Young Tigers

We Tigers know that today's teenagers are tomorrow's leaders. We're dedicated to fostering youth interest in public affairs, and we put our money where our mouth is:

The Margo Fischer Young Tiger Program

Young Tigers from Boca Ciega High School visited the Club on February 22, 2008, to hear U.S. Senator Bill Nelson.
Shown here (L-R) are chaperone Christina Ouellet, Errol Webley, Senator Nelson and Shannon Swain.

During the school year, we invite Juniors and Seniors (and a teacher-chaperone) from Pinellas County schools as well as Political Science students from local colleges to be our guests for lunch. We extend full member privileges to these "Young Tigers," and some have even walked away with the Fang & Claw Award!

The cost of  Young Tigers' attendance is subsidized by individual contributions from our members throughout the year.

The Dorothy Walker Ruggles Democracy Scholarship

The club gives annual scholarships to graduating high school seniors through the Pinellas County Education Foundation. The scholarship winners are invited to be our guests for lunch at an early summer meeting.

Congratulations to our 2010 Scholarship recipients:

• Jonathan Tanawan, St. Petersburg High School
• Linda Nhon, St. Petersburg High School
• Kristin Tellis, Gibbs High School.

Members contribute directly to the Scholarship fund when they renew their annual membership dues.