Ohio State Department of Athletics Participate in Holiday Mail for Heroes Program – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/3/2010 12:00:00 AM | General
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State student-athletes and employees of the Ohio State Department of Athletics began the Holiday Season by participating in the American Red Cross’ fourth-annual Holiday Mail for Heroes program. More than 1,500 cards were signed by the Ohio State athletics family.
The Holiday Mail for Heroes initiative is a service project that helps bring holiday cheer to U.S. Service members, their families and veterans all over the world through the sending of personally-signed holiday cards.
With the most recent count, the women’s hockey team is pacing the student-athletes with the most signed cards at 725. The men’s hockey team has signed 650, followed by the football team’s 300.
Ohio State Teams Participating in Holiday Mail for Heroes
Baseball 25 cards Football 300 cards Men’s Gymnastics125 cards Men’s Hockey 650 cards Women’s Hockey 725 cards Pistol 50cards Women’s Track and Field 50 cards
In addition to members of the OSUDA, other department units, including Student-Athlete Support Services, IMG and the Schottenstein Center staff took part in the project.
