OSUSD Newsletter

By Vickie Stone

 Keeping with our proud club tradition of community service, such as Habitat for Humanity in past years,  here is our chance as a club to perform another Alumni community volunteer activity.  Saturday, July 22 at 8:30AM the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) needs volunteers to assemble 6100 invitations for their annual black tie Funny Bone Ball held in September.  Please join us for an hour or two, for some fun socializing and to contribute to this worthy cause.

 CCI trains assistance dogs for the disabled.  Most likely there will be dogs in training, attending. Come see these amazing, highly intelligent service canines.  Paws can’t stuff envelopes so they depend on us for that.  Please share a Saturday morning and donate some brief time to an organization that helps enrich the quality of others’ lives so much!  Feel good by “giving back”.  See you Saturday, July 22 at the CCI center in Oceanside!  Bring a snack if you desire.

Directions to the CCI center:

5 north to exit # 76   Oceanside

right approximately. 4 miles to Rancho del Oro Dr.

left on Rancho del Oro Dr.

an immediate right (unmarked street)

by Vickie Stone

 One of the club goals is to this year publish a membership directory.  Participation is voluntary. If you don’t check the box on the membership form, you WILL be included in the directory.

 As officers, we are regularly asked if there is an alumni club directory.  Often times members want to car pool to events together and want to know what alumni live in their area.  The directory will also be handy for networking opportunities or to find a new dentist, financial planner or doctor perhaps.  The cost will be nominal simply to cover the cost of printing and hopefully be available for sale by football season, at Moondoggies.

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 As dues are again due with this newsletter, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at our past year as we prepare for an even more exciting year to come.

 Last season’s football performance left much to be desired for most Buckeye football fans.  But as faithful alumni, we know there is much more to Ohio State than football.  The bright side of no post season bowl game for the team, was TBDBITL marching band director John Woods being able to come to San Diego in December for our 1999 annual meeting.  Dr. Woods delighted us all with amazing stories and anecdotes of the marching band’s history and legacies.

 In January, the alumni club gathered in Cardiff by the Sea for our annual Super Bowl party.  And SUPER bowl it was with a great, close game right down to the finish between two competitive teams, BOTH with OSU alumni playing for them.  So it wasn’t just about great food and hilarious commercials for a change.

 Dr. Joseph Alutto, Dean of the College of Business, was our featured speaker at our annual meeting this year.  Dr. Alutto’s leadership abilities left no doubt as to why the $85 million fundraising and building project was so successful!

 March saw our Basketball Buckeyes faithful rooting on our team at Moondoggies. The alumni club also had a successful alumni volunteer meeting gaining new ideas and new blood which will greatly contribute to our chances of being a “GOLD STAR” club again this year.  The club officers very much count on others’ enthusiasm and willingness to pitch-in, to provide the quality of excellence our members have come to expect from our club.

 In June, the local alumni gathered at the Q to tailgate only as true Buckeyes can tailgate. We witnessed the Padres victory over the Reds, 8-5, AND we watched an awesome sky-show of post game fireworks and pyrotechnic special effects.  We have another baseball game/trip planned again in August for an Indians-Angels game in Anaheim.

 All in all, it’s been a fun and exciting ’99 -‘00.  The alumni club can look forward to membership year 2000-01 with great anticipation – with great activities, football parties, Michigan bonfire and even a football road trip in September to kick-off our football season.  You can keep informed via our web at www.osusandiego.com and Buckeye hotline 619-685-2056 for all the latest event happenings.  Also, don’t forget to send in your dues soon, to be eligible for all this fun!

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 Following a great tailgate party, our  Padres jumped on a slumping opponent Friday June 16, scoring five runs so quickly that at least half of a record crowd wasn't yet there to see the barrage.  Fifty-three OSU alumni & friends joined over 60,700 baseball fans (the largest in the major leagues this season) to see four Padres relievers lock up an 8-5 victory over the Reds. The relievers -- Reyes, Whiteside, Walker and Hoffman.

 The Padres, who'd lost their five previous series openers, paid back a nemesis in Reds starter Steve Parris, who defeated them with six scoreless innings May 9 in Cincinnati.  In spring camp, the Reds were caught up in the euphoria of obtaining Ken Griffey Jr.

 In addition to a Padre victory, OSU alumni were also treated to a post-game fireworks and laser show. A local radio station sponsored the fantastic sky show.  It included a fireworks extravaganza- 30 minutes of fireworks best enjoyed with nifty 3-D goggles, simulcast to music and video clips from Hollywood movie highlights, field pyrotechnics, and special effects which included a baby grand piano exploding when it’s candle abra blew up.  A hearty THANK YOU to Ed Olander for coordinating this great annual event.

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 1999-2000 has been yet another outstanding year for the Ohio State Alumni Club of San Diego.  Overall, we have increased the number and variety of club events throughout the year.  Member participation in suggesting and planning events has also increased.  Our club has increased our visibility in the San Diego region through outstanding community service activities.  San Diego knows that “Ohio’s here.”  Once again, our club also significantly stepped up our student recruiting efforts this year.  Dave Fenner and his enthusiastic committee have raised our outreach efforts and the results have soared to unprecedented levels.  We are very proud that our club has been named a “Gold Star” award winner for the second time in the past 4 years.  This designation is awarded to the “TOP” alumni club in the country.

 Many new Ohio State grads continue to move to San Diego and we have added many new members this past year.  Welcome to all of our new members and thanks to all grads for continuing your membership and supporting our club again this year.

 Over the past year, we said “THANKS” to two very dedicated club officers:  Kim Best as our club secretary and Ted Reiff as our treasurer.   We thank them for their tireless efforts in supporting our club over the years.  At our December annual meeting, Vickie Stone was elected as our new secretary and Jim Biddle was elected treasurer.  Both are full of enthusiasm and are working hard to make our club more successful.

1. Significantly Increase the Local Scholarship Fund
2. Recruiting a Scholarship Fund Chairperson – Any volunteers?
3. Continue to increase Student Recruitment Activities and Results
4. Increase Membership
5. Increase San Diego Community Involvement
6. Be responsive to our membership
7. Get more people involved as committee members and increase participation in club events
8. Recruit future alumni club leaders

             Gary

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 Over the past year, The Ohio State Alumni Club of San Diego again exceeded all previous efforts representing Ohio State to San Diego high school juniors and seniors and counselors.  The Student Recruitment and Scholarship Committee was, once again, expanded to include a core of 15 members and 8 occasional members.  Our goal was to extend our reach to all area high schools, to significantly expand relationships with college counselors and to develop a repeatable process to reach any San Diego student interested in attending Ohio State.  We achieved and exceeded each goal over the past year.

 An extensive inventory of all public and private schools and college counselors was updated expanding our reach to all area public and private high schools.  All of the 81 public high schools and 26 private schools were contacted.  We provided information on Ohio State’s academic programs and facilities - applications, brochures and scholarship information was provided to each school.  This was the most extensive coordinated effort the club has ever made in its attempt to get the word out to all San Diego high school students.  The college counselors enthusiastically welcomed the interest provided for the benefit of the prospective college students.

 The club was able to make personal presentations to groups of students at the individual sites.  One-hour presentations were made to students and counselors at 40 selected schools.   In addition, 5 college night presentations were made to very large groups in coordination with other schools or college fair presenters.  The club more than doubled the previous number of college fairs attended in any academic year.   Arrangements were made to become a regular participant in these events on an annual basis.  We attended a Big Ten College Night for area high school juniors along with a representative from the College of Admissions at OSU.

 Activities conducted by the committee included regular telephone calls of encouragement to all the prospective applicants.  A party was held last September for local freshman (and their parents) prior to their departure for Columbus. We also established a committee where a local alumni advocate (who graduated from Ohio State in each student’s major) was assigned to each enrolled student - assisting them with career advice throughout their undergraduate years and local job placements or career contacts in their senior year.

 Our efforts this year resulted in the largest number of applications ever sent to Ohio State from San Diego County.  Not surprisingly, we also had the largest number of acceptances (12).  We are confident that our efforts will continue to result in even more applications in future years.  San Diego will send 4 freshmen to Ohio State this fall.  It is interesting to note that these students had no prior affiliation with the State of Ohio before their visits.  They all fell in love with the campus, the quality of education and the “Ohio hospitality” they received while they were in Columbus.

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 Our club has been given a unique opportunity to sell copies of the 1999 halftime shows for Ohio State’s home games.  These tapes were professionally recorded solely for members of The Ohio State Marching Band.  If you are interested in receiving a copy, please place your order on the enclosed membership form.  Remember all proceeds go towards our scholarship fund for a deserving San Diego County student.

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 On July 29, 1999, Gary Rectenwald, President of the Ohio State Alumni Club of San Diego, adopted a Kosovo family comprised of 2 parents and 6 children (4 boys, 2 girls – ages 5 through 14).  The family continues to live in Gary’s home.  Gary has resigned his job and is now supporting this wonderful family full-time.  On their June, 2000 report cards, all 6 children received all A’s and B’s in La Jolla schools.

 Gary welcomes the opportunity to speak to any individuals, community groups or foundations who may have an interest in helping this family.  Activities might involve fundraisers (raffles, car washes, etc.) or monetary contributions.

 The issues, challenges and the joys of helping his new “extended family” have been significant for Gary.  Gary’s current priorities are (a) continuing to provide for the family’s financial, physical and psychological health needs, (b) recruiting mentors and tutors to help with homework and (c) finding adequate transportation to shuttle around a family of 8 people.  Gary’s ultimate objective is to provide a new home for the family.

 If you would like to offer assistance in any of these areas, please call Gary at

(858)454-4758 or email him at SDBUCKI@pacbell.net.  Assistance, in any form, would be greatly appreciated.  All contributions are tax-deductible.

 Gary and the family will be featured in the upcoming September issue of The Ohio State Alumni Magazine.

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 One of our club's top objectives this year is to significantly increase our contributions to our local scholarship fund.  Our new annual objective is $5,000.  Our ultimate goal is to have an Endowed Scholarship for a deserving San Diego County student each year.

 We need your help.  There are many ways to contribute to reaching our goal.  A direct contribution to the fund is always greatly appreciated.  We’re also asking club members to consider making an annual pledge of your age and/or a pledge for every point scored by the Ohio State football team this fall.

 As always, we will be conducting a BIG RAFFLE during the Ohio State Vs Michigan football game at Moondoggies.

 Proceeds from all events go directly to our scholarship fund.  To date, we've collected more than $3,000.  To those who have generously contributed in the past, we thank you!!

 Our club is hoping a club member will volunteer to chair our Scholarship Fund Committee.  The objective of the committee is to find creative ways to raise funds for our local scholarship fund.  Our club’s goal is to sponsor an endowed scholarship each year for deserving San Diego County students.  If interested, please contact Gary Rectenwald.

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 Thanks to Don Zatyko, our club is gaining notoriety as having an OUTSTANDING Alumni Club Web Site … check it out at:

http://www.osusandiego.com/

On the website, you'll find a listing of upcoming club events, our Buckeye hotline number, club resources, links to many areas of interest around the University and about the University, including the football team.  For example, you'll find links to other

Ohio State Alumni Clubs, to The Ohio State University or you can take a tour of the Ohio State campus.  You can even read copies of The Lantern or the Columbus Dispatch daily.  There are also "Buckeye Fanatic" sites like OZONE .

 Thanks Don for your great leadership in creating this wonderful resource for our club.

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 One of the key factors contributing to the success of any alumni club is membership involvement in the planning and execution of club events.  This has been particularly true for our club.  If you have a little time to either lead or participate in the planning of a club event, or if you're interested in becoming a club officer, please check the appropriate boxes on the enclosed membership form.  You'll find the experience very worthwhile and your efforts will be greatly appreciated by your fellow Buckeyes.

 If you're a secondary high school teacher and would be interested in helping our alumni club in our student recruitment efforts, please contact Dave Fenner.  It has been our experience that clubs with significant involvement from the secondary high school teacher ranks produce much greater results in their recruiting efforts.  This is especially true for out-of-state clubs.

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 Many THANKS to Moondoggies for their generous contribution of $1,000 to our local scholarship fund in December, 1999!!! Moondoggies annual contribution is based on 20% of receipts from OSU Football TV parties held each Saturday throughout the fall.  Your attendance at our weekly parties significantly helps our club reach its annual objective of $5,000 to our local scholarship fund.  We look forward to seeing you every Saturday this fall!!   GO BUCKEYES!!

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Awarded “OUTSTANDING ALUMNI CLUB” 1993-1999!!

Gold Star “TOP CLUB” Award Winner 1996 & 1999

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 2000-01 MEMBERSHIP DUES are due by September 15, 2000.   Our membership year runs from September 1st thru August 31st.  Your dues will provide you a membership in “good standing” in THE most outstanding alumni club for THE best school in the country!  Once again, a FAMILY membership (2 Ohio State grads) is $20 and a SINGLE Membership is $15.  Due to increasing costs, membership dues will increase by $5 effective October 1, 2000.

(For those purchasing tickets to the Arizona game, membership fees are due by August 5th.).

 It is VERY sad to say that far too many of our local alumni have attended our weekly TV parties and/or other club events and have either forgotten or elected not to pay dues for the past few years. Our local club membership dues are among the lowest in the country and offer many benefits.  We have not increased membership prices in over 10 years although costs have continued to increase (newsletter printing, US mail, hotline, website, event costs, etc.).  We have struggled to “break even” for many years and your support is greatly appreciated.

 For our fellow Buckeyes who are new to this truly “outstanding” club (nominated and elected by our peer clubs), please take the time to read this newsletter and see what we offer our members … there are many wonderful variety of fellowship, networking and community events and we always encourage new ideas and ways for our members to get involved at any level.  Your LOCAL alumni club has been elected THE MOST OUTSTANDING alumni club “Gold Star” award winner in 2 of the past 4 years (1996 and last year).  Our club has been nominated again this year (1999-2000), the award ceremony will be in early September.

 Your LOCAL Membership fees include:  Quarterly Newsletters sent ONLY to paid members; Discounts on event fees/tickets; PREFERRED ticket status (like for BOWL Games, etc.); Discounts on T-shirts and sale items; the Buckeye Hotline; and a WHOLE host of events sponsored by YOUR club!!  Remember, we are an affiliate organization and we are not THE National OSU Alumni Association...where you receive the monthly magazine and support the clubs at the national level. This is YOUR local club. and your chance to make new friends and be the best Buckeye you can AWAY from O-HI-O!!! (I think I just heard the chimes.)

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 Our club has secured 100 “game ticket packages” to the game.  A “game ticket package” includes a ticket to the game and to the “Buckeye (Brunch) Pep Rally” preceding the game.  The cost of the ticket package is $75 per person.

 In addition, our club had the foresight to reserve 40 rooms at the 2 Marriott Courtyards within 4 miles of the stadium last January.  There is a 2-night minimum at the hotels and the cost including the game ticket package is $225 for single occupancy for BOTH Friday and Saturday nights, and $300 ($150 per person) for double occupancy for the 2 nights.  Reservations and confirmations are “first come, first served” and FULL payment must be received in full no later than Saturday, August 5th.  All tickets and hotel rooms will be released to long waiting lists after that date.

 The Orange County Alumni Club and the Ohio State Alumni Pep Band will also be staying at one of our hotels and we are planning a party on Friday evening.  All Buckeyes are invited!

 Personal TRAVEL is on your own.  You could carpool, “RV” it, fly or hitchhike (for real memory lane?)!  You might want to watch for “Friends Fly Free” promotions and other promotions on Southwest Airlines.  We would be happy to facilitate car pools.  If interested, please call Gary Rectenwald at (858) 454-4758.

 Finally, we sure hope you can enjoy this great opportunity to cheer your Buckeyes to victory while we boost the ‘ole scholarship fund a bit.  We have tried to make this a “hassle-free” trip for you and will be keeping you updated with any changes (esp. related to the GAME time, Friday night parties, etc.).  GO BUCKS!!!!

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 Hear ye...hear ye!! All Buckeyes step forward and pull out your nickels and dimes cause these deals are great!!  The following items will be for sale in the fall during the Moondoggies football games (members prices are listed in bold):

1.  Club Members’ Directory - $1 / $3  (Avail. after Oct. 10th and is available only to BUCKEYES!  Will be a photocopied assimilated booklet of membership forms).

2.  T-shirts with new San Diego logo (like website) - $10 / $15

3.  College Traditions Program - anyone can order directly from them and they refund 15% directly to our scholarship fund each year.  All you have to do is call them @ 1-800-628-4678 and tell them its for San Diego Alumni Club or use the account #AL9524.  New catalogs are on the greeting table at each football game or they can forward an old one to you.

 Thanks to all of you who have participated in the past as the amounts from these smaller items add up over time as we add them to our scholarship fund.

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All Volunteers!

 ATTENTION.  Since our pleading and begging has not appealed to many of you, we will try a different tactic this year and go with simple specific requests.  That’s right....just plain ‘ole asking for exactly what is needed.  No fluff … no guessing about what you are committing to … So here goes:

 These are the projects/tasks with which we need your help … if you can make the time, would you please consider helping us in one of these areas?

· BACK TO THE BIG TEN - assists in planning and execution with Big Ten Committee by representing OSU.....note this is from NOW until September’s event.  Contact Betty Langer via email at betty.langer@conexant.com for additional info as she is “retiring” from this duty and a job WELL DONE!

· THEATRE/ARTS - coordinates one theatre or other event per year.

· STUDENT Recruitment - to be CO-chairperson this year and to understudy the master himself, Dave Fenner.  Dave will be retiring and traveling across the U.S. next year and we have a year to learn all his tricks.  We are asking for a 2-year commitment.

· SCHOLARSHIP - still a much-needed position and we are still seeking the divine individual to help us here.  Is it you?

In advance, thank you for your consideration in these matters.  Any and all help is truly appreciated by your fellow Buckeyes.  It is the TRUE Buckeye lover that gives of him/herself to make this club the responsive and outstanding club that it is!

 If you missed the fun you can participate in our next ballgame event when we road trip up to "The Ed" in Anaheim to see the Indians take on the Angels. The game is Saturday August 26th. We will get the best seats available for the best price.  Deadline for ticket orders is Monday July 24th.  If you are interested contact Ed Olander 858-565-6056 or by E-Mail EOlan59@aol.com.

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Date Opponent   Location
09/02 Fresno State  Columbus, OH
09/09 Arizona   Tucson, AZ
09/16 Miami (OH)  Columbus, OH
09/23 Penn State   Columbus, OH
10/07 Wisconsin   Madison, WI.
10/14 Minnesota   Columbus, OH
10/21 Iowa    Iowa City, IA
10/28 Purdue    W. Lafayette, IN
11/04 Michigan St.  Columbus, OH
11/11 Illinois    Champaign, IL
11/18 Michigan   Columbus, OH

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For Information Contact One of Our 2000 Club Officers and Chairpersons

     26th  07:05 pm Cleveland Indian / Anaheim Angles in Anaheim

     (see article page 4)

  TBD* Community Event - Mentoring   Kids in reading

  TBD* Back to the Big Tem Party

Oct weekly FOOTBALL- Moondoggies in Pacific Beach (game time TBA)

  18th  OSU vs. Michigan Football Game & Brunch at Moondoggies

*As event dates grow near check the Buckeye Hotline or Web Page for up-to-date info

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This year’s membership information is creating new records.  Please do not reference any previous information.

Please PRINT only.

This form will be XEROXED as is, for the Member Directory, if box above is not checked.

2000-01 Dues (check one): _____ Individual ($15, after 10/1 $20) _____ Family ($20, after 10/1 $25)

 Scholarship       Idea Group

   245 "E" Street

   Chula Vista, CA  91910

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Address:

Zip Code:

Phone #: (   )   -

Packages do not include any ground transportation

Single Occupancy # packages _____ X $225 ________

 1 Game ticket

 1 Buckeye Bash ticket

 2 Nights Hotel

 (Sept. 8-9th. at Marriott Courtyard)

 2 Game tickets

 2 Buckeye Bash tickets

 2 Nights Hotel

 (Sept. 8-9th. at Marriott Courtyard)

1 game ticket

1 Buckeye Bash ticket

      # packages _____ X $75 _________

      # tapes  _____ X $20 __________

All orders are final!

The club regrets that due to financial commitments by the club for this trip no refunds will be granted!

no later than August 5th

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The Ohio State Buckeye football team will be traveling west for 3 straight years (NOT including Rose Bowls or Fiesta Bowls).  Ohio State will visit Tucson in 2000, to Pasadena to play UCLA in the Rose Bowl in September, 2001 and to San Diego (!) to play San Diego State at “the Q” in September, 2002.  Hope you can join us at all 3 games!