DBMF in the Greenhills Journal

Thank you to the Greenhills Journal for reaching out to our board president, Jenny Spring, and allowing her to write an article about the DBMF for their August edition! We are so proud to be part of the amazing Greenhills community for the last 40 years. Here is the text of the article:

Another Successful Year for the Denny Buehler Memorial Tournament

By Jenny Buehler Spring

Forty summers ago, in 1980, Greenhills resident Denny Buehler was in need of a bone marrow transplant. This was experimental medicine at the time, and he had to travel to Seattle to get one. Denny lived in Seattle with his wife, Peggy, and his sister Cynthia, who was the donor, for several months. This was quite expensive, and led to his other sister, Mary Beth, having the idea to host a co-ed softball tournament to raise funds. 

Although Denny passed away, the tournament lives on. It is now called The Denny Buehler Memorial Tournament (DBMT), and for the last 40 summers, the Buehlers raises money for a family or member of our local community who are in need due to a catastrophic health event. The tournament is always the weekend after the 4th of July weekend, and is always hosted at Spoils Field.

The 2019 Denny Buehler Memorial Tournament benefited Jenelle Sharpe, a Forest Park resident and teacher’s aide for the Winton Woods School District. Jenelle is a single mother of 5 boys who is battling stage IV kidney cancer. She was diagnosed in August, 2018, and following a nephrectomy, it was discovered that the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes and bones.

In addition to being a fundraiser, the DBMT also showcases great softball. Sixteen co-ed teams battled it out in the double elimination tournament this year. The games take place over an entire weekend and draw hundreds of spectators. This year, perennial powerhouse GNO won first place, while a new team to the tournament, Belly’s Playmates, came in a strong second. 

The DBMT is run by an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Denny Buehler Memorial Foundation, which is led by Denny’s children. As an expansion of the original mission, the foundation is now raising money to purchase and forgive $1,000,000 in medical debt that belongs to people in the Cincinnati area who can’t afford to pay. For more information about the tournament or the foundation, visit the website, www.DennyBuehler.org.