On Saturday, October 18th Tigers for Tigers at RIT will be having their first ever silent jersey auction at their Men’s hockey Homecoming game in effort to #SaveourMascot from extinction!
Hosted at Blue Cross Arena, the silent auction will begin as
soon as doors open at 6 PM located at the entrance of the arena. Tiger fans
will be able to bid on each RIT player’s limited edition #SaveourMascot jersey
with bids starting at just $100! Bidding will end at the puck drop of the third
period, which gives everyone plenty of time to make sure they get their
favorite player’s jersey! Proceeds from the silent jersey auction will benefit international tiger conservation.
Barely a year old, Tigers for Tigers at RIT is proof of what
student tigers can do for wild tigers with a little bit of hard work and a lot
of passion! Last October, RIT held its annual Brick City 5K, and T4T saw an
opportunity to raise awareness through this event. With 500 participants and
almost 200 of those being student-athletes, the 5K proved to be a huge success
with Tigers for Tigers at RIT receiving the $250 raised as a result.
Tigers for Tigers at RIT has done an amazing job at
connecting the spirit they have on the field to the passion to save their
mascot off the field. “Every time I would gear up for a swim meet, I felt a
sense of pride; knowing that when I wore my mascot, I represented my university
and all that it stands for,” said Matthew Partacz, T4T member and a senior
Mechanical Engineering major at RIT. Their brand new club is 30 tigers strong,
and continues to grow every week. As he learned more about the threats facing
tigers in the wild, Matthew went on to say, “This made me wonder… ‘What will
RIT stand for if our tiger mascot was no more?' At this point in time, I
realized that I had the opportunity to make a big difference not only for RIT,
but for other tiger mascot universities as well.” If you’re a tiger, you’re going to do something to save wild tigers, and RIT is a perfect example of
that!
Tigers for Tigers at RIT will also be hosting its 2nd
Annual 5K race this Sunday, October 19th at 10 AM at Grace Watson
Hall. Students can participate for FREE, while non-students can participate for
$15 in advance by registering on RIT’s campus in the Campus Center in the
Fireside Lounge, or $20 day of the race. So, whether you could make it to the
hockey game or not, register for the 5K to prove you’re a REAL tiger & are
willing to run to #SaveourMascot!
Go Tigers!
Carrah Lingo
Communications Associate
National Tigers for Tigers Coalition
clingo@clemson.edu
Go Tigers!
Carrah Lingo
Communications Associate
National Tigers for Tigers Coalition
clingo@clemson.edu
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