09/25/2026
🐾 65 TIGERS. 46 HOURS. FOUR DAYS OF HARD WORK. 🐾
This week, 65 Cleveland students, teachers and parents traveled to St. Louis to work as Bird Technicians at the HRC International Grand Hunt, one of the premier events in the hunting retriever world.
And they WORKED.
Approximately 46 hours over four days…all outdoors. Heat, drizzle, mud and the first cool mornings of fall were all part of the job, and our Tigers kept showing up and getting it done.
Their hard work earned $13,000 for the Tiger Pride Band and Tiger Soccer programs. HRC Grand also covered our hotel accommodations, bringing their total investment in our students and programs to approximately $24,000!
Even better, our students came home with more than fundraising dollars. They learned a specialized skill, gained real-world work experience and can now add Bird Technician experience to their résumés.
We squeezed in some fun, too! Monday night, Pizza Ranch welcomed all 65 of us for dinner. The food was great, the service was even better, and the kids got some well-earned time in the arcade. Thank you to their management and staff for taking such great care of our crew! 🍕🎮
We are incredibly proud of how our students represented Cleveland and grateful to the parents and teachers who worked right alongside them.
And a HUGE thank you to HRC Grand for trusting our Tigers with this opportunity and making such a significant investment in our programs.
Hard work. New skills. Great memories. Tiger Pride. 🐯❤️💛