THE REBOUNDERS CLUB

The Club for Supporters of Ohio State University Women’s Basketball

NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 23 NUMBER 4 DECEMBER 08

HAPPY HOLIDAYS Board and I will bring her findings back to

The Presidents Message the membership.
The speaker for our December 2nd Please attend the games and support
regular meeting was Toni Roesch, former our team. We have the prospect of a great
OSU women’s basketball point-guard and Co- season ahead, so let’s all cheer our team on!
captain and current color commentator for I am looking forward to seeing all of
OSU Women’s Basketball games on WOSU you at our next meeting on Wednesday
radio. Over 78 Rebounder club members January 7, 2009 and I hope everyone has
listened to her very informative message. a Happy Holiday and a Joyous New Year.
Roesch is currently teaching a basketball Paul Willer, President
clinic in the Dublin area to children of all
ages from all over the state of Ohio. She
enjoys teaching basketball skills, confidence
and self-esteem to all of her students. She
thinks this year’s OSU Women’s team is very
talented and has good team chemistry.
The Rebounders Club recognized and
thanked Roger McCoy, chairman of our fund
raising committee, and all of the volunteers January 7th. SPEAKER
that worked at the concessions stands at all Our speaker for the January 7th
of the OSU football games. We earned over Rebounders dinner-meeting will be Chris
$3,400 with this activity this year. Rogers, a Representative of the OSU
During the meeting, members Compliance Office. Chris will bring us up to
expressed their concerns regarding the lack date on our responsibilities as an Ohio State
of media coverage for the Ohio State Athletic Booster.
Women’s Basketball Team. I have asked Jim McCarthy, President-Elect
Susanne Winegarner, Chair of the
Communication and Media Committee, to look
into this issue. She will present her findings
and recommendations to the Rebounders
 TREASURER’S REPORT
DINNER RESERVATIONS
Mark your calendars! We’re back to
the 1st Wednesday of the month! Plan to
join us on January 7th, 2009, at the
Holiday Inn, 328 West Lane Avenue.
Doors will open at 6:00 PM for social
time, and dinner will be served at 6:30
PM. The menu will be Ashley’s salad,
chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes,
broccoli and chocolate cake. Dessert
makes up for the broccoli! (A
vegetarian meal is available upon request.
Just let me know when you RSVP.) Drinks
include water, coffee, decaf, tea & iced
tea. Soft drinks & alcoholic beverages
may be purchased at the hotel bar.
Dinner is $16 per person, payable at the
door. Remember, you are always
welcome to bring a guest to dinner,
introduce them to our club and invite
them to join! Just let me know when you
make your reservation who will be joining
you.
Reservation deadline is 9:00 PM,
Friday, January 2nd. Call 614-475-5872
or email jgrimm4@columbus.rr.com
(reservations will be confirmed by email)
and leave a message with your name,
number of reservations and a meeting. The policy is that we can bring a
confirmation phone number. I do confirm
all reservations so if you haven’t heard
from me within 48 hours contact me
again. I don’t want to miss anyone!
If you are unable to attend please
remember that you are obligated to pay
if I cannot fill your spot. So let me know
ASAP and I’ll do my best!
Judy Grimm, Treasurer
MEMBERSHIP
Welcome to new members John and
Maureen Mariotti of Powell, OH and Michael
and Sandy Ball of Hilliard, OH. Of course,
Michael Ball is not really a new member, but
his wife Sandy is. We would like to welcome
back Mary and Charles Lewis of Marysville
and their daughters, Aubree and Tessa. We
all look forward to seeing each of you at our
monthly meetings, and we appreciate your
support of the women’s basketball program
at The Ohio State University.
We currently have 280 members on
the roster. Although this is more than we
had at this time last year, I am challenging
each of us to bring more members into the
group. Let’s set a goal of 400 by the end of
the year. Together, I believe, we can reach
this goal. Please consider asking your friends
and neighbors to join us. For your
convenience, membership forms are available
on our Rebounders web-site. Or, you may
stop by the membership table, in the Value
City Arena concourse near section 117, and
pick up a paper copy.
Recently, I had a question from a
member about bringing a guest to our
guest one time so that they have a chance to
observe our meetings, but after that one
time, we would like them to join the club if
they want to come back to a meeting.
Martha Peck, membership co-chair
 NEWSLETTER MAILING
, VS.
In the last newsletter I mentioned that
those who have their newsletter e-mailed to
them are saving the club postage and the
cost of printing. However, I did not mention
how much they were saving the club. At this
point, I e-mail the newsletter to 60
households. At $.42 per newsletter, those
members are saving the club $25.20 per
month or $252.00 for the 10 newsletters
which are sent each club year. Also, if the
cost of printing the newsletters is factored
in, the savings would be substantially greater.
And, you usually get your newsletter seven to
ten days earlier if it is e-mailed. Thank you
to those who are able to help the club by
having your newsletters e-mailed.
Martha Peck, newsletter mailer
2009 REBOUNDERS ROAD TRIPS
You have responded well by signing up
for our bus trips this year and the busses
are really filling up. However, there is still
space available and still time to sign up.
Sunday games are always very popular for
the Rebounders to travel and support the
team. The scheduled trips are:
Date Location Departure Game
Jan. 25 Purdue 11:00am 5:00pm
Feb. 8 Michigan State 8:00am 2:00pm
Feb. 22 Indiana TBA TBA
The cost of the bus trip will remain
the same as last year; $45/person per trip.
Game tickets are not included in the price of
the bus trip. I would prefer you pay for the
bus trips by check made payable to The
Rebounders Club. Payment can be made
when you board the bus.
Purdue single game tickets are upper
level only at $12 each. However, we can get a
group-rate at $5 per ticket if we order in
advance. If you are interested in the group-
rate ticket, please pay the $5 when you sign
up for the trip. Deadline to order the
group tickets will be January 15.
Michigan State single game tickets
are $14 for reserved seats behind our team,
or $3 for group general admission tickets
(Upper Level). Please indicate which ticket
you prefer when you sign up for the trip.
Deadline for MSU advance ticket purchase
is January 25.
Indiana single game tickets are $5
each or $2 for groups of 25 or more. I will
collect cash payment for tickets on the bus
in route to the game. No advance payment
will be necessary.
For all advanced ticket purchases,
make checks payable to June Allen.
Buses will depart the OSU Golf
Course, Tremont Rd. and can be boarded 30
minutes prior to departure time. Parking is
available in the north lot. For more
information or to sign up, contact June Allen,
614-488-8296 or buckeyejune@yahoo.com.
June Allen, Events Chair
CHALISA FONZAi
Have you ever wondered who the
young lady is who gets to an injured player so
quickly? It’s Chalisa Fonza. If you have the
feeling that you have seen her before, maybe
you have. Maybe you saw her in 1995.
Fonza received her Bachelor of
Science degree from Western Illinois
University in 1992. Her area of study was
Recreation, Park and Tourism
Administration with an emphasis on athletic
training. She continued her education and
athletic training by accepting a graduate
assistant position at OSU and in 1995 she
earned her Master’s Degree in Teacher
Education and Physical Education.
Chalisa moved on to Cleveland State
University from 1995 to 1999. While there,
she acted as trainer for the women’s
volleyball and women’s basketball programs.
Also, she was the coordinator of the student
athletic training program and was an
instructor for basic and advanced training
courses in athletic training.
After one year as Assistant
Coordinator of Sports Medicine at
Oklahoma State University, Fonza returned
to Ohio State and has served in the athletic
department for seven years. Chalisa works
primarily with women’s basketball and golf;
however, she is an approved clinical
instructor in the OSU athletic training
education program.
In her spare time, Fonza has served
as Head Athletic Trainer for the WNBA’s
Washington Mystics in 2005 and as Head
Trainer and Equipment Manager for the
Cleveland Rockers. She is a member of the
National Athletic Trainer’s Association and
Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Chalisa, we are guessing that all the
coaches and players of the women’s
basketball team are glad that you chose to
return to OSU.
The Editorial Staff
FROM THE SOUTH STAND
The club earned in excess of $3300
as a result of the sales efforts of 21 club
members. Karen Anthony had the most fun
by working five of the seven home games.
In addition to all the fun, these club
members also earned approximately 18 free
Rebounders Club dinners. Thanks to all who
participated in this project.
We likely will be asked to participate
in the 2009 spring game as we did last year,
so I may be asking for help again later in the
year. I will bring sign-up sheets for the 2009
games to our last meeting, when you will have
a better idea of your availability. The sign-up
sheet participation will be used to determine
the support for continuing the project next
fall. We hope to have an improved parking
arrangement in place by the fall.
There is no truth to the rumor that
club members participated in body painting
the male and female students in the south
stands. It was fun watching them though.
Roger McCoy, Fundraising Chair
FUN FACTS:
After the first and second weeks of
the season, Jantel Lavender was named the
Big Ten Player of the Week. This marks
the fifth and sixth time in her young career
that she has won this award.
If there were any questions about the
abilities of incoming freshman Samantha
Prahalis, she has answered them in the first
eight games. Her passes bring “wows” from
the fans and she has shown that she can
shoot the “three” and drive to the basket.
In the recent game with North Carolina, she
dished out 13 assists.
Coach Foster continues on his path to
getting excellent athletes as indicated with
the signing of two highly touted Ohio Players.
Emilee Harmon is a 6’ 2” forward from
Pickerington Central and Brianna Sanders is
a 5’ 11” guard from Princeton High School in
the Cincinnati area. Harmon was one of only
three underclassmen invited to USA
Basketball’s U18 Team Olympic Training Camp
this past summer.ii This is the same
organization that Jantel Lavender and
Samatha Prahalis played for the past two
years. We will give you more information
about these two in late summer of 2009.
Did you know that
Jantel Lavender’s toughest critic is not
Coach Foster or the coaching staff? Jantel
says her number one critic is her twin sister,
Jazmine.iii Jazmine, the older sister by 46
minutes, is a student manager for the
women’s basketball team and Jantel’s
roommate at school. Coach Foster says he is
OK with this and believes it is good for
Jantel because she has so much respect for
her older sister’s values and insight.
Picture courtesy of Donna and Larry Ball
Those of us who responded to the
invitation to attend a practice session of the
women’s basketball team were treated to a
great session. We watched practice, visited
the facilities and had the opportunity to ask
questions of the coaches and players. It was
a great opportunity to see how much hard
work the coaches and team do to make this a
great season. Plan to attend next year.
Picture courtesy of Donna and Larry Ball
The Editorial Staff
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
This Newsletter is written to provide
information regarding the Club’s activities
that may be of interest to you. If you have
suggestions that may improve the newsletter,
or if you have information that you believe
should be included, we would like to hear
from you. We may be reached at
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If you plan to place an article in the
next newsletter, the deadline date for
getting the information to us is January 7,
2009.
Pat and J. R. Logsdon, Editors
This newsletter is a publication of The Rebounders Club, an
independent organization. Its content does not necessarily
reflect the views or opinions of The Ohio State University.
i
Ohiostatebuckeyes.com
ii
Óhiostatebuckeyes.com
iii
Larry Watts, Contributor, BigTen.org