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Burns Supper: January 25, 2025
To the Immortal Memory! Burns Supper 2025 was a success! Held on Robert Burns' birthday, January 25th, the GRSS, along with Doric Lodge, enjoyed an evening of poetry, song, pipes, and of course haggis! Thank you to all the volunteers and to everyone who came out to enjoy this annual dinner!
The first two photos are GRSS members Brian and Robert preparing the haggis for the dinner!
More photos from Burns Supper 2025
January 2025
Due to a winter storm in December, our annual Christmas party was postponed until January. The GRSS membership enjoyed a bit of belated holiday fun at this month’s meeting!
2024 Photos
November 2024
Thank you to everyone who came out to participate in the Cultural Heritage Festival at the Grand Rapids Public Museum on Saturday, November 2nd. Not only did the GRSS have a table at the event, but Scottish music and dancing were represented at the festival too! Thanks to the Adams for the music and the Kalamazoo Scottish Country Dancers for the beautiful dancing!
October 2024
Thanks to the six members who came out Wednesday, October 23rd to volunteer at the Kids Food Basket! We had a "cheesy" good time bagging up cheese cubes to pack in take home dinner sacks for local low income school children. The dinner sacks are distributed at area schools. Please considering financially supporting or volunteering at Kids Food Basket: https://kidsfoodbasket.org/
September 2024
A big Tapah Leat (Thank You) to all who came out to the Kalamazoo Scottish Highland Games and Festival!
The day was full of fantastic Highland athletics, dancing, music, the gathering of old friends and the meeting of new friends!
August 2024
Sparta Celtic Festival was a success this year! Thank you to all of the GRSS members who came out to man the table! We even had our own GRSS Treasurer, Cindy, participate in a few Celtic swordsman demonstrations.
June 2024
Thanks to all the GRSS members who came out to help man the table at the Holland Celtic Festival on Saturday, June 22nd.
May 2024
The monthly meeting happened to fall on May Day this year! The GRSS membership gathered to celebrate with a potluck, raffle, and participate in the annual Board Elections.
As part of the meeting, the GRSS membership thanked Treasurer Debbie Christy for 17 years of faithful service on the GRSS Board. She was given a card, gifts, and flowers.
April 2024
On April 13th the Kalamazoo Valley and Grand Rapids Scottish Societies met for a fun and informal luncheon at Salvino's in Wayland. Our two groups enjoyed mingling and had a nice afternoon together celebrating Tartan Day
April 2024
On Saturday April 6th members of the GRSS attended the 2nd annual Tartan Day Festival at River Saint Joe Farm and Brewery. Thanks to all the GRSS members who participated and to those who drove the 90 minutes south to come out and enjoy an afternoon celebrating all things Scottish!
February 2024
Everyone had fun at the February monthly dinner! The food was delicious at Smokey Bones in Grand Rapids, MI.
January 20, 2024: Burns Supper 2024 was a success! Thank you to both GRSS members and Doric Lodge members for their contributions to the event and for all those who attended!
More photos from the Burns Supper 2024!
2023 Photos
November 2023
On Friday, November 17th, several members gathered for our annual St. Andrew's Day dinner at Keisers Kitchen in Lowell, MI.
November 2023
For over a decade the GRSS has participated in the annual Cultural Heritage Festival at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Thank you to all the GRSS members who came out to man the table and also to Robert and Cammi Adams who played Scottish Traditional music on the Galleria Stage.
November 2023
A heartfelt thank you to Dee Albin from Pour-d Teas in Rockford, MI. She gave the special presentation at the GRSS November 1st meeting. We learned about all of the different kinds of teas, how it is grown and processed, and a bit of tea history. Everyone enjoyed sipping all those delicious samples too!
September 2023
Saturday, September 9th was a beautiful day to attend the Kalamazoo Scottish Festival and Highland Games. The GRSS once again manned a tent.
We had front row viewing to the athletics field where we all cheered on GRSS athletes Pat and his daughter Maggie!
August 2023
Saturday, August 12th was a lovely day for the GRSS to man a table at the Sparta Celtic Festival. We have participated in this fantastic local festival for years.
Thank you to all the GRSS members who came out to man the table at the Sparta Celtic Festival! It was a beautiful day and we had many visitors stop by the table and most signed up for more information about our Society too!
July 2023
Sunday afternoon, July 23rd, members gathered for the annual GRSS summer picnic held at the Adams family home. It was a lovely afternoon, the food was great, and the fellowship even better! Enjoy these photos from the picnic.
May 2023
On May 6th members of the GRSS gathered to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.