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7-year-old public school student throws first pitch at Detroit Tigers’ MEA Day
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| Aidan Martini delivers first pitch to Detroit Tigers’ first-base coach Andy Van Slyke. |
A 7-year-old right-hander—the grandson of retired MEA member Robert Swan—delivered a fast ball down the heart of the plate to get action under way at the Detroit Tigers’ MEA Day on Aug. 12.
Aidan Martini, a second-grade student at Myers Elementary School in Grand Blanc, threw out the ceremonial first pitch on MEA Day at Comerica Park.
Aidan fired a strike to Tigers’ first-base coach Andy Van Slyke before a sellout crowd just minutes before the start of the Detroit-Oakland game. Van Slyke gave the ball to Aidan as a souvenir.
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| Aidan Martini’s family—his mother Alisa Swan-Martini, sister Abbey Swan and father Aaron Martini—joined the 7-year-old on the field. |
“This was fun—I practiced all week,” said Aidan, who was joined on the field by his parents, Alisa Swan-Martini and Aaron Martini, and his sister, Abbey Swan, age 11.
Aidan’s grandfather, retired Akron- Fairgrove teacher Robert Swan, was chosen to throw out the first pitch at MEA Day but couldn’t attend the game. He left the honor in the capable hands of his grandson.
Golf outing raises $41,000-plus for MEA Scholarship Fund
The MEA Scholarship Fund grew by $41,036 this summer.
That was the amount raised at the seventh annual MEA Scholarship Fund Golf Outing where 138 golfers teed it up at the Eldorado course in Mason on June 18.
Public school students across Michigan benefit from money raised at the golf outing through college scholarships.
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| MEA-Retired member Cathy King (left), pictured with MEA Secretary-Treasurer Peggy McLellan (right) and Scholarship Fund Trustees chair Mary Christian, received the 2007 President’s Award for her outstanding contributions to the MEA Scholarship Fund golf outing. |
Since 1997, the MEA Scholarship Fund has provided more than $189,500 in college scholarships to Michigan students. The golf outings have raised more than $257,000.
Winning teams in this year’s golf outing included:
- Men’s division—Darrin Clark, Jeff Cusmano, Mike Riley and Bob Sandercock.
- Women’s division—Mary Anne Adams, Carolyn Cortright, Pat Richey, Beverly Wolkow.
- Mixed division—Ashley Bauer, Glen Bauer, Megan Bauer, Shana Bauer.
- Other winners: Closest to the pin— Ashley Bauer and Ron Tomasik; longest drive—Ashley Bauer and Brendon Harrington; longest putt—Kim Wright and Steve Scott.
A date and location for the 2008 outing will be announced in an upcoming MEA Voice. To make a tax-deductible contribution to the MEA Scholarship Fund, go to www.mea.org under Awards & Grants and click on MEA Scholarship.