Retired Greyhounds of Illinois
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15th Annual REGAP Greyhound Reunion Picnic
September 24, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Click above to open mail in registration form for the picnic
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Come out and join us at our annual reunion picnic. We will have lunch, greyhound memorial & blessing, basket raffle and 50/50 raffle, live auction, King & Queen contest, vendors and lots of greyhound family reunions 🙂
PICNIC SCHEDULE
10:00 am – Blessing of the hounds
12:00 pm – Lunch
12:30 pm – Basket Raffle Ends / Tickets pulled
1:00 pm – 50/50 Raffle Ends / Winner Announced
Auction Begins
Entry fee is $15 per person or $20 per person on day of event.  If you register for the picnic before September 10th, you will receive a “swag bag” of goodies. These gift bags will only be distributed to those of you that have pre-registered, so register before 9/10/2016! You won’t regret it but you have to pick it up at the picnic, they will not be shipped.
You can purchase your tickets at the bottom of this page.
The REGAP Specialty License Plates will also be available for purchase at the picnic. The cost of the plates will be $20 before and at the picnic, after the picnic the cost will be $25. There will be a bonus gift for anyone ordering at the picnic.
 
Camping is allowed, let us know by September 10, 2016 at regap1@juno.com
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IN THE PICNIC AREA
•We will have a blessing of the hounds at 10:00 am sharp. So arrive early.
•We have a REGAP Shoppe & REGAP Clothiers with many items for sale. ALL the profits from the stores go directly to the greyhounds.
•We will have other vendors with wonderful items to purchase.
•We will have a 50/50 split the pot raffle. Please purchase your tickets early. Drawing at 1:00 pm.
•We will have a HUGE auction with many wonderful items. Auction starts at 1:00 pm. Payment for auction items won’t be accepted until the auction ends.
•We will have an area for you to get your dog’s nails trimmed.
•We will have a pre-sale booth for our REGAP license plates. You will receive a gift for paying for registration on the day of the picnic.
•We will have a greyhound memorial table to remember the hounds who have passed since last picnic. Send your pictures to regap1@juno.com.
•We will have a blessing of the hounds at 10:00 am sharp. So arrive early.
•We will have our King & Queen voting table. Vote early & often! Promote your contestant on Facebook & at the picnic!
•We will have great food & lots of fun! Please bring a side dish or desert to share.
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Additional Vendors:
Creative Wolfe
Greyt Glass And Greyt Graphics
Garden Greyhounds
Keep Collective jewelry
Clay Greys
Ewegurt
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE PICNIC
Ask for REGAP room block rate
Holiday Inn Express – Peru 815-224-2500
Dates: September 23rd or 24th (or both)
Cut off to reserve: August 23, 2016
Cancellation: 6:00 pm day of arrival
Pet deposit: $35.00 non-refundable
Rate: 2 Queen beds or 1 King bed $95.00 + tax
Ask for REGAP room block rate
Comfort Inn – Mendota 815-538-3355
Dates: September 23rd or 24th (or both)
Cut off to reserve: September 9, 2016
Cancellation: 6:00 pm day of arrival
Pet deposit: None
Rate: 1 King bed $79.90 + tax
2 Queen beds $83.30 + tax
1 Queen bed $75.65 + tax
Suite (King bed w/pull out sofa) and mini kitchen $88.40 + tax
You can also choose to camp out in our field. Please let us know a week in advance. Thanks!