DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills covered the Grand Rapids Griffins’ annual summer golf tournament to raise funds for the Griffins’ Youth Foundation in a Friday notebook article:
Several Grand Rapids Griffins players and alumni joined fans and sponsors to support a good cause by participating in the 29th annual Griffins Youth Foundation (GYF) Golf Classic, presented by Meijer, on Aug. 21 at the American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich.
The golf classic is the primary fundraiser for the GYF, which promotes academic excellence, community involvement and healthy lifestyles among the youth of West Michigan through hockey and ice-related sports. In addition, greens fees support Folds of Honor, a nationally recognized non-profit organization that provides scholarships to the families of fallen and disabled service members as well as first responders.
Longtime Griffins radio announcer Bob Kaser, who also serves as event director and president of the GYF, said the scramble golf tournament shines a light on an important mission.
“Anytime you can go out on the course is a lot of fun, especially when you’re doing it for charity and a great cause like our youth foundation,” Kaser told DetroitRedWings.com. “We continue to grow the program.”
