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Leonard Tannenbaum of Greenwich and the Erdmann family of Norwalk and New Canaan were honored Thursday night as the 2011 Red Apple Award recipients at the Maritime Aquarium's annual fundraising dinner, Cirque de la Mer.
The awards honor companies, organizations and individuals who share the aquarium's concern for the natural world and environmental education.
Tannenbaum, who has been a member for more than a decade, spearheaded a fundraising effort a year ago to help launch the popular Meerkats exhibit.John Erdmann Sr. of New Canaan has been a dedicated aquarium volunteer for all of its 23 years, spending more than 5,400 hours teaching visitors about the marine life and natural importance of Long Island Sound. He and his wife, Tanis, were among the charter members of the aquarium's Legacy of the Sound Society, whose members have included the aquarium in their wills or trusts. Their son, Jeff, of Wilson Point in Norwalk, has served on the aquarium's Board of Trustees for six years, bringing an innate love of the water and instilling this same appreciation in his own sons while championing for the best interests of the aquarium.
"We are very pleased to be honoring these men and their families, who have shown extraordinary devotion to the aquarium," Jennifer Herring, president of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, said in a release. "We have long been honored to have their support, so it's only fitting that we honor them in return."
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