The Detroit ACYOA Seniors from St. John’s Armenian Church are so excited to welcome you all to Detroit this Memorial Day Weekend, for the first time since 2015! We have an exciting weekend planned filled with sports, entertainment, and fellowship to make memories with friends, both old and new! We are eager to have you all back in the 313!

 

Registration

Click HERE to register for GASW! Register by April 1 to get early bird pricing! Specific details regarding the offerings of each package are listed in the descriptions on the registration website. 

 

Hotel

We are staying at the Westin Southfield Detroit, 1500 Town Center Southfield, MI 48075. The hotel is beautiful and close to all of the events! Parking will be FREE at the hotel for all attendees. Make sure not to miss our welcome table at the hotel on Friday!!

Click HERE to book your hotel room!

 

Weekend Schedule

Friday

We start off the weekend with the General Assembly at St. John Armenian Church. After attendees arrive and the General assembly ends, we’ll have our welcome evening event at Fifth Avenue Royal Oak, 215 W Fifth St Royal Oak, MI with DJ Esso! There will be a strolling dinner, cash bar, and entertainment with Detroit's own DJ Esso. Attendees 21+ are welcome to stay past 10:30pm at no additional cost when the venue opens to the general public until 2am.

Saturday

We will kick off sports at Groves High School, 20500 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills, MI. The sports offered are: Men's basketball, Women's basketball, Co-ed volleyball, Pickleball, Tavloo, Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and Alumni sports. After a full day of sports, we’ll get together for our evening event at the Biergarten at Little Caesars Arena at 2645 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 with Nigosian Band and DJ MKay! There will be a buffet dinner, cash bar, and entertainment by the Nigosian Band and Detroit's own DJ MKay! 

Sunday

Sunday starts off with Divine Liturgy and Brunch hosted by the St. John Women's Guild at St. John Armenian Church. Following Divine Liturgy, the Sports championships takes place at St. John Armenian Church Veterans' Building! Before the Banquet later on, there will be an exciting ACYOA Alumni Cocktail! This is an exclusive Alumni Cocktail Hour which will take place in the Grand Ballroom at St. John Armenian Church prior to the Award Ceremony and Gala. There will be an open bar and yummy mezze. This is a great way for alumni to reconnect and reminisce about their GASW memories! The last celebration of the night will be the Awards ceremony and banquet in the St. John Armenian Church Grand Ballroom! A buffet dinner will be served. There will be a cash bar and entertainment by Shant Massoyan and band and Detroit's own DJ MKay!

 

Social Media

Be sure to follow us on Instagram to stay up-to-date on information as the weekend gets closer!

 

Transit Options

If you are wondering about transit, we have great options! Uber/Lyft from DTW to the hotel is about 28 minutes and roughly $40-50. The nearest Amtrak station is the Royal Oak station at 202 South Sherman Drive or the Detroit station at 11 W Baltimore Avenue. 

 

More information coming soon:

In a few weeks, we will release our ad book. Make sure to look out for it, so you can be featured!

In May, we will release the details of our Yapp, which will house all information and announcements pertaining to the weekend for attendees such as shuttle schedules, sports schedules, and important contact information. 

 

For any questions/concerns with registration, please email us at 2025acyoagasw@gmail.com.