Tesla Owners Club of Columbus, Ohio, Inc.

Q1 2021 Virtual New Owners Workshop
2021-04-11 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Please join the Tesla Owners Club of Columbus, Ohio, Inc. executive committee and special guests Alex Sibila and Craig Hart on Sunday, April 11th at 2:00 P.M. for our first new owners workshop! We will answer any questions new owners have. RSVP’s are required (link below).
To prepare for the new owners workshop please watch this getting started video from the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley group before attending the live event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDpntMcsjc4
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Frunk or Treat at Alum Creek State Park
2020-10-31 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Please join us this Saturday for a spooky get together at Alum Creek State Park. We will decorate our frunks, place individually wrapped candy for owners and children to go frunk or treating, all while socially distancing outside. PLEASE BRING A MASK TO WEAR. Everyone attends at their own risk.
We are also asking members to bring items to donate to the food pantry. We will take up a collection and make a donation on behalf of the group.
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Event Details:
Date: Saturday, October 31
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Location: Alum Creek State Park (below the dam area), Lewis Center, OH 43035
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Hocking Hills Drive and Meet Up
2020-10-17 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Please join us this Saturday for a drive and meet up at Hocking Hills. We will meet at the Grove City Supercharger and will leave at 10:00 a.m. From there we will meet at the Cedar Falls parking lot in Hocking Hills and then go on the planned route (see below). Esoteric will be providing professional video footage of our drive and event.
Esoteric will also be providing free Cybertruck t-shirts to those who can attend (while supplies last). PLEASE BRING A MASK TO WEAR. Everyone attends at their own risk.
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Event Details:
Date: Saturday, October 17
Time & Locations:
10:00 A.M. – Leave the Grove City Supercharger (2221 Stringtown Rd, Grove City, OH 43123)
11:15 A.M. – Meet at the Cedar Falls Parking lot in Hocking Hills (21401- 21421 OH-374, Logan, OH 43138)
12:00 P.M. – Leave the Cedar Falls parking lot for an hour drive around Hocking Hills (30 mile route) and meet back at the Cedar Falls parking lot.
Click here for a downloadable map of the route – given limited cell service in the Hocking Hills area it is highly recommended to print a map.
Click here for the Google Maps directions.
Please be sure to have your car fully charged.
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Alum Creek Meetup
2020-09-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Please join us for a casual get together at Alum Creek State Park. We will socially distance outside while getting together with other Tesla owners. PLEASE BRING A MASK TO WEAR. Everyone attends at their own risk. At the end of the night we will leave and go on a casual drive for those interested.
Event Details:
Date: Friday, September 4
Time: 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. (we will plan to leave around 8:00 for the drive)
Location: Alum Creek State Park (below the dam area), 4171 Lewis Center Rd, Lewis Center, OH 43035. The address should get you close but not to the exact location. You shouldn’t miss the dam :).
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Event sponsored by:

Birthday Drive By for Ian Finisterre
2020-07-25 13:45 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Please join us on Saturday, July 25th at 1:45 P.M. for a drive by to celebrate Ian’s 9th Birthday! Ian is a happy 9 year old who was born with multiple brain abnormalities. He was prenatally diagnosed with an encephalocele (a hole in his skull), a small hole in his heart, an enlarged/multi-cystic kidney, and agenesis of corpus callosum. Lets make this birthday the best one yet for Ian and show support for our own members families! Ian’s father Kevin is a member of our group.
We have worked with the City of Dublin and the Dublin Police Department to coordinate this event. Per the City of Dublin’s recommendations we are changing the meet up location to Davis Middle School, 2400 Sutter Pkwy, Dublin, OH 43016 given there is a baseball tournament going on at Emerald Fields (previous meet up location). PLEASE ENSURE ALL THE RULES OF THE ROAD ARE FOLLOWED. All members attend at their own risk and assume their own responsibility.
RSVP: Click here to RSVP
Event details:
Time: 1:45 P.M. at the meet up location
Meet up location: Davis Middle School, 2400 Sutter Pkwy, Dublin, OH 43016 (will leave at 2:00 P.M. to head to Ian’s house)
Drive by location (Ian’s house): 2271 Sutter Pkwy, Dublin, Ohio 43016
RSVP: Click here to RSVP
For more about Ian’s story provided by the Finisterre Family please see below:

Ian is a happy and healthy (almost) 9 year old who was born with multiple brain abnormalities. He was prenatally diagnosed with an encephalocele (a hole in his skull), a small hole in his heart, an enlarged/multi-cystic kidney, and agenesis of corpus callosum. Agenesis of corpus callosum means that basically the right and left halves of Ian’s brain do not communicate with each other like they should. For a point of reference the main character in the movie Rain Main was based on a real life person named Kim Peek, whom also lacked a corpus collosum. Ian was literally not expected to be able to coordinate the left and right sides of his body, and an early diagnosis suggested he may be “incompatible with life”.

During his 11-day NICU stay following birth Ian was diagnosed with Holoprosencephaly (HPE), an abnormality in which the brain fails to divide into two separate hemispheres. Due to the nature of the abnormality, it is estimated that only 1% of people diagnosed with HPE survive past 1 year of life. Additionally, most people living with HPE are severely disabled. Not only did he endure brain surgery as an infant, Ian also spent his first 3 years of life in various therapies just trying to keep up. Ian’s brain needs extra time and tons of repetition to learn any new skills, and as such his family literally had to teach him to crawl, walk, run, and even talk with the assistance of endless numbers of therapy sessions.

Since birth Ian has also been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. The combination of brain abnormalities causes Ian to work harder and longer than most people to learn any new skill because he is developmentally delayed in several areas. In his daily life, Ian struggles most with memory issues because his short-term memory is terrible. His parents lovingly refer to him as their “Dory fish” a reference to Dory in the movie Finding Nemo. Many special needs parents find that the Dory character resonates with their family struggles.

“Hi, I’m Dory. I suffer from short-term remembery loss” – Dory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3kIpCzLzEo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LhFiJd8GnE

If you would like to learn more, a good portion of Ian’s birth story is documented on the Finisterre family blog, which actually hasn’t been updated since his big surgery! http://digitalmunition.com/TheFam/FinisterreFamily/Blog/Blog.html

For an (almost) 9 year old Ian is still very dependent on his parents to help with daily living tasks. Despite the many challenges, Ian is thriving. He is very social and loves making people laugh, especially his little sister. He is always telling jokes and finding new ways to put a smile on your face. He loves eating candy and spending time playing outside with his family. This summer, Ian is looking forward to playing on his new swing set, having water balloon fights with his family and finding new outdoor nature spots to explore.

Ian was disappointed to hear that he won’t be having a birthday party this summer because of social distancing. He keeps forgetting about social distancing and therefore keeps getting disappointed over and over when he relearns that he won’t be having a party this year. His birthday parties have always brought friends and family together to celebrate the true miracle of his life. Birthdays are a big deal because of the possibility that he wan’t even likely to survive birth, or his first year of life.

When Ian heard that the Tesla Community in Columbus considering finding a lucky kid in town to do a Tesla drive-by similar to what other Tesla Communities are doing he instantly said “duh! How about me!”

https://cleantechnica.com/2020/04/28/tesla-owners-step-up-to-make-birthday-wishes-come-true-around-us-canada/

We’d feel extremely lucky to have the opportunity to give him a Tesla parade. The love and support our family receives from friends, family, co-workers and the community allows us to continue to help Ian live a full and happy life. The extra love and attention on special days reminds us to never give up. A birthday parade will be such a fun and unique way to celebrate a fun and unique kid! Thank you to everyone that may be able to participate. A special thank you to Tesla Columbus Ohio Owners Group from the Finisterre family.

Nationwide Children's Hospital Tesla Columbus Owners Drive By
2020-06-19 18:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Tesla Columbus Ohio Owners group has worked with Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Columbus Police Department to hold the first ever Tesla Nationwide Children’s Hospital drive by! Please join us to help show support to all hospital staff, patients, and parents!
Esoteric will be providing video and photography footage and is the exclusive sponsor of the Tesla Columbus Ohio Owners group.
Date: Friday, June 19, 2020
Time: Arrive before 5:45 P.M. at the meet up location
Meet up location: The starting point is at Nationwide Children’s Hospital parking lot located at 300 E Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH 43205. It is circled in Green on the map with a Red star marking the West side of the parking lot that is designated our group. We will be leaving the meet up location at 6:00 P.M.
Route map: Tesla Parade Information – click here to view detailed information
RSVP: Click here to RSVP
As part of our agreement with the Columbus Police Department everyone who is apart of the event will need to obey the rules of the road. For example, if a car gets in-between you let it be and not get excited. If a person is walking and needs to get to their car (or wherever they are going) let them pass. In addition, if there is an emergency vehicle pull to the side of the road and let them pass. Like all events hosted by Tesla Columbus Ohio Owners Group, everyone attending is doing so at their own risk and takes self responsibility for their actions.

Tesla Energy Virtual Event - Hosted by Tesla Columbus Ohio Owners
2020-04-30 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
As more activities are taking place at home, learn how you can better control your energy costs with solar and Powerwall. You’ll hear from Tesla’s energy products team sharing the value of solar and the option to pair it with Powerwall to use solar energy day and night, avoid peak utility prices, and back up your home during an outage. Tesla’s app allows you to monitor your car, solar system and Powerwall accessing energy consumption and energy independence information in real time. We look forward to a great discussion!
Tesla does not currently directly service our area, but they will be prepared to answer Ohio specific questions and discuss ways members can start their solar journey.
Please RSVP by going here
Date: April 30, 2020
Time: 6:00 P.M.
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Event with Tesla Columbus Ohio Owners, Smart Columbus, and Drive Electric Columbus
2020-02-09 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Please join us for an event with Tesla Columbus Ohio Owners, Smart Columbus, and Drive Electric Columbus!
Date: February 9th, 2020
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Smart Columbus, 170 S. Civic Center Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43215
To RSVP click here (If you don’t have Facebook please email mm@columbuspartnership.com)

Tesla 2019 Annual Holiday Party
2020-01-18 18:00 - 21:00 UTC
Sponsored by:

Raffle items provided by: AEP Ohio and Martian Wheels
Please join us for our second annual Tesla Columbus Ohio Owners Holiday Party in partnership with Ohio State Student Organizations! The final details are still being worked out but the tentative agenda is as follows:
**EVENT IS MEMBERS ONLY**
**EVENT HAS REACHED MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR THE VENUE. NO MORE RSVP’S ARE BEING ACCEPTED. WE WILL RE-OPEN RSVP’S IF ANY BECOME AVAILABLE. PLEASE CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY **
Date: January 18, 2020
Time: 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
Location: OSU Airport, 2160 W Case Rd, Columbus, OH 43235

Time
Details

5:45 PM
Cars arrive

6:15 P.M.
Group picture in the the airport (due to the weather forecast we are changing the picture to indoors)

6:45 P.M.
Sponsorship presentations

Detail Pro Shop
Watt 1 Electrical Systems
Malhotra & Associates Insurance
The Manley Group at e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited
The Electric Connection
Buckeye Interactive

7:00 P.M.
Tesla Presentations

Surprise guest from Tesla Corporate via Skype
Tiara Thurston, Business Development Central US and Mexico
Alfred Kimbro, Store Leader Easton & Blake MacDonald, Regional Market Manager Sales & Delivery
Andrew Horn, Mobile Service

8:00 P.M.
Ohio State Students and Staff

8:20 P.M.
Presentations conclude

9:00 P.M.
Event concludes

Get Together Around Easton
2019-10-12 14:30 - 16:30 UTC
Please join us for a get together around Easton at World of Beer. Please join us to hear an update from Smart Columbus, the Tesla Store Manager at Easton, and from Buckeye Interactive on the hard work that went into building the web site!
Date: October 12, 2019
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: World of Beer, 3934 Townsfair Way, Columbus, OH 43219
Pictures from the event:

End of Summer Tesla Cookout
2019-09-07 12:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join us for a causal meet up and cookout at Highbanks Metro Park. Please bring your own drinks, a side to share and chairs. Event sponsored by AEP, Larissa Freeh, Kris Adrian, and Roy Serruto Jr. Huge thanks to our permanent sponsor Buckeye Interactive for the design and development of our web site.
9466 Columbus Pike
Lewis Center, OH 43035
Members only. Registration required.

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Tesla Charging and FAQ Get Together
2019-08-24 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | AEP Innovation Center
Location: AEP Innovation Center
Event is still being finalized, details to follow. Date/time are subject to change

Polaris Super Charger Meet Up
2019-07-20 16:00 - 18:00 UTC
Location: 1177 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240 (close to Krogers).
Additional details to follow.

Tesla Service Center Event
2019-07-07 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Highbanks Metro Park, 9466 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, 43035, United States
We hope everyone can join us on 7/7 (note the date change) at 10:00 am at the Tesla Sales and Service center! We are planning to have Tesla’s Business Development Leader for the Central US on hand along with the Regional Manager for the Great Lakes region and many others from Sales and Service. Tesla plans to provide updates on sales, service and a general corporate update. We are looking for a sponsor for donuts and mimosas if you or your company is interested.
4099 Easton Loop West
Columbus, OH 43219
