Symposium... 1 Past Events... 2 Paying Forward... 2 Photo Album... 3 Upcoming Events... 4 Scholarship Update... 5 Contributions... 5 UPCOMING EVENTS Club Holiday Party Club members get together with Buck-I-SERV students and Scholarship recipients Tuesday, Dec 19th 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. 10400 49th Street North Clearwater Cotton Bowl Classic Friday, Dec 29th Kickoff at 7:30pm. O Brien s Irish Pub The Outpost OSU at USF Women s Basketball and Tailgate Sunday, Feb 11th Tailgate at noon Tipoff at 2:00pm USF Sun Dome 4202 E Fowler Ave Season s Greetings from Suncoast Club From everyone on the Board of the Suncoast Alumni Club, we wish you a very Happy Holiday to all of our members and supporters. It has been an awesome 2017 Buckeye football season. The ninety days from the B1G kickoff party to the B1G Championship flew by. There were 13 games hosted by our three great locations (of course, excluding IRMA weekend). Thank you to O Brien s, Quaker Steak and Lube, and Outpost for their support. Thank you to all who joined in our Game Day activities supporting our Scholarship fund, food drive, Toys for Tots drive, New Perspective Foundation and other events that we hosted during the season. And it is not over yet as we eagerly look forward to the Cotton Bowl and victory #12 over USC. Watch for updates via email, Facebook, the web site and on the phone app for announcements of a number of activities scheduled for 2018. Suncoast Alumni Club achieves Scarlet and Gray status at annual OSUAA Symposium It takes a lot of work by a lot of volunteers to make it happen. We are proud to announce that the Suncoast Alumni Club has once again achieved Scarlet and Gray status awarded by The Ohio State University Alumni Association. The award was announced at the annual OSUAA Symposium in Columbus. Members of the club attended to receive the award and also gained valuable information through sessions with OSUAA speakers along with breakout sessions with other club leaders from the SouthEast Region. The 2017 Club of the Year is Jacksonville. We are pleased to keep the award in Florida again this year. OSU-USF Women s Basketball and Tailgate Purchase tickets now before they sell out!!! alumnigroups.osu.edu/suncoast/event/ohio-state-vs-south-florida-basketball
Past Events 7/15/2017 Annual Banquet and Scholarship Awards Suncoast Alumni Club members and Tampa Bay area Buckeyes enjoyed an evening of cocktails, dinner, scholarship awards and guest speaker Blake Haxton at Jackson s Bistro in downtown Tampa. Anna Dorey, Isabella Borrera and Jack Stupp were honored as 2017 Suncoast Alumni Club Scholarship recipients. Blake Haxton was the highlight of the evening with a great inspirational and motivating presentation. A donation was made to Pelotonia (funding life-saving cancer research) by the club in the name of Blake. Special thanks to Blake for joining us for this special evening. 8/26/2017 BIG TEN Tailgate Party B1G fans took over the courtyard at Ferg s in downtown St. Petersburg for the annual kickoff of the college football season. In spite of rain again this year a great time was had by all. The event includes the opportunity to renew Suncoast Alumni Club membership, drink specials, music, a 50/50 raffle to benefit all B1G schools. 9/16/2017 Hillsborough River & Coastal Cleanup 2017 After the damage of hurricane Irma, alumni club members and local Buckeyes joined together to clean our adopted shoreline on Davis Island next to Tampa General Hospital. The group spent the morning picking up debris left by the hurricane. Participants received complimentary t-shirts for participation in the Hillsborough River & Coastal Cleanup as part of the International Coastal Cleanup presented by Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful. Please watch for announcements for the next quarterly cleanup. We encouraged you to participate. It is a great opportunity to get together with fellow Buckeyes. 10/20/2017 Young Buckeyes Top Golf On Friday night October 20 th young Buckeyes (under 40) from the Sarasota and Suncoast Alumni clubs got together for an evening of great food, golf and socializing at Top Golf in Brandon. The event was planned to give these alumni and friends an opportunity to get together and network with other young Buckeyes from the area. 10/27/2017 Scholarship Recipients Meet Up On Friday night October 27 th members of the Suncoast Alumni Club got together with a group of Suncoast Alumni Club scholarship recipients at Champp s restaurant near the Ohio State University campus for dinner and to share stories about college life at The Ohio State University. Taylor Flores will be graduating this semester. Jacob Alexander is anxiously waiting to hear from medical schools and Isabella Borrero is enjoying her first semester on campus. It was an enjoyable night for all and great to see how well all of the scholarship recipients are doing. 11/18/2017 Ultimate Tailgate Raffle Thank you to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket for the Ultimate Tailgate raffle. Through your generosity, The Suncoast Alumni Club was able to donate $1,000 to New Perspective Foundation. The donation will be used to support the families of individuals with spinal cord injuries. Congratulations to Wayne & Karen Honigford the winners of the raffle and thanks to Tyson and Megan Gentry. Watch for New Perspective Foundation Golf Tournament this spring. November Charitable Contributions Thank you to everyone who donated to the Food Drive and Toys for Tots at O Briens and Quaker Steak & Lube. Both were very successful and provided food and toys to those less fortunate than ourselve s. Way to go Buckeyes!
Photo Album TTUN 2017 Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Beach Cleanup New Perspective BBQ Raffle 2017 College Fair
Paying Forward An Ohio State Tradition Pay it forward is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying it to others instead of to the original benefactor. The history of the expression goes back to ancient Greece, described by the likes of Benjamin Franklin and Ralph Waldo Emerson. But we most remember it as misquoted by our beloved Woody Hayes, You can pay back only seldom. You can always pay forward, and you must pay line for line, deed for deed, and cent for cent." He also shortened the (mis)quotation into "You can never pay back; but you can always pay forward" and variants. Upcoming Events 12/19/2017 Club Holiday Party and Buck-I-SERV Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. 10400 49th Street North, Clearwater Club members get together with Buck-I-SERV students and Scholarship recipients. Enjoy a family buffet and Buckeye holiday cheer, including Buckeye songs, game replays, raffle and swag. $14.99 per person RSVP by December 15 th to TampaClub@osu.edu 12/29/2017 Cotton Bowl Classic Friday, Kickoff at 7:30pm. O Brien s Irish Pub The Outpost If you can t make it to the game, the next best thing is to get together with other Buckeyes to cheer on the team to a victory over the University of Southern California. Please join us a one of our game watch locations for good food, good drink and plenty of Buckeye cheer. 2/11/2017 OSU at USF Women s Basketball and Tailgate Sunday, Tailgate at noon, Tipoff at 2:00pm USF Sun Dome, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa Cheer on the Buckeyes as they travel to Tampa to take on the University of South Florida! Let's fill the Sun Dome with scarlet and gray! Cheer on the Buckeyes in Florida! Join us for a pregame tailgate and cheer on the Scarlet and Gray! Cost is $25 per person for game and tailgate. Get your tickets now before they sell out! alumnigroups.osu.edu/suncoast/event/ohio-state-vs-south-florida-basketball Mark your calendar for the events in 2018! 4/7/2018, 9am, Feeding Tampa Bay join us to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate 4/28/2018, 9am, Great American Beach Cleanup help us clean our adopted shoreline on Davis Island 5/19/2018, Scholarship Awards Dinner, Florida Aquarium meet club members and Tampa Bay area Buckeyes for cocktails, dinner, and scholarship awards in downtown Tampa. This is our very special event of the year Other 2018 events will be announced during the year. Thanks for your support!
Scholarship Update Not only is Urban Meyer looking for great talent for The Ohio State University but so is the Suncoast Alumni Club. Working closely with the Admissions Office and our regional representative Antonio Serrano, the club has participated in many College Fairs during September and October. The College Fairs the club has attended include Pinellas County (USF-St. Petersburg), Sickles H.S., Chamberlain H.S., Brandon H.S., Plant H.S., Clearwater H.S. and Countryside H.S. Special thanks to both Nancy Hayes and Katie Lowe who have completed BAR Training (Buckeye Alumni Recruitment) and are approved by The Ohio State University to represent the university at these events. We look forward to receiving scholarship applications from the super students who have a strong desire to join the next freshman class at The Ohio State University. Contributions Thanks to the many Suncoast Alumni Club Champion members who chose to renew their club membership this year with a $100 donation to the Suncoast (Tampa Bay) Alumni Club Scholarship Fund (Fund Number: 306120). Please know that your contributions at any time are very much appreciated. We continue to have the opportunity to assist many very exceptional students to attend The Ohio State University. Contributions can be made by going to the Ohio State University web site or directly to our fund using this link: https://www.giveto.osu.edu/makeagift/?source_code=aa-0-osuaaclub-on-s&fund=306120 OSU Suncoast Alumni Club Game Watch Locations Hillsborough County Game Watch Location: O Brien s Pub, 701 W. Lumsden Rd Brandon, FL 33511 (813)-661-9688 www.obrienspubs.com Downtown Tampa Game Watch Location: The Outpost, 909 West Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL (813) 609-6751 www.outposttampa.com Pinellas County Game Watch Location:, 10400 49th Street North Clearwater, FL (727) 572-9464 www.thelube.com OSU Suncoast Alumni Club, 612 Bayshore Drive, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 Email us at: TampaClub@osu.edu Visit the Website at: Suncoast.Alumni.osu.edu Facebook Fan Page at: www.facebook.com/tampabaybuckeyes/ Facebook Group Page at: www.facebook.com/groups/tampabaybuckeyes/ Twitter: @osutampabay Instagram: ohiostatesuncoastalumni_tampa