Update (3:05 p.m.)
The Green & White Club, which has served as an independent booster organization for Ohio Athletics since 1958, will turn over its existing funds to a new scholarship program when it dissolves June 30.
Student managers and trainers — not student-athletes — will be the beneficiaries of the program.
Green & White Club president Lou Horvath
was unable to say the exact amount of money that remains in the organization's possession, but did say that it was "less than $50,000."
The awards will be given under the name "Green & White Legacy Scholarship."
The organization's membership fell to 162 this year, a fraction of the 1,000-plus members it saw around the turn of the century.
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Update (10:28 a.m.)
Green & White Club president Lou Horvath
confirmed via email this morning that the organization will fold at the end of next month.
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Update (10:12 p.m.)
Ohio Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Tom Symonds
said that he has not been informed of any news regarding the Green & White Club.
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The Ohio University booster group, the Green & White Club, will dissemble June 30, as initially reported by Athens Messenger reporter Jason Arkley
.
The nonprofit organization announced the news to its members at its annual dinner at Abrio’s
Tuesday evening.
The Green & White Club states its goals as promoting excellence and sportsmanship in competition, building an ever-growing relationship between the Ohio Athletic Department and the club’s members and contributing funds to the department itself.
To become a member of the club, one must already hold a membership in the Bobcat Club, Ohio’s fundraising group.
With the Green & White Club’s dissolution, the Bobcat Club will be the department’s only booster organization. It was established in 2006 and provides scholarships and team equipment to student-athletes, while also financing larger, donation-based projects.
Ohio Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development Jim Harris did not return an immediate request for comment.
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