Whitewater rafting, a Jim Tressel autographed football, tickets to the Columbus Symphony and hotel package, a paddlewheel boat ride, overnight accommodations and dinner at the historic Marietta Hotel, and tickets to a home Ohio State football game. These are some of the items that will be available at the Scholarship Committee silent auction. You will be able to make your bid on one or more items at the Scholarship Committee table located in the registration area. If you are not the silent auction type, find a tall OACRAO colleague and stop by to purchase some tickets for the “Split-the-Pot” drawing. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for an arm’s length. Hence the need to find a tall colleague – or at least one with long arms! All proceeds will benefit the Leadership and Service Scholarship funds. The winners will be announced on Friday morning. You need not be present to win.

You can also make a direct contribution to the OACRAO Leadership and Service Scholarship fund by indicating the amount of your contribution on your conference registration form and enclosing the amount with your registration fee. Contributions will also be accepted during the annual meeting at the Scholarship Committee table.

Thanks to the generosity of many OACRAO members and the support of the OACRAO Executive committee, five outstanding students received a $500 Leadership and Service Scholarships this year. Your continued support will help make the promise of higher education a reality for some of Ohio’s future community leaders.

Each year OACRAO asks the members who are attending the conference to contribute to a local charity. This year we have selected The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton as the recipient of our charitable donations, and we will be collecting new toys or age appropriate videos to donate to this worthy organization. The patients who are admitted to The Children’s Medical Center receive the finest medical treatment, emotional support and loving care available anywhere. But children in the hospital have other special needs that are met through the generosity of individuals and organizations throughout the Miami Valley. Your gift of a new toy can go a long way toward brightening a child’s hospital stay.

The Children’s Medical Center has provided the following list of suggested items from which to choose. The items will be used for birthday presents, Christmas presents and to stock the play areas and waiting areas.

FP = Fisher Price

LT = Little Tikes

INFANT/TODDLERS
Busy box for crib	Infant Duplos (Lego)	Lullaby CD's or tapes
Play Telephone	Baby Board Books	Children's CD's or tapes
FP Chatterphone	Picture Books	Infant Bouncy Seat
Pop-Up Surprise Box	Sound Books	Crib Mirror
Musical Crib Toys	Rattles/Squeeze Toys
PRESCHOOL
LT Trucks/Cars	25 Piece Box Puzzles	Play Dishes
Tonka Trucks/Cars	FP Doctor Kit	Games (examples below)
FP Little People	Multicultural Dolls	Candyland
FP Adventure People	Picture Books	Chutes & Ladders
Wooden Frame/Tray	Duplo Blocks	Memory
Puzzles (4-12 pieces)	See 'N Say (Mattel)	Play Food Items
SCHOOLAGE
Etch-A-Sketch	Magna Doodle	Games (examples below)
Hot Wheel Vehicles	Regular Deck of Cards	Battleship
60-100 Piece Box Puzzles	Card Games (examples)	Sorry
Multicultural Barbies	Uno	Guess Who
Barbie Clothes	Old Maid	Connect Four
Action Figures		Clue
ADOLESCENTS
Small "Boom Box" style CD Players	Games (examples below)
Level 2 Model Cars/Trucks	Scrabble	Yahtzee
Unscented Model Glue	Othello	Jenga
Model Paint	Checkers	Monopoly
Art/Craft Kits	Chess
Color by Number Sets
Phase 10 Card Game
New release videos for all ages are always needed.
In greatest need are new release videos for adolescents (PG-PG13).
Feature length Disney videos are very popular with many of the patients.