The 2012 party will be February 18th at the Ramada Plaza, 3333 28th st se. The Ramada is on the northwest corner of the E. Beltline and 28th. Click here for their website http://www.ramadaplazagr.com/.  Click Here To Print

*HOTEL: Ramada Plaza | 3333 28th Street Southeast | Grand Rapids, MI | 49512 | Phone: (616) 949-9222 | Fax: (616) 949-3841| Check In: 4 PM | Check Out: 12 PM
Make sure you mention the BI Celebration when booking your rooms to get the discount rate. The Ramada Plaza has many family friendly attractions to offer including a cooler friendly water park with a 180' water slide.

*FOOD: We will be offering late night hot snacks. The Ramada also has an attached restaurant, Old Chicago, featuring pasta and pizza.

*LIQUOR: Cash Bar

*CHINESE AUCTION: Back again this year! This type of auction has proven to be a fun way to win some good stuff while at the same time raising even more money for the Island. In front of each item will be a sheet of paper with a designated number of lines (I think its twenty lines per item). People can then "buy a line" for any item they may be interested in. People can also buy more than one line for the same item to increase their chances of winning. Keep in mind; the odds are already set at one in twenty, and the more lines you buy, the better your odds. "Lines" cost anywhere from $5 to $25 depending on the value of the item. At 10-11pm, we'll pick up all the sheets and when the band takes a break, we'll draw numbers from a hat for each item. If we pull the number 7, then whosever name is on line number 7 is the winner of that item. Dave Westmaas will be coordinating this event. Last year this turned out very well for all. There were some very nice and interesting items auctioned off. Once again, this year, we plan to present some great opportunities/items to be bid on.

*RAFFLES: We still plan to have the 50/50 raffle and basket of joy. We also will continue to raffle off prizes from the door tickets so be sure to put your name on an entry slip when you arrive to be eligible for this drawing!

We're in desperate need of new pictures, so feel free to bring/send us your pics from party's past so we can add them accordingly. The BICGR continues its efforts to make these parties most enjoyable while creating opportunity to give back to the Island community. We welcome new members to help keep this tradition going, and look forward to seeing everyone! Slaintè!