Name: Hearts & Hooves Benefit Event
Start: 2026-10-03
End: 2026-10-03

Downtown restaurant offers an incredible array of authentic Indian dishes made from fresh ingredients, including vegetarian options and a lunch buffet.

Steak & Spice by Curry Kitchen

Stay and play in the Little Dip Splash Pad! Guests can relax and enjoy our 10,000 square foot, expanded pool area. Featuring our new splash pad area, hot tub, vortex pool, zero depth toddler play area, mini slides, and tipping buckets. Fun for everyone! The hotel offers a delicious hot breakfast buffet with your room rate. Day passes for are available to the general public on certain days and times of the year, blackout dates apply. Contact the hotel for admission and pricing.

The Little Dip Splash Pad at Holiday Inn Grand Rapids South

Break Room Therapy is a place where you can come in to let it all out! Think of all the stress, grief, frustration, and aggravations in your life. Or just simply as a entertainment you have never tried before. Pick from our wide selection of objects, and let loose! It is a place you always needed but never had access to until now!

Break Room Therapy

Chain restaurant offers lunch and dinner buffets as well as a huge variety of individual pizzas as well as salads, chicken and desserts.

Pizza Ranch

Michigan-based chain diner serves an expansive menu of American comfort food, including hot dogs, burgers and fries, plus various Greek specialties.

Leo's Coney Island

Icons Coffee is a local coffee shop/café that specializes in serving high quality coffee, espresso, chai, bakery items, sandwiches, soups and many other breakfast, lunch and snack foods.

Icons Coffee

Grand Rapids Escape Room is a real-life escape experience where the concept is simple: you are locked in a room with only 60 minutes to make it out before being caught. Players use their wits, teamwork, deductive reasoning, and problem-solving skills to uncover clues, solve a series of puzzles, and crack codes to ultimately find the key to escape the room.

Grand Rapids Escape Room

Family-owned restaurant offers pizza, subs, salads, strombolis, Italian dinners and more – including a Monday-Friday lunch buffet.

Lia's Pizza

The Chapbook Cafe is a full service cafe located inside Schuler Books. It's open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Proudly serving Ferris Coffee!

Find our full menu at SchulerBooks.com.

Schuler Books

Sugar Momma's is a vibrant bakery and café located in the southeast end of Grand Rapids, in Cascade township. We specialize in tasty sweet and savory pastries, cakes, tortes, and an assortment of breads. We also feature a full service espresso bar, as well as a variety of fruit and tea drinks. Certified Pastry Chef Haley McNeil only uses the highest of quality ingredients, creating the most delicious desserts and pastries for all occasions. Stop in and enjoy a great snack or even lunch! Stay in and take advantage f our comfortable cafe seating, as well as our free Wi-Fi!

Sugar Momma's Bakery & Cafe

We are an economic generator through sports tourism for Greater Grand Rapids and Kent County in the West Michigan area.

We own and operate an award winning baseball/softball complex; the Meijer Sports Complex [www.MeijerSportsComplex.com](https://www.MeijerSportsComplex.com) featuring eight fields, including a championship field that seats 1,000.

Our signature event, the Meijer State Games of Michigan (Olympic-style sporting event), draws 10,000 athletes through 60+ sports in its Winter and Summer Games.  We work with many of our local sports clubs and organizations to host various regional and national tournaments.

Why Grand Rapids? We have:
•	12,000 + hotel rooms (2,500 downtown)
•	234,000 square foot downtown convention center (fits 40 volleyball courts)
•	12,000 seat Van Andel Arena
•	5 facilities that feature 4+ courts and multiple grass or turf fields
•	Grant program for new events
•	and more!

West Michigan Sports Commission

Join us for the 2026 Hearts & Hooves Benefit Event, an annual fundraiser with year-round impact supporting students and horses at Karin’s Horse Connection and Legacy Stables in Caledonia, Michigan. These programs serve individuals of all ages and abilities, helping riders build strength, confidence, independence, and connection through the unique partnership between horse and human. Many participants rely on financial assistance to access these life-changing programs, while the horses require consistent, specialized care to safely do this work.  
  
This adults-only evening brings the community together to celebrate and showcase that impact through demonstrations, meaningful stories, and connection. Each $75 ticket includes dinner, two drinks, and entertainment, along with access to a live and silent auction. Proceeds directly support scholarships, horse care, and program development—ensuring more individuals can experience the physical, emotional,

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