TIP-A-GRIFFIN RETURNS ON OCT. 25

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins’ popular Tip-A-Griffin fundraiser returns for its 10th edition on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6-8 p.m., when team players, coaches and hockey staff will trade in their jerseys for aprons to help serve and wait tables at all five Uccello’s Ristorante locations in West Michigan.

Each of the five locations will include a raffle and a visit from the team’s beloved mascot, Griff. Raffle items include Griffins memorabilia, ticket packages, various gifts from sponsors, and specially designed aprons that Griffins personnel will be wearing for the night, which will be signed and auctioned off at the end of the event.

Donations and raffle proceeds will benefit the Griffins Youth Foundation. In its previous nine versions, Tip-A-Griffin raised nearly $85,000 for various local charities.

The Griffins will be dispersed to each location as follows (lineups subject to change):

Caledonia (8256 Broadmoor SE)
John Bernal – athletic trainer
Matt Caito
Jared Coreau
Todd Nelson – head coach
Eddie Pasquale
Bruce Ramsay – assistant coach
Dominic Turgeon

Grand Rapids (2630 East Beltline Ave. SE)
Matthew Ford
Matt Lorito
Nathan Paetsch
Ben Simon – assistant coach
Ben Street
Eric Tangradi
Brian Mahoney-Wilson – goaltending development coach

Grandville (3940 Rivertown Pkwy. SW)
Louis-Marc Aubry
Colin Campbell
Brian Lashoff
Anthony Mantha
Robbie Russo
Andrew Stegehuis – assistant equipment manager

Rockford (19 N Main St.)
Tyler Bertuzzi
Mike Borkowski
Kyle Criscuolo
Zach Nastasiuk
Dan Renouf
Dylan Sadowy

Standale (4787 Lake Michigan Dr.)
Conor Allen
Mitch Callahan
Joe Hicketts
Nick Jensen
Evgeny Svechnikov
Brad Thompson – equipment manager

Established in 1995, the Griffins Youth Foundation promotes academic excellence, community involvement and healthy lifestyles among the youth of West Michigan, enhancing their lives through hockey and ice-related sports. For more information about the Foundation, please visit griffinskids.org.