AHL Grand Rapids Griffins

Griffins to Take Part in Drive Thru Fundraiser at Wendy's on Tuesday

Published on December 12, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Grand Rapids Griffins will participate in a drive thru fundraiser at 12 Wendy's locations in West Michigan on Tuesday to help raise money for the Change A Child's Life campaign and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Players will be working the drive-thru windows from 6-7 p.m. and asking restaurant patrons if they would like to add 50 cents to their bill. A number of Griffins' Better Halves (players' wives or girlfriends) will also be participating.

All money raised will benefit the Change A Child's Life campaign for the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

The Change A Child's Life campaign is a six-week-long initiative held nationwide to help funding for facilities, equipment, research, patient services and health education programs in hospitals that service and assist millions of children annually.

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a national nonprofit charity dedicated solely to finding permanent homes for more than 100,000 children in foster care.

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

Caledonia (8256 Broadmoor SE) Tomas Nosek Conor Allen

Cedar Springs (14099 White Creek Ave) Dan Renouf Dominic Turgeon

Comstock Park (4694 West River Dr) Robbie Russo Colin Campbell

Grand Rapids (3921 28th St) Ben Street

Grand Rapids (1061 Michigan NE) Jared Coreau Zach Nastasiuk

Grand Rapids (1975 E Beltline) Nathan Paetsch Eric Tangradi

Grand Rapids (164 54th St) Eddie Pasquale (Brittany)

Grand Rapids (6628 Kalamazoo SE) Louis-Marc Aubry (Hilary) Martin Frk

Holland (917 S Washington Ave) Mike Borkowski Kyle Criscuolo

Ionia (2620 State Street South) Joe Hicketts Dylan Sadowy

Jenison (2215 Port Sheldon) Matt Lorito Evgeny Svechnikov

Walker (3922 Lake Michigan Dr NW) Mitch Callahan (McKenna) Nick Jensen (Jenner)

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