For the 4th consecutive year The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Muskingum County (OSUACMC) conducted a special community service project in conjunction with The 2nd & 7 Foundation and Zanesville City Schools to provide books for all 2nd grade students in the city’s three elementary schools. 

The 2nd & 7 Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Columbus, Ohio founded in 1999 by former Ohio State University football players Ryan Miller, Luke Fickell, and Mike Vrabel.  Inspired by their involvement in various community outreach programs as student athletes, they decided to continue making a difference by promoting literacy and providing positive role models for children in central Ohio.

When Ryan Miller visited Zanesville in 2014 to speak for the annual OSUACMC scholarship auction, the board members were extremely impressed by Ryan’s positive message and enthusiasm and decided to work with Miller’s foundation on a community service project.  That project has been carried out each spring since 2016.  Books written and published by 2nd & 7 featuring the “Hog Mollies” characters were given to all second grade students in Zanesville’s three elementary schools.  Student groups from Zanesville High School provided assistance by reading and distributing the books to the 2nd graders.

The presentations of books occurred during March at Zane Grey Elementary with the assistance of  the ZHS football team, National Road Elementary with the ZHS cheerleaders, and John McIntire Elementary with the ZHS girls soccer squad.  

For more information about The 2nd & 7 Foundation, its community events, reading program, and the series of Hog Mollies books, visit secondandseven.com.  The OSU Alumni Club of Muskingum County may be contacted through president Terry Kopchak by phone at (740) 454-3344 or by email at tkopchak@hotmail.com or online at its website osuacmc.org or Facebook page facebook.com/OSUACMC 

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The Ohio State University Alumni Club
  of Muskingum County
PO Box 146
Zanesville, OH 43702
tkopchak@hotmail.com
(740) 624-6058

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Terry Kopchak - President
Bo Coconis - Vice-President
Rick Bunner - Secretary
Donna Cole - Treasurer

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