Always a Tiger and Manatee Fan!
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Lesley and her team of students enjoy a few spectacular moments on center field before the game to promote next year's Save the Manatee 5K race. (Photo by Brian McDonald.)
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The Detroit Tigers paid a special tribute to Michigan biology teacher Lesley Argiri at a pre-game ceremony during Parrothead Night at Comerica Park on August 6th for her unparalleled commitment to manatee protection.
Lesley organizes the annual Save the Manatee 5K Run/2 Mile Walk every May in Michigan, along with her dedicated students from L’Anse Creuse High School, to help raise public awareness and funds for Florida’s endangered manatees.
“Lesley and her students were so excited to be here,” said Amber Bloem from the Detroit Tigers. “It’s great to see how passionate they are about making a difference for the manatees. Lesley’s fun and just filled with purpose!”
Total donations raised for the Club from the past seven years of 5K races in Michigan is $45,000. Next year’s race is set for May 21st and it starts and finishes inside the Metro Huron-Clinton Metropark in Mt. Clemens.
For more information on the 2011 race, contact Lesley Argiri at largiri1@hotmail.com.
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| As part of "Parrothead Night" at Comerica Park, the Club's Jimmy Buffett public service message was played for the crowd alongside a message on the scoreboard announcing the May 2011 race and the Club's website. (Photo by Brian McDonald.) |
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| Lesley Argiri and her husband Brian McDonald sit back and enjoy the game, along with "Miracle" the 4-foot plush manatee, which the Club had presented to Lesley for all her wonderful conservation work. (Photo courtesy of Lesley Argiri.) |
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