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Preliminary Artwork!

Scroll down to "Saturday" and click the Registration Button. Registration will open October 1, 2024.

Registration Closes Midnight, February 1st.
Everyone who pre-registers will get a chance to win a special edition of the WS25 Geocoin pictured above.

Pre-order SWAG by Midnight, November 24th !

Pre-order your Meal ticket(s) by Midnight, February 1st.

Click this button to go to the MiGO Store to pre-order SWAG and/or Winter Social Meal Ticket:

WS 2025 pre-orders

Do you have items to donate to the Silent Auction?

Please click this button to let us know ahead of time what you will be bringing.

If you wish to donate to the Silent Auction but will not be attending, indicate this on the donation form.
We will contact you to arrange getting your donation to Winter Social

Link coming soon

Can't Make It?

Please consider making a cash donation using the Registration Page.
Winter Social is the only Fundraiser Event for MiGO.

- Thursday, February 20th -

All Day

Geocaching: There will be new caches published throughout the week and there are plenty of existing caches in the area.

TBD PM to TBD PM

GC # coming soon

Publishing Soon

Winter Social "Kick Off"

To Be Decided

This event in currently in the planning stages

- Friday, February 21st-

All Day

Geocaching: There will be new caches published throughout the week and there are plenty of existing caches in the area.

TBD AM to TBD AM

GC # coming soon

Publishing Soon

"Winter Social Breakfast"

Coming Soon

This event in currently in the planning stage

TBD PM to TBD PM

GCAWJ4A

Publishing Soon

World of Caching meets World of Winter

River Front

Sarahjo27 will be hosting this must-attend event at the river front in Downtown Grand Rapids

- Saturday, February 22nd -

All Day!

GCAV1E6

Schedule

Winter Social 2025

First Evangelical Covenant Church

1933 Tremont Blvd NW,

Grand Rapids 49504

MiGO will be hosting their 2025 Winter Social event in Grand Rapids. This is an indoor event except for caching activities.

Prior to the event

Registration
closes
February 1, 2025

Registration Link Coming Soon

Registration:

In addition to your will attend log on the event page, every individual attending should be pre-registered using the Registration Page. Attendees who register will get a chance in a drawing for a special edition version of the WS25 GeoCoin. Registrations give us a good idea of how many people to plan and set up for and how many packets to prepare. Registration guarantees you will get the Registration Packet described below:

Available for unregistered attendees (no charge):
- Game card(s)
- Voting chips and instructions for the Gadget & Creative Cache Contest
Registration Packet for pre-registered attendees:
- Items above
- Fancy generic Finder Pen
- Ticket for meal if purchased.
- Additional items (still a work in progress)
SWAG (preordered)
- WS25 Geocoin
- WS Pathtags (2)
- Other items TBD

Registration Deadlines:

SWAG Bag (pre-order):
Meal ticket
Event Registration

November 24, 2024
February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025

- Saturday Schedule -

As you can see, we have plenty of opportunities for help.
Times are pretty solid, but subject to change.

9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Silent Auction Donation Drop Off:
See PairOMedicChick (Kathy Seedorf)
Volunteers needed.

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Sign in,
See LynnGeoGin (Lynn Johnson):
Event Packet, Registration Packet and SWAG pickup.
Volunteers needed.

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Travel Bug Sign in and drop off.
Please check at the back end of the day. If your traveler is still here at the end of the day, please retrieve it.
Volunteer(s) needed.

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Gadget and Creative Cache Contest drop off and setup and oversight.
Volunteer(s) needed.

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

MiGO Store will be open
see LynnGeoGin (Lynn Johnson)

11:00 - 3:30 PM

Gadget and Creative Cache Contest Judging.
Judging by Winter Social attendees. Volunteer(s) needed.

For more information, click here: Link Coming Soon

12:00 - 2:00PM

Silent Auction Open for Bidding
See PairOMedicChick (Kathy Seedorf)
Volunteers needed.

12:50 PM to 1:40 PM

Seminar 1:

TBD
presented by: TBD

12:50 PM to 1:40 PM

Seminar 2:

TBD
presented by: TBD

2:10 PM to 3:00 PM

Seminar 3:

TBD
presented by: TBD

2:10 PM to 3:00 PM

Seminar 4:

TBD
presented by: TBD

3:30 PM

Group Photo

3:45 PM to 4:30 PM

Dinner

Pre-registration & Purchase required. See the MiGO Store to purchase meals (during registration period)

Menu: TBD

4:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Live Auction and Drawings:

Various prize drawings & Live Auction!

4:45 PM to 5:30 PM

Silent Auction Item Pickup

PairOMedicChick (Kathy Seedorf)
Volunteers needed.

5:15 PM

MiGO Announcements,

5:40 PM

Clean Up:

Volunteers needed. All hands on deck will make this really easy. Your help will be appreciated.

- Sunday, February 23rd -

TBD AM to TBD AM

GC # coming soon

TBD

TBD

TBD will be hosting this breakfast event.

- Lodging Information -

There are many hotels available in the Greater Grand Rapids area and especially along 28th street. As of this writing an official hotel has not been designated.

Radisson Hotel Grand Rapids Riverfront
270 Ann St, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616-317-6874
[5 miles SE of event]

Hampton Inn Grand Rapids North
500 Center DR NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544
616-647-1000
[6.5 miles NE of event]

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Grand Rapids-North
358 River Ridge DR NW
Walker, MI 49544
616-647-4100
[6.5 miles NE of event]

Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown
310 Pearl St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616-235-7611
[3 miles E of event]

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Grand Rapids South
5870 Clyde Park Ave SW
Wyoming 49509
616-261-4602
[11 miles S of event]

- Volunteering -

Click this button to get to the volunteer to help us out at the event: Volunteering link under construction. Volunteer sign up will open up closer to event.