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    Thank you Cruisers!
 
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Thank you for another incredible Buckeye Cruise for Cancer weekend at sea aboard the National ChampionSHIP! We are so grateful to all of you for supporting the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. You have helped our fund grow and make an impact on this horrible disease.

On this year's foggy cruise in February, you showed that Buckeyes are the best on and off the field! Your energy, enthusiasm and determination to beat cancer are unstoppable.

On behalf of our family, we thank you for your support of our fund which benefits OSUCCC – James recruitment and retention efforts, allowing the very best and brightest cancer experts to join and remain at The James.

Sincerely,
Shelley & Urban Meyer

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    Cruising for Cancer: How it all began  
 
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It started as a crazy idea shared between friends. When Lisa Cisco, president of Travel Partners in Dublin, Ohio, sailed on a cruise ship with the 1993 World Series Champion Toronto Blue Jays, she noticed that the world champion professional team attracted only a few hundred fans. What would happen if the Buckeye Nation set sail for a good cause, she wondered: Could they fill an entire ship? With her own mother and grandparents affected by cancer, Cisco knew she wanted to do something to help raise money for cancer research.

“I was terrified when I booked every cabin on that initial cruise,” recalls Cisco. “We had no idea whether we would fill it.” Cisco, her colleague Chris Quinn, McDonald and others worked night and day to ensure that first Buckeye Cruise for Cancer in 2008 was successful. Read More.

 
    Bucks vs. Ducks- Bucks Win Again, This Time Off The Field  
 
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Buckeye passion and heart are unparalleled. This past January, they were demonstrated in the most remarkable fashion before an audience of millions in the first College Football Playoff National Championship. The generous spirit of the University's students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends extends well beyond the football field. In the first-ever Bucks vs. Ducks Giving Challenge, where we challenged supporters of OSU and Ohio State's Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute to raise more funds than supporters of the University of Oregon in the period between January 9 - 13. The Bucks took an early lead in the challenge and never let up. We ended with a margin of victory that is strikingly similar to our football Buckeyes': Ohio State alumni and friends stepped forward with 1,027 individual gifts, while the Ducks had 577 with total giving to OSU in that time period totaling more than $100,000. Donors gave to more than 230 different funds at the University, including significant gifts to the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research. Go Bucks!

 
    Join us on the 2016 Buckeye Cruise for Cancer
 
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Make your reservation today so that you're not left behind on the dock when we depart from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Labadee, Royal Caribbean's private island, and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. This year's ship will be the largest yet and will fill up fast! Visit BuckeyeCruise.com to book today.

 
 
 
    Upcoming Events
 
 

Fight Night at the Races

May 2, 2015
Bogey Inn
Dublin, OH
+ For more information, visit the event page here

Party for the Cure

May 9, 2015
Ledo's Tavern
Columbus, OH
+ For more information, email alihart421@gmail.com

97.1 The Fan Golf Classic

June 8, 2015
Scioto Reserve Country Club
Powell, OH
+ For more information, visit 971thefan.com


Spikes to Cure Cancer

June 20, 2015
Woodlands Backyard
Columbus, OH
+ For more information, email fbafans@hotmail.com


JR Memorial Indian Lake
Cruise For A Cure

June 27, 2015
Indian Lake, OH
+ For more information, email tlkearnes@aol.com


Drive Out Cancer Golf Outing

July 19, 2015
New Albany Links Golf Club
New Albany, OH
+ For more information, email driveoutcancer2014@gmail.com


Turtles Fore a Cure

July 25, 2015
Little Turtle Golf Club
Westerville, OH
+ For more information, email gobucksbeatcancer@gmail.com


Cards to Cure Cancer

August 22, 2015
Hollywood Casino
Columbus, OH
+ For more information, visit www.cardstocurecancer.com
 
 
For more information about how you can join Urban and Shelley Meyer in making a positive impact on cancer research, please contact the OSUCCC – James Development Office by phone at 614-293-3752.  
 
 
The Meyer Fund for Cancer Research

© 2015 The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center –
James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Office of Development
660 Ackerman Road
PO Box 183112
Columbus, Ohio 43218-3112

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