GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Mark your calendar for two of the Grand Rapids Griffins' most popular annual community events!


The Griffins will try to avenge two consecutive losses when they take on the Grand Rapids Sled Wings in another spirited sled hockey game. The Sled Wings, a talented team of physically challenged teenagers, are sponsored by the Griffins Youth Foundation and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital.

6 p.m. - Try out a sled on the ice ($1 donation), challenge a Griffins player to air hockey or bubble hockey ($3 donation), and enjoy a free autograph session with Griffins players.

7 p.m. - Faceoff

Tickets - $5 at the door (free to children 2 and younger)

All proceeds benefit the Sled Wings and the Griffins Youth Foundation.

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Celebrate winter in our city and skate with Griffins players, all to benefit the Griffins Youth Foundation! Enjoy a day full of winter-inspired events, sports demonstrations and family activities, followed by a 24-hour skating marathon with Griffins players.

2ND ANNUAL WINTERFEST
Saturday, Jan. 30 from Noon until 10 p.m.
• Free admission (donations encouraged, certain activity fees apply)
• Ice skating - $1 skating fee/free skate rental
• Winter sports demonstrations (including Grand Rapids Sled Wings and Greater Grand Rapids Figure Skating Club)
• Family activity tent (including Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Greater Grand Rapids Safe Kids, and Caricatures by David Wodarek)
• Ice sculpture demonstrations (Ice Sculptures Limited)
• Dog sled rides (weather permitting)
• Games (box hockey, bubble hockey, accuracy puck shooting)
• Fire pits and warming tent

8TH ANNUAL GREAT SKATE
Saturday, Jan. 30 at 10 p.m. until Sunday, Jan. 31 at 10 p.m.
• Free admission and skate rental, no skating fee (donations encouraged)
• Skate around the clock with Griffins players and coaches, as well as local celebrities and media personalities.
• Help raise money for the Griffins Youth Foundation by soliciting pledges for your participation through Firstgiving.org (coming in January).
• Ice sculpture demonstrations (Ice Sculptures Limited)
• Winter animals (John Ball Zoo)
• Games (box hockey, bubble hockey, accuracy puck shooting)
• Fire pits and warming tent

All events subject to change.

For more information on either event, including sponsorship opportunities, call (616) 774-4585 ext. 3046.