Fall Community Day

The Bishop Backers help to kick off the new school year each fall with its Fall Community Day celebration. The event includes free admission to the day’s OWU athletics events.

Representatives from Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics, Bishop Backers, and Public Safety and from the Delaware City Police and Fire Departments present a check for $1,000 to the Common Ground Free Store. The funds were raised through raffles and donations at the Oct. 22 Bishop Backer Fall Community Day.

Our Fall Community Day was October 22, 2022, at the Ohio Wesleyan-DePauw football game.

The day kicked off at noon with a free tailgate featuring Delaware police officers and firefighters and OWU Public Safety officers grilling up lunch outside Selby Stadium, 45 S. Henry St., Delaware.

The Fire Department brought a spray house to teach fire safety skills, and OWU provided cornhole games for guests to enjoy.

The football game included faculty recognition at halftime, along with performances from the Ohio Wesleyan and Buckeye Valley High School marching bands.

Admission was free, but the event helped raise funds to aid the Common Ground Free Store, 193 E. Central Ave., Delaware. Funds were raised from donations and from raffling off a 40-inch television donated by First Commonwealth Bank.

Thank you for joining us!