From: LancasterEagleGazette.com —
LANCASTER – Jim Cordle recently was out at breakfast in Lancaster when he was spotted not by an Ohio State fan, but a fan of Cordle’s philanthropic works.
The person stopped Cordle, a senior football player at Ohio State, and recognized him from his involvement in the Bowling with Buckeyes event in June.

“Every once in a while, I’ll get ‘Hey, you’re Jimmy Cordle and you play for Ohio State,’ ” Cordle said. “But a couple people that have approached me didn’t care about football. They saw the bowling event on the news. It showed that there’s something good besides football that people care about.”

Cordle, who spearheaded the planning and implementation of the fundraiser, was given the Lancaster Eagle-GazetteOrchid Award for his community service efforts. Bowling for Buckeyes netted more than $17,600 for Fairfield MRDDs Special Olympics program.

Sponsors, Special Olympics bowlers, Ohio State players and fans packed Tiki Lanes on June 26 for the first of what many hope will become an annual fundraising event.

“Everybody that works with MRDD, they couldn’t stop thanking me at the bowling event,” Cordle said. “The money will be used for a while. It’s nice knowing the money’s going to be put to good use and that it’s going to make a difference.”