"Be Sure To TIP-A-GRIFFIN"

On MONDAY, NOV. 16, Griffins players, coaches and hockey staff will give up hockey and work as waiters at seven different Grand Rapids-area Applebee's locations, all to raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Kent County. The return of Tip-A-Griffin, which raised more than $50,000 for various charities during its first five years, runs from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the following Applebee's locations (players subject to change):

Caledonia
1685 Market Place Dr. SE
- Your Waiters: assistant equipment manager Jake Visser, Jakub Kindl, Tomas Tatar, medical therapist Rob Snitzer, assistant coach Jim Paek

Comstock Park
3851 Alpine Ave. NW
- Your Waiters: equipment manager Brad Thompson, Mattias Ritola, Dick Axelsson, John Vigilante

Two Grand Rapids locations:
4955 28th St.
- Your Waiters: Ryan Oulahen, Cory Emmerton, Logan Pyett, Doug Janik, head coach Curt Fraser

250 Grand Ridge Dr. NE (East Beltline near Knapps Corner)
- Your Waiters: Francis Pare, Travis Ehrhardt, Kris Newbury

Grandville
4488 Potomac Ave.
- Your Waiters: Daniel Larsson, Sergei Kolosov, Andy Delmore, Jan Mursak

Walker
4475 Lake Michigan Dr.
- Your Waiters: Jamie Tardif, Evan McGrath, Jeremy Williams, Sebastien Piche

Wyoming
1375 28th St. SW
- Your Waiters: Mike Walsh, Paul Crosty, Patrick Rissmiller, Thomas McCollum

Live Auction
- Each player's signed apron will be auctioned off from 8:00-8:30 p.m.
- All seven restaurants will bid on one signed Pavel Datsyuk jersey

Silent Auction
These auction items will be won through a slient auction that will begin at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at 8:00 p.m. that evening. Winners need not be present to win. All winners will be contacted by Fri., November 20, 2009.
- All seven locations will have a four-pack of Griffins tickets
- All seven locations will have a team-signed Griffins jersey
- All seven locations will have a team-signed helmet
- All seven locations will have a team-signed stick
- All seven locations will have a Griffins game puck signed by goaltender Thomas McCollum

About Habitat for Humanity of Kent County
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County is a non-profit, volunteer driven organization that builds homes in partnership with low-income families. Habitat homes are not given away; they are purchased by homeowners through zero-interest mortgages. Habitat for Humanity of Kent County is the top-producing Habitat affiliate in Michigan, and has built more than 275 homes, both new and rehab, since its founding in 1983. We are the only homebuilding non-profit in Kent & Eastern Ottawa Counties serving families earning 30%-60% of the area median income, approximately $19,680-$37,260 per year, based on income guidelines for a family of four.

Proceeds raised through this year's Tip-A-Griffin event will be used to support Habitat for Humanity of Kent County's 2009-10 Collegiate Build in Grand Rapids. For more information, please call 616-774-2431 or visit www.habitatkent.org.