The U of M Club of Central Ohio and the Alumni Association invite U-M alumni and fans to join us in Columbus, Ohio, at the following events:

1. Feed the Wolverine Drive (U-M vs. OSU game week)
2. Sixth Annual Celebrities for Diabetes: 105 Years of Rivalry – Michigan vs. Ohio State Banquet (Thursday, November 20, 6 p.m.)
3. Dinner and Michigan Marching Band (Friday, November 21, 6 p.m.)
4. Pre-Game party for Wolverine alumni and fans at Frog Bear & Wild Boar Bar (Friday, November 21, 9 p.m.)
5. Alumni Association True Blue Away-Game Tailgate (Saturday, November 22, 12:30 p.m.)

1. All Week – Feed the Wolverine Drive

Help get the Wolverine at the Columbus Zoo strong and ready for the big game. Your contributions over the past several years have allowed our club to put two $500 commemorative “bricks” in the Wolverine area at the zoo. Let’s keep it going!

Send your tax-deductible contribution to Club Treasurer Leslie Rosen, 6243 McNaughten Place Lane, Columbus, Ohio 43213. Checks should be made payable to “The Columbus Zoo.” This drive will run beginning with the Michigan-Ohio State week through December 1.

2. Thursday, November 20, 6 p.m.


105 Years of Rivalry – Michigan/OSU Banquet The Central Ohio Diabetes Association will host the Sixth Annual Celebrities for Diabetes: 105 Years of Rivalry Michigan vs. Ohio State banquet at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe. This special event features former U-M and OSU players who will discuss their memories of the game as well as a dinner, silent and live auction and autograph session.

This year, the event will feature former Wolverines Tyrone Wheatley, Mel Owens, and George Lilja. Corporate tables are $1,500 and individual tickets are $75 per person. Support the Wolverines and the fight against diabetes. Contact Courtney Bollman at the Central Ohio Diabetes Association at 614.884.4400 for more information.

3. Friday, November 21, 6 p.m.

Dinner and U-M Marching Band Pickerington Central High School. We will meet at Scali’s (State Rte. 256 and E. Livingston Ave.) at 6:00 for dinner. Those who would like to join us for dinner should contact Leslie at 614-861-7392 or lkrosen@sbcglobal.net. Then the Pickerington Marching Tiger Band, Pickerington North Marching Band and the University of Michigan Marching Band will present a joint concert at 9:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of Pickerington Central High School. There is a cost of $1.00 for students, $3.00 for adults or a maximum of $15.00 per family. Tickets will go on sale beginning at 8:00 p.m. The joint concert will take place immediately following The Lady Tiger Basketball Preview. Please note that those attending the Lady Tiger Preview will have to pay the athletic admission price of $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for children prior to 8:00 p.m. All paid ticket holders for the preview may remain in gymnasium for the concert.

4. Friday, November 21, 9 p.m. Pre-Game Party at Frog Bear & Wild Boar Bar, 343 N. Front St., Columbus

Join fellow Michigan fans and alums for an informal pre-game gathering at Frog Bear & Wild Boar Bar in the Arena District. Click here to get free admission pass. More information on Frog Bear can be obtained at www.frogbearbar.com

5. Saturday, November 22, 9:00 a.m. Alumni Association True Blue Away-Game Tailgate

Join the Alumni Association for their True Blue Away-Game Tailgate at the Novice G. Fawcett Center on Olentangy River Road, beginning 3 hours before game kick-off. Tickets are $5 for Alumni Association members and U-M students, $10 for nonmembers. Register now online. Walkups welcome.

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