Bering
Sea Patrol/Alaska Veterans USCG Reunion 33
~~ Grand Haven, Michigan ~~
~ Registration will be $100 *per person
and includes the following:
Items marked with an asterisk (*) are
included in fees and recommended for participation
~
*Information Package with name button, itinerary, list of attendees, & local information
~ *Wednesday 7/30 @ 5 pm CG sponsored
Veteran's Dinner - all veterans and their guests at CG Station
~ *Thursday 7/31 @ 9 am Coast Guard
Breakfast and Ship Tour
~ *Thursday 7/31 @ Immediately following
Breakfast we'll hold our annual meeting for regular Members
~ *Thursday 7/31 @ 6 pm BSP/AV Buffet Banquet - Porto Bello Restaurant
~ *Friday 8/1 @ 4 pm National CG
Memorial Services ESCANABA (CG Pipe Band and Band in the past)
~ *Friday 8/1 @ 5
pm Dinner with CGC WOODBINE Veterans Association - American Legion Hall
~ *Saturday 8/2 @ 11:50 am CG & The
Meyer Grand Parade - Salute the men and women of the CG
- Note: A CG sponsored picnic and later
fireworks display follow all at individual's discretion and expense
~ All week there are optional activities
in which individuals may participate
at their discretion and own expense
Since we have a dinner every night and
these hotels do not have a suitable hospitality room,
we'll mix at these dinners.
~ *All associated taxes and gratuities
IMPORTANT
NOTE: Grand Haven Michigan is known as Coast Guard City, USA:
Every year the town and Coast Guard go all out to host this wonderful festival to celebrate Coast Guard Day. Wednesday night they host the Veteran's dinner; Thursday morning they host a Coast Guard breakfast for Veterans; Friday is the special Coast Guard Memorial Service; Saturday is the Grand Parade followed by an optional picnic and fire works display.
There
is also a wonderful crafts fair.
Go to
the Coast Guard Festival Site: http://www.ghcgfest.org/
to
learn more after January 2008 (Under development now)
We’ve
worked hard & with the help of friends were able to block 47 rooms.
Many rooms are sold out years in advance. Our rooms are on the 2nd floor, no elevator.
Call
these two Hotels before April 1st to
make your reservations
or the
room block will be released. The sooner the better!
Best Western Beacon Inn (616) 842-4720 - 32
rooms ~ (5 are smoking rooms)
Room Rate is $105 nightly, Thurs/Fri/Sat minimum.
Days Inn (616) 842-1999 - 15 room blocked. A 3-night
minimum of Thursday/Friday/Saturday is also likely required. The room rates here are $89 for Tues. 7/29;
$99 for Wed. 7/30; $109 for Thursday, Friday. Saturday 7/31-8/2.
Both of these hotels are across a busy
road from each other.
Be sure to mention ‘BERING SEA PATROL - ALASKA VETERANS' at either hotel
(Do not procrastinate, as our room block is
quite limited - Call hotel now! - Register now!)
For More Information:
Contact: Chairman 2008 Dick Juge
Phone: (504)
566-6008
Email: DickJuge@AViosk.com