Dance the Night Away at the GRMC Blue Jean Ball

Throw on your blue jeans and prepare to dance the night away at the third Grinnell Regional Medical Center Blue Jean Ball. The event will be Saturday, Oct. 17, from 7:30 p.m. to midnight in the Harris Center at Grinnell College.

Advance tickets are $25 per person; $45 for two. Tickets can be purchased at The Glass Gift Box inside GRMC up to the date of the event. You may also call The Glass Gift Box at 641-236-2522. Tickets at the door will cost $30 each.

The evening will feature a silent auction with more than 60 items. Silent auction items include artwork by local artists, a Night in the Museum party, Newton Speedway race ticket package, gourmet dinner at the Ricker House, monthly pizza and wine, quilts, plus gift baskets and gift certificates from local businesses.

Live auction items include a week-long stay at a condominium in Estes Park, Colo., a day of sailing on Lake Red Rock, and a trip for two to the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. for 5 nights/6 days stay with airfare. To see the full list of auction items, go to www.grmc.us.

A raffle will also be held for the chance to win an Apple iWatch and a 50/50 drawing. Raffle tickets are one ticket for $1 or six tickets for $5. Tickets will be sold before the event in The Glass Gift Box, October 12-16, and the evening of the ball.

Grinnell College will be on fall break from October 16-26, so plenty of parking will be available on the college campus for the Blue Jean Ball guests. Spaces outside the Harris Center will be reserved for guests with mobility limitations. The parking lots by the dormitories and across from the Charles Benson Bear ’39 Recreation and Athletic Center will also be available for Blue Jean Ball guest parking. 

The Dweebs, a popular regional band from Wisconsin, are making their return trip to Grinnell and the Blue Jean Ball. They were a huge hit in both 2011 and 2013 with their range of cover tunes from the ‘70s to today. All proceeds from the event will go directly to support GRMC’s efforts through the Moving at the Speed of Life comprehensive campaign to renovate and update the GRMC emergency department.

Sponsors for the Blue Jean Ball include: Couture Sponsor – Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. Headline Sponsors – Grinnell College, Oakland Acres Golf Club. Boot Cut Sponsors – Bernie Lowe & Associates, Inc., Claude W. Ahrens Charitable Trust, The Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, Grandma’s House Pet Resort - Wendy Kadner, and Dr. Nicholas and Stacy Kuiper. Stonewashed Sponsors – ASI Signage Innovations, Casey’s General Store, Great Western Bank, and Vander Linden Construction, Inc. Dark Blue Sponsors –Bikes to You, Denise Lamphier and Charlie Clements, Drs. Michelle and Samuel Rebelsky, Family Medicine, First State Bank, Foot and Ankle of Iowa –Dr. Matthew and Leslie McKnight, Grinnell Family Care, Lincoln Savings Bank, Rev. Dr. Kevin and Mary Emge, Ron and Sally Lang, University of Iowa Community Credit Union, and Wes Finch Auto Plaza.

A team of volunteers and GRMC staff have partnered with GRMC’s office of Communications and Development to plan this event. They include Nancy Agnew, Rachel Bly, Jennifer Collins, Kris Gilman, Matt Karjalahti, Rachael Kinnick, Heidi Knobloch, Stacy Kuiper, Sharon Lahn, Sally Lang, Ben Latimer, Teresa McCall, and Dodi Reilly.

For more information about tickets, call Heidi Ramaeker Pearson at 641-236-2961 or email hpearson@grmc.us.