GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins usually look for tips near the net, but on Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 6-8 p.m., they’ll exchange their jerseys for aprons in an evening of serving appetizers, entrees and beverages to patrons at Uccello’s Ristorante, in the return of the team’s popular Tip-A-Griffin fundraiser.

Griffins players, coaches and hockey staff will visit five Uccello’s locations in West Michigan to serve and wait tables, with donations and raffle proceeds benefiting the Griffins Youth Foundation. In its previous eight editions, Tip-A-Griffin raised nearly $77,000 for various local charities.

The Griffins will be dispersed to the following locations (player lineups are subject to change):

Caledonia (8256 Broadmoor SE)
Mattias Backman
John Bernal
Chris Bruton
Jared Coreau
Jeff Hoggan
Teemu Pulkkinen

Grand Rapids (2630 East Beltline Ave. SE)
Jeff Blashill
Landon Ferraro
Nick Jensen
Andy Miele
Kevin Porter

Grandville (3940 Rivertown Pkwy. SW)
Louis-Marc Aubry
Richard Nedomlel
Tomas Nosek
Xavier Ouellet
Andrew Stegehuis

Rockford (19 N. Main St.)
Mitch Callahan
Anthony Mantha
Alexey Marchenko
Nathan Paetsch
Ryan Sproul

Standale (4787 Lake Michigan Dr.)
Andreas Athanasiou
Colin Campbell
Brennan Evans
Martin Frk
Brad Thompson
Mark Zengerle

Each of the five locations will include raffle items and a visit from one of the team’s mascots, Griff or Finn. Raffle items include Griffins and Red Wings 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 through means of a silent auction.

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.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins usually look for tips near the net, but on Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 6-8 p.m., they’ll exchange their jerseys for aprons in an evening of serving appetizers, entrees and beverages to patrons at Uccello’s Ristorante, in the return of the team’s popular Tip-A-Griffin fundraiser.

Griffins players, coaches and hockey staff will visit five Uccello’s locations in West Michigan to serve and wait tables, with donations and raffle proceeds benefiting the Griffins Youth Foundation. In its previous eight editions, Tip-A-Griffin raised nearly $77,000 for various local charities.

The Griffins will be dispersed to the following locations (player lineups are subject to change):

Caledonia (8256 Broadmoor SE)
Mattias Backman
John Bernal
Chris Bruton
Jared Coreau
Teemu Pulkkinen

Grand Rapids (2630 East Beltline Ave. SE)
Jeff Blashill
Landon Ferraro
Nick Jensen
Andy Miele
Kevin Porter

Grandville (3940 Rivertown Pkwy. SW)
Louis-Marc Aubry
Jeff Hoggan
Richard Nedomlel
Tomas Nosek
Xavier Ouellet
Andrew Stegehuis

Rockford (19 N. Main St.)
Mitch Callahan
Anthony Mantha
Alexey Marchenko
Nathan Paetsch
Ryan Sproul

Standale (4787 Lake Michigan Dr.)
Andreas Athanasiou
Colin Campbell
Brennan Evans
Martin Frk
Brad Thompson
Mark Zengerle

Each of the five locations will include raffle items and a visit from one of the team’s mascots, Griff or Finn. Raffle items include Griffins and Red Wings 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 through means of a silent auction.

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.