Accommodations
Canal Park Lodge (2 blocks from the curling club)
250 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
218-279-6000
Group Name: House of Hearts
Rates:
Thurs 3/21 $159-179/nt.
Fri & Sat 3/22-3/23 $209/nt.
Radisson Duluth (downtown Duluth)
505 W Superior St, Duluth MN 55802
1-800-333-3333
Block name: House of Hearts Charity Bonspiel
Rate: $129/nt plus tax
**No guarantee that skywalk will be open for access to hotel. Rate only reservable until Feb 21, 2024**
Skip rooms and the Hospitality Suite will be located at the Suites Hotel. Participants will have access to the hospitality suite even if they are not staying at the Suites hotel.
Pledge Raising
The House of Hearts Charity Bonspiel benefits Project Joy, which raises money to fight childhood hunger.
The most basic – yet most important and largest fundraiser for the HOH is pledges!
- This is above & beyond your entry fee.
- This is the area that really makes our contribution to Project Joy.
- This is the one time “you” can contribute to the HOH where it doesn’t come out of your own pocket!
- 100% of your pledges go directly to the charity.
- Bring your completed pledge sheet and pledges to registration the day of the event.
- No sharing pledges – can donate your entire total to one person, must be arranged by March 17th, 2024.
Create an online fundraising site with Give Butter! Share it online to raise pledges from your friends and family. Go to the link below and click on “Fundraise”
https://givebutter.com/HOH2024
Download HOH Pledge Sheet to record pledges you gather offline.
- Did you get a team sponsor? Team sponsors are $120 and 100% of it will count toward your pledge total!
- Donate items for the baskets or silent auction. All donations due by March 17th, 2024! A portion of the donation’s value will be counted on your pledge sheet. (The amount is under the discretion of the silent auction chair, typically 25-50% of retail value) 50% of a Gift certificate’s value will count towards your pledge total. Donations become the property of HOH and are not returnable.
Incentives
Don’t forget to keep digging for those pledges!
- If you raise over $1000 in pledges you can pick your celebrity skip*+ AND your position. You can also pre-register for HOH 2025, before general registration opens. You will receive your choice of either the 2024 HOH Sweatshirt or HOH Broombag made by our own Cindy Wood of Cinsational Curling, an HOH portable JBL Speaker and HOH pint glass.
- If you raise over $750 in pledges, you will receive an HOH portable JBL Speaker and HOH pint glass.
- If you raise more than $400 in pledges, you will the HOH pint glass.
*In order to pick your skip, your pledges need to be submitted at the link below by 11:59pm CST on Sunday March 17th, 2024. If you do not submit your totals and skip picks before Sunday March 17th, YOU LOSE YOUR PRIVILEGE TO PICK A SKIP. Please fill out this form to submit your skip picks: 2024 Skip Pick Form
+In the Spirit of the event, you are only allowed to pick a skip. You can not pick spouses or friends. Teams at HOH are random, and no team stacking will be allowed.
What to Expect (Tentative Schedule)
Wednesday March 20th, 2024
5-9pm Optional early check-in at the Duluth Curling Club. Bypass the line Thursday at the Malting Building and check in early on Wednesday!
Thursday March 21st, 2024
The following events take place at the Malting Building: 2907 Helm St, Duluth, MN 55806
4:30 pm Registration and Social
5:00 m Silent Auction Opens
6:30 pm Parade of Skips and Introductions
7:00 pm Program and Crowning Royalty
The following events will take place at the Duluth Curling Club
10:00 pm Tippy Cup Tournament
Friday March 22nd, 2024
10:00 am Pin Party – the Suites Hotel
11:30 pm Lunch – 310 Pub in Canal Park
1:00 pm Curling – Draw 1
3:00 pm Curling – Draw 2
5:00pm Curling – Draw 3
6-8:00 pm Pasta Buffett at DCC
7:30pm Curling – Draw 4
9:00 pm DJ Begins, Final Drawings
Saturday March 23rd, 2024
11:00 am C and D Quarterfinals
1:00 pm A and B Quarterfinals
3:00 pm C and D Semifinals, Silent Auction Begins
5:00 pm DRanger Shootout
5:30 – 7:30 pm Taco Bar at DCC
6:30 pm All Event Finals
8:30 pm DJ Starts
9:00 pm Final Drawings
9:30 pm Silent Auction Closes, Awards presentation
10:30 pm Check presentation