Get in the Game for Ohio University Lancaster Club Sports

Your gift to Ohio University Lancaster Athletics fund, in support of Club Sports, creates the opportunity for roughly one hundred current students to play sports and helps ensure they have a sense of belonging on a collegiate level team.

When you give to the Get in the Game for Ohio University Lancaster Club Sports crowdfunding campaign, you join former student-athletes, alumni and friends, and local businesses in celebrating the rich history of sports at OHIO Lancaster since the inception of the campus in 1968. Your gift will remove financial barriers that stand in the way of students playing the sport they love.

When you contribute to the Ohio University Lancaster Athletics fund, you are helping cover the cost to run an important student-centered program where team building, and leadership skills are valued just as much as the sport being played

We are so excited to announce that we have successfully rebooted our sports program at Ohio University Lancaster. Our golf team, women’s volleyball, and men’s basketball teams completed their first seasons since 2019. To build on this return to club sports at OHIO Lancaster, philanthropic support is needed to provide the resources required to continue the program.

The annual sports budget is thoughtful and frugal yet effective in providing our student-athletes with the highest quality experience outside the classroom. When you contribute to this fund, you are helping offset the program costs associated with coaching staff, referees, uniforms, travel, and other expenses.

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Student-athletes can keep their jersey on and get back in the game at the collegiate level! In return, students develop a strong sense of belonging and learn important life skills, including problem solving, team building and leadership.

• Gifts of $50 help defray student travel expenses
• Gifts of $100 offset the cost of game officials
• Gifts of $500 fund one student-athlete playing a sport
• Gifts of $1,000 provides a collegiate level experience for two student-athletes
• Gifts of any size help ensure Ohio University Lancaster student-athletes can keep their jersey on and enjoy sports at the collegiate level.

Your generous gift to Ohio University Lancaster Athletics fund shows you are ready to Get in the Game for OUL Sports Clubs and will help make it possible for our student-athletes keep their jersey on and play the sport they love.

Your actions now will make the participation goal of 50 donors quickly attainable. Here are ways our former-student athletes, alumni and friends can show their support for Club Sports at Ohio University Lancaster:

• Make a gift here in support of this Get in the Game for OUL Club Sports crowdfunding campaign.
• Mail a check (payable to The Ohio University Foundation) to The Ohio University Foundation, PO Box 869, Athens, OH 45701 — be sure to write "OU Lancaster Athletics" on the memo line.
• If you want to explore making a charitable gift to this campaign with a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA), giving via a Donor Advised Fund or stock transfer, please contact Laurie Lach at lach@ohio.edu.
• Set up a monthly gift to support OUL Athletics: visit the Give to Ohio University donation form for Ohio University Lancaster Athletics fund and choose "Monthly Gift" under the 'How would you like to give?' headline.