Author: Leisl Ashbaugh

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

You all are AMAZING!! STUPENDOUS!! And BEYOND GENEROUS!! The love, support, and generosity you Buckeyes have shown to our community’s veterans and their families is inspiring and jaw-dropping! YOU make a difference!

This past spring, Ashley Tainer-Harp proposed to the Veterans ERG an idea for a monthly collection drive of items to support the Military Veterans Resource Center (MVRC) and our local veterans’ and their families. A goal was set for a total of 7,500 items. In seven short months, YOU far superseded our expectations!

YOU brought us deodorants, body care, feminine hygiene; cleaning supplies / disinfectants for the shelter; vitamins; mouth care; coats; hats, gloves, scarves; non-perishable foods; and pairs of socks!

Congratulations on a job well done!

The Grand Totals for the 2022 collection drive are:

• 11,492 items
• 1,950 pounds of food
• $45,078.94 value dollars

The future is bright because of YOU! 2023 is at hand and we are working on new ideas and new calls for help.

If you are interested in volunteering or being involved in the next drives, please contact our drive lead, Ashley Tainer-harp, ashley.tainer-harp@osumc.edu.

If you are a Veteran or National Guard/Reserve member of the United States military, or somebody who supports Veterans regardless of military status, please consider joining the Veterans Employee Resource Group (ERG). Contact Paul Dumouchelle, paul.dumouchelle@osumc.edu to become a member.

The Veterans ERG (Employee Resource Group) connects Veterans, their families, and supporters within the OSU Community. In addition to building community, we seek to advance Veterans’ careers and serve the Veteran community with resources, networking, and commemorative events. For more information on the Veterans ERG, visit the website: Veterans ERG

 

Small Donation, Big Impact has truly been making a big difference in the lives of the Veterans we are helping.

If our last update picture painted 6,766 items worth of thank yous, how about an estimated dollar impact of those individual items donated??

1^st Donation drop off was 2749 items for approximately $12,500

2^nd Donation drop off was 4017 items for approximately $23,221.14

The total approximate monetary contribution from the donated items is

Drum roll please …

$35,721.14                AMAZING!!!

The members of the Veterans ERG and the Military Veterans Resource Center (MVRC) are grateful and humbled by your love and support!! Your generosity amazes us!!

 

Mark your calendars!

Our mission for this year is still not complete and we still need you! We have two more requested item windows to finish out the year.

The next requested items drives are:

• 11-1 to 11-21 Non-perishable foods
• 12-1 to 12-16 Socks (pairs)

Their corresponding collection dates are:

• Tuesday, 11-22-22
• Monday, 12-19-22

If you would like to continue to provide more of the items from previous drives, we welcome all items. The previous collection drives contained these items:

• Multi-vitamins, Vitamin C Immune Support (suggestion from MVRC) small bottles preferred
• Mouth Care Kits (brush, paste, floss, mouthwash)
• Donated Coats
• New Hats/Gloves/ Scarves

It is never too late to contribute personally nor to start an office drive. If you are interested in volunteering or starting an office drive, please contact our drive lead, Ashley Tainer-harp, ashley.tainer-harp@osumc.edu.

If you are a Veteran or National Guard/Reserve member of the United States military, or somebody who supports Veterans regardless of military status, please consider joining the Veterans Employee Resource Group (ERG), please contact Paul Dumouchelle, paul.dumouchelle@osumc.edu.

The Veterans ERG (Employee Resource Group) connects Veterans, their families, and supporters within the OSU Community. In addition to building community, we seek to advance Veterans’ careers and serve the Veteran community with resources, networking, and commemorative events.

A Small Donation Big Impact Collection Day Success Report!!

What beautiful and generous hearts our Buckeyes have!

On Monday, October 24th, your generosity was overwhelmingly expressed again in our second collection day for the Veterans ERG and Military Veterans Resource Center (MVRC) collection drive! You brought us dental care, coats, hats, scarves, gloves and many more items!

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words… well this picture is worth 6,766 THANK YOUs!

 

Congratulations on a job well done!

We still need you! We have two more requested item windows to finish out the year. Up next for items requested are:

• 11-1 to 11-21 Non-perishable foods
• 12-1 to 12-16 Socks (pairs)

If you would like to continue to provide more of the items from previous drives, we welcome all items. The previous collection drives contained these items:

• Multi-vitamins, Vitamin C Immune Support (suggestion from MVRC) small bottles preferred
• Mouth Care Kits (brush, paste, floss, mouthwash)
• Donated Coats
• New Hats/Gloves/ Scarves

We are hoping the next collection will push us over the top of our goal! We are excited to see how much you skyrocket past it!

It is never too late to contribute personally nor to start an office drive. If you are interested in volunteering or starting an office drive, please contact our drive lead, Ashley Tainer-harp, ashley.tainer-harp@osumc.edu.

If you are a Veteran or National Guard/Reserve member of the United States military, or somebody who supports Veterans regardless of military status, please consider joining the Veterans Employee Resource Group (ERG), please contact Paul Dumouchelle, paul.dumouchelle@osumc.edu.

 

The Veterans ERG (Employee Resource Group) connects Veterans, their families, and supporters within the OSU Community. In addition to building community, we seek to advance Veterans’ careers and serve the Veteran community with resources, networking, and commemorative events.

Join us THIS Saturday, September 17, 2022, for the next community event sponsored by the OSU Veterans ERG!

Saturday, September 17, 2022 – 0900 – 1400

New Salem Baptist Church, 2956 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43224

This is a community outreach day, in partnership with the Military Veterans Resource Center (MVRC), created to provide education and resources to our community veterans and their families.  For more information on the day’s activities, please click on this link BuckeyesBelieveInOurVets_V6_FINAL_WOB (002) for the informational flyer.

Volunteers are also needed! Please reach out to Ashley Tainer-Harp (ashley.tainer-harp@osumc.edu) for more information.

We hope you can come and join us at this amazing event!

 

 

 

Thanks to the amazing members of the OSU Team and their generous hearts, we are thrilled to report we have reached 26% of our donated items goal!  This is only the second month into this 2022 drive and we have had overwhelming response!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS WITH THIS IMPORTANT DATE 

August 15, 2022 – Our first collection of all donated items is fast approaching. On this date, there will be two centralized collection locations in order to take to the MVRC (Military Veterans Resource Center) so that they may be distributed to veterans and their families.

The items scheduled to be collected are based on the first three months of this fundraising event and are:

Months	Timelines	Items Needed
May	5-16 to 6-10	Deodorant, bodywash, soap, feminine hygiene
June	6-20 to 7-15	Cleaning Supplies/ Disinfectant for Shelter
July	7-25 to 8-12	Multi-vitamins, Vitamin C Immune Support (suggestion from MVRC) small bottles preferred

Please bring your departments’/divisions’ donated items to your closest collection point:

East central collection point – Wallace Auditorium – 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

UH central collection point – Ross Auditorium – 12:45 pm – 4:45 pm.

If you have not had a chance to participate yet, or if you would like to volunteer to help us collect them items, or if you have any questions, please contact Ashley Tainer-harp, ashley.tainer-harp@osumc.edu.

What items are needed next you ask?

Months	Timelines	Items Needed	Item Goals
August	8-22 to 9-16	Mouth Care Kits (brush, paste, floss, mouthwash)	25
September	9-26 to 10-21	Donated Coats	10
September	9-26 to 10-21	New Hats/Gloves/ Scarves	10
November	11-1 to 11-21	Non-perishable Food Drive	50
December	12-1 to 12-16	Socks (pairs)	50

It is never to late to join in this giving adventure!  We welcome any and all donations.  Each item does make a big impact!

We thank you for your love and generosity!

Veterans ERG Gathering to Uplift Spirits GUS #2

 Friday, June 10, 2022

4:00 – 6:00 pm

 

El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant – On the Patio

3230 Olentangy River Road

Columbus, OH 43202

 

Please come join us!!

While the inclimate weather and some volunteer emergencies cancelled our Memorial Day Celebration, one thing that will never be dissuaded is our gratitude and thankfulness resounding in our hearts for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our Freedom.

This day could not end without us finding some way to list the names of our Ohio State members who have been Killed In Action who we were set to honor today.  Within this PowerPoint, OSU KIA Reading List of 2022, you will find the  names of our 306 valiant members.

With endless gratitude for our lost,

The OSUWMC Veterans ERG

 

 

OSU KIA Reading List of 2022

OSUWMC Veterans Employee Resource Group (ERG) would like to invite you to attend the 2022 Memorial Day Commemoration to be held on Thursday, May 26 starting at Noon in the UH Main Entrance Plaza

As we take a moment to thank our Military members and honor their service and sacrifices, the OSUWMC Veterans Employee Resource Group would like to invite you to attend a special commemoration program.

The order of the commemoration is:

• Welcome by Veterans ERG Leader Takesha Tibbs, Central Sterile Supply Manager, East Hospital, Army Veteran
• National Anthem
• Invocation by Pastor Bobby Mitchell of Father’s House International Church in Canal Winchester, Air Force Veteran
• Comments by Dr. Timur Sarac, MD, ERG Sponsor & Director, Division of Vascular Diseases and Surgery, Army Veteran
• Reading by ERG members of the 914 names of US Service People affiliated with OSU and Killed in Action (KIA)
• Patriotic musical selections will play periodically

We hope to see you there!

     

The Veterans ERG connects Veterans, their families and supporters within the OSU Community.  In addition to building community we seek to advance Veterans’ careers and serve the Veteran community with resources, networking and commemorative events.  We hope you will enjoy the information posted on this site.  Please check back frequently as we will update this frequently.  We would appreciate hearing from you!  Please send us your thoughts, suggestions and comments.

What is the Veterans ERG you may ask? Paul Dumouchelle, Veteran’s ERG Treasurer, said it best in his email of September 20, 2021 recruiting new group members: 

Dear Colleagues,

If you are a Veteran or National Guard/Reserve member of the United States military, or somebody who supports Veterans regardless of military status, please consider joining the OSUWMC Veterans Employee Resource Group.

We are actively planning for the November, 2021, Veterans Day celebrations we will hold the day before Veterans Day and welcome your participation there and involvement in the group going forward.

Our Mission

The Veterans Employee Resource Group leverages the commitment to service that inspires BOTH military experience and work at OSUWMC. Just as military service includes a pledge to support the highest principles of the United States we support the values of OSUWMC including a diverse, inclusive workplace. We take pride in US military organizations being among the most diverse teams in our nation. We align with OSUWMC’s Mission. We lead initiatives to increase employee and community engagement.

Future plans include celebrations for Memorial Day, networking events, service programs for Med Center patients who are Veterans and in the community.

Please ask me if you have questions or reply to paul.dumouchelle@osumc.edu if you’d like to be added to the membership email list to be notified of future meetings and events.

The OSU Veterans ERG is a program of the OSUWMC Diversity Council. Officers of the ERG are: 

Name	Veterans ERG Role	OSUWMC Role	Military Role
Dr. Timur P. Sarac, MD	Senior Leader Sponsor	Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery Director of the Aortic Center	US Army Major (retired), B Company Walter Reed Army Medical Center & 865th Combat Support Hospital, Iraq
Jowanda R. Ayoub, CPhT	Co-Chair	Pharmacy Patient Assistance Coordinator	MSgt Senior Enlisted Leader, US Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Fl
David Mast, CCP	Co-Chair	Manager – Perfusion Services, ECMO Coordinator	SGT US Army, Aircraft Weapons Systems Specialist
Robert C. Stillman, BSN, MA, RN, CPHIMS, FHIMSS	Secretary	Director – Clinical and Research Informatics	CPT(P) US Army Nurse Corps (Ret.)
Paul Dumouchelle, MBA	Treasurer	Talent Management Consultant	US Army Infantryman, 1975-77