10/12/09

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University Alumni Association will host a home-game Buckeye Bash^® on Saturday, Oct. 24, prior to Ohio State’s Homecoming football game against Minnesota.

The Bash is scheduled for 8:30-10 a.m. in a large tent just southwest of Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road, Columbus. The cost of the event is $10 for Association members and $15 for non-members. Children four-and-under are admitted free of charge. Parking is not included in the price.

This stand-up pep rally will feature Association president and CEO Archie Griffin, Brutus Buckeye and the Ohio State cheerleaders, and a performance by the Ohio State men’s glee club.

The Minnesota Buckeye Bash^® is sponsored by the Association’s corporate partners Outback Steakhouse and Liberty Mutual.

The Alumni Association is a dues-supported organization of graduates, former students, and friends of the university with more than 120,000 members. For more than 125 years, the Alumni Association has been dedicated to connecting alumni, friends and students to enhance and strengthen the traditions and reputation of The Ohio State University.

Contact: Jay Hansen, (614) 292-9311, hansen@ohiostatealumni.org