Calendar of Events
Unless otherwise noted, meetings begin at 12:00 noon and end promptly at 1:15 p.m.
(The Registration desk is open by 11:30 a.m.)
Reservations Required: Members - $20.00 Guests - $30.00.
Cancellation Policy:
Once you make a reservation for yourself or a guest, you are included in the reservation number submitted to the venue.
Unless you cancel 48 hours prior to the program, it is the policy of the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club to invoice you for that program. The Club pays for the guaranteed number of meals regardless of whether all are in attendance.
Reservations made after the deadlines are subject to a $5.00 late fee.
The club meets at the pleasure of our speakers (many of whom travel to join us) on different days of the week as their schedules permit. Meeting locations vary as well, based onavailability.
View past events here.
Kendrick Meek - Candidate for U.S. Senate
Aiming for the Senior Chamber in a Race That Has Drawn a Crowd
For U.S. Senate aspirant Kendrick Meek, 2010 has gotten a lot more complicated as the year goes on. First the four-term Congressman from Miami had the Democratic field to himself and figured to face Gov. Charlie Crist or former House Speaker Marco Rubio in the general election. Now he faces a tough challenge from billionaire Jeff Greene in the primary, and, if he wins, gets to face both Republican Rubio and independent Crist in November. Meek isn't complaining about these bad breaks, however, forging ahead with a campaign claiming he is a champion of the middle class and has the Washington experience to look out for Florida's best interests. Plus he could become the first elected African-American senator from the South since Reconstruction. Meek's early career in the Florida House included a sit-in in Gov. Jeb Bush's office over college admissions policies and successful advocacy of the class-size amendment (still a lively issue eight years later). In the U.S. House, Meek has been a favorite of leadership, landing a seat on the Ways and Means Committee. Inquiring Tigers will want to know both why Meek thinks he is best-qualified for the office and his game-plan for beating three well-funded, high-profile opponents.
RSVP Deadline: Friday, August 6th
St. Petersburg Yacht Club
11 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg
Rick Scott - Candidate for Governor
An Outsider for Governor? A $25 Million Bet Says This is the Year
For most of the summer, your program committee has been wondering whether multi-millionaire Republican Rick Scott would stick to the comfort of the TV studio and Republican audiences or also venture into the Tiger's Den. Well, here's the answer. Six days before the primary, Scott will be joining us for some talking and some fang and clawing. The novice candidate's omnipresent and well-crafted TV ads have earned him a comfortable lead in the polls over Atty. Gen. Bill McCollum. Can Scott close the deal August 24? Though Scott has never held office, he has lived in Naples for a dozen years and built a new business empire since his departure from health-care giant HCA. How much Scott knew about the activities that earned the company a record $1.7 billion fine for Medicare fraud remains an issue. Lately, though, focus has shifted to whether Scott knows enough about Florida government to lead effectively. He has advocated an Arizona-like immigration crackdown and corporate tax cuts as the cornerstone of an economic stimulus package. The more general question may be whether the business chops and tight eye on expenses that twice created huge business successes qualify Scott to lead the nation's fourth largest state. Tigers and their guests are invited to come look and listen, then decide for themselves.
RSVP Deadline: Friday, August 13th
St. Petersburg Yacht Club
11 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg
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