Trust company to serve as manatee sponsor
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The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company founder and Chairman Al Hanser with “Pearl.”
The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company is a sponsor for Community Housing and Resources’ Manatee Madness 2.0, which will feature large and small manatees with original themes by local artists. Its manatee is “Pearl” by Laura Conway, who stated: “I was inspired to paint my manatee to look like mother of pearl inlay, because it reminded me of the pattern of water drops shimmering on the manatee’s skin as it surfaces for air. I named her Pearl because she is a jewel of the sea.” Pearl will be on display at 2460 Palm Ridge Road, Sanibel, from now through April 1, when she will be auctioned off at CHR’s fundraiser at MudBugs Cajun Kitchen on Sanibel. For more information, visit www.sanibelchr.org.