This summer over 65,000 kids participated in Summer Reading Clubs at their local libraries. In addition to reading amazing books and enjoying free weekly programs, participants were registered to win some wonderful prizes! Every library gave away a family trip to the Holland Aquatic Center, a Meijer Gift Card and tickets to the West Michigan Whitecaps. Readers were also entered into some special drawings. Here’s our list of 2010 winners:
Annual Membership to the John Ball Zoo
*Levi Langerak of Marne, *Tristen Perrone of Saranac, * Hannah Sturgeon of Zeeland and *Gavin Pohl of Comstock Park.
Overnight Get Away Avalanche Bay at Boyne Mountain Resort
*Emma Robart of Hesperia, *Brandon Howard of Grand Haven, * Callie Delaney of Caledonia and *Emily Edwards-Hirst of Holton A Four Day/Three Night Family Trip to New York City
*Olivia Koch of Saugatuck
Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to each librarian and reader who were a part of “Making a Splash” with the Summer Reading Club this summer!
Here are some fun events happening this weekend…..Where You Live!
National Blueberry Festival
Thursday, August 12 through Sunday, August 15
Downtown South Haven www.blueberryfestival.com
Enjoy a blueberry bake-off, pancake breakfast, a parade, 5K run and tons of family friendly events!
Kent County Youth Fair
Now through Saturday, August 14
Lowell Fairgrounds www.kcfg.org
It’s fair time! Come out and enjoy rides, a rodeo, tractor pulls and tons of great entertainment.
Kalamazoo County Fair
Now through Saturday, August 14
Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds www.kalamazoocountyfair.com
Enjoy animal shows, contests, rides, motocross and more.
Coopersville Summerfest
Now through Saturday, August 14
Coopersville www.coopersville.com/summerfest
Summerfest continues with all sorts of great events. Come out for the fireworks on Friday night and stay to be an extra for the movie Touchback shooting at Coopersville High School!
West Michigan Whitecaps vs. South Bend Silver Hawks
Sunday, August 15 at 1pm
Fifth Third Ballpark www.whitecapsbaseball.com
American Idol Matt Giraud will be singing the National Anthem, throwing out the first pitch and meeting with fans afterwards!
The 2010 Park Party season is officially over and it’s been incredible!! This summer we have served over 30,000 kids and families by providing free food and free fun in six locations around West Michigan. I want to thank every person that participated in the events. I also want to thank my co-workers, the college interns, city officials and volunteers from every location for assisting in making each event special. We couldn’t do these giant, free events without awesome corporate partners. Here’s a HUGE THANK YOU to them: Bethany Christian Services, Country Fresh Ice Cream, Cheese Kurls, Craig’s Cruisers, Ferris State University, Fifth Third Bank, Goodwill Industries, Ice Mountain, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Holland Aquatic Center, Meijer, Pine Rest Christian Services, Priority Health, STAR 105.7, Touchstone Energy Cooperative, West Michigan Whitecaps, USDA and the MI Department of Ed. The get the full scoop of what it takes to make these events happen watch “Where You Live” on Saturday, July 31st we’ll be doing a special “Park Parties” by the numbers!! The show airs at 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on WOTV 4 and 6:30 p.m. on WOOD TV 8. Thanks again for being part of a great summer of Park Parties!!!
We recently gave our fans the chance to win a VIP suite at Fifth Third Ballpark. Meet our lucky winner who enjoyed a night at the Whitecaps with his family.
The 2010 Summer Reading Club has officially kicked off at libraries around West Michigan! The six week campaign encourages kids to read all summer long! Simply visit your local library, sign up for the club and get reading!
This year we’ve partnered with great organizations to provide fun prizes for readers including Meijer, The Holland Aquatic Center, The John Ball Zoo, Avalanche Bay and the West Michigan Whitecaps!! Kids will even have the chance to win a trip for four to New York City.
Get to your local library, sign up for the Summer Reading Club and get reading!!
During the month of May we made 107 people BIG winners! We gave away 100 family four packs to Berlin Raceway! Here’s a list of our other prizes and the winners:
West Michigan Whitecaps Suite: Jack Scholten of Howard City
Four Family Four packs of tickets to Greenfield Village: Tom Gerger of Grand Rapids, Gwen DeVay of Battle Creek, Nancy Covell of Wyoming and Karlynn Kozminski of Grand Rapids
$100 Fifth Third Bank Gift Cards: Pam Charles of Shelbyville and Thomas Maslowski of Grandville
Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to our great partners for providing these amazing prizes!! Be sure to check the contest area of this website often because we’re always giving away great things!
Each year the West Michigan Whitecaps come up with new and fun ways to get fans coming back for more! Here’s a look at what you can expect this summer.
The YMCA Inner City Youth Baseball and Softball Association gives all kids the chance to play organized sports. But, they need your help collecting gloves for kids.
I’m always looking for great prizes to give-away at our events and in our show. Here’s one I hope you and your family will LOVE!!! We’ve partnered with the West Michigan Whitecaps to give away a VIP suite at Fifth Third Ball Park! The package includes 20 tickets to cheer on the West Michigan Whitecaps on June 15th, use of a very cool suite at the ball park and food and beverages for 20!!! Talk about a perfect place to host your child’s birthday party, a neighborhood gathering or a great family get together!! Register now by clicking on the contest button on the top tool bar. Good luck!
This summer over 65,000 kids participated in Summer Reading Clubs at their local libraries. In addition to reading amazing books and enjoying free weekly programs, participants were registered to win some wonderful prizes! Every library gave away a family trip to the Holland Aquatic Center, a Meijer Gift Card and tickets to the West Michigan Whitecaps. Readers were also entered into some special drawings. Here’s our list of 2010 winners:
