2024 Cleveland Guardian Home Run Winner Christen Eberhardt and family with their oversized college savings award check from Ohio's 529 Plan and Trisha Good.

The Cleveland Guardians and Ohio 529, CollegeAdvantage, teamed up this summer to help Northeast Ohio families hit a home run for their education goals.

One lucky Cleveland Guardian fan received the grand prize of a $10,000 college savings award to add a CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 account. The winner, Christen Eberhardt, is splitting the savings award among her children’s Ohio 529 accounts.

Christen was joined by her husband Dan, and children Brady, Austin, Emersyn, and Frankie, on the field for her check presentation at the Sept. 14 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. Trisha Good, executive director for Ohio’s 529 Plan presented Christen her check. The family then watched the game from a Guardians suite. The three runner-up winners, Diane Young, Carol Myers, and Jean Yost, and their families joined them.

Congratulations to all our winners! Thank you to everyone who participated!

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Since 1989, Ohio 529 has been the tax-advantaged way to save for your children’s future college or career training costs. With tax-free earnings, tax-free withdrawals for qualified expenses, and a $4,000 state income tax deduction for Ohio residents, Ohio 529 is the smart and simple way to save for your children’s future. Ohio 529 can be used nationwide at any federally accredited program such as four-year colleges and universities, community colleges, technical, art or music schools, vocational or trade schools, apprenticeships, certificate programs, graduate schools, law schools, and medical schools.

Learn, plan, and start with as little as $25 with Ohio’s 529 Plan today at CollegeAdvantage.

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