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TIGERS PAY TRIBUTE TO JACKIE ROBINSON TONIGHT
AUSTIN JACKSON AND DONTRELLE WILLIS SET TO PARTICIPATE IN PREGAME CEREMONY
METRO DETROIT STUDENTS & TIGERS BUSINESS PARTNER RECOGNIZED
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers will honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson tonight when they host the Minnesota Twins at 7:05 p.m. to begin a six-game homestand. Beginning at 6:45 p.m., the Tigers will recognize seven students as the 2010 winners of the 14th Annual Detroit Tigers Jackie Robinson Art, Essay and Poetry Contest and will present the Tigers first-ever Jackie Robinson Most Valuable Diverse Business Partner award.
In keeping the memory of Robinson alive and celebrating the 63rd Anniversary of him breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, the Tigers hosted the 14th Annual Detroit Tigers Jackie Robinson Art, Essay and Poetry Contest. Austin Jackson and Dontrelle Willis will join contest winners and Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars from the University of Michigan as they are honored during an on-field, pregame recognition. The contest was open to middle and high school students from the Detroit metropolitan area. Students entered the contest by submitting an original essay, poem or work of art in honor of Robinson. Winners include:
· Middle School Art: Xavier Bonner, 12, Duke Ellington Middle School
· Middle School Art: Za-Quan Bolling, 11, Duke Ellington Middle School
· High School Art: Gianny Ndele, 16, Thompson High School
· Middle School Essay: Damian Runkle, 11, West Mills Middle School
· High School Essay: Jennifer Biter, 17, Riverview Community High School
· Middle School Poetry: Chrisdiona Williams, 13, Gesu Catholic School
· High School Poetry: Diamonai Boyer, 17, King High School
William Durren IV, owner of Durren Resources, Inc., will be presented the Tigers first-ever Most Valuable Diverse Business Partner award (MVDBP) during an on-field, pregame recognition. Durren Resources, Inc. is a leading certified minority business that provides printing, marketing services, advertising specialties, mailing and fulfillment and has been a supplier of the Tigers since 2006. In 1998, Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig, authorized the creation of the Diverse Business Partners program, an economically driven business initiative established to cultivate new and existing partnerships with minority- and women-owned businesses, by increasing opportunities for minorities and women to participate in the procurement activities of Major League Baseball.
Lauren Fladger, a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholar and a senior at the University of Michigan studying chemical engineering, will throw the ceremonial first pitch.
Tickets for the homestand are available at the Comerica Park Box Office, online at tigers.com, by phone at (866) 66-TIGER (84437), at Detroit-area Meijer stores and at Hockeytown Authentics, located at 1845 E. Big Beaver Road in Troy. For complete ticket information including single game, season, group, suite, and “All-You-Can-Eat” tickets, visit tigers.com/tickets or call 313-471-BALL (2255).
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