Scarsdale Girl Scout Seeks to Save Tigers

One Scarsdale youngster is thinking charity—and tigers.

Twelve-year-old Samantha Lawless, a seventh grader at Scarsdale Middle School, has organized a "Save The Tiger" Fashion Event as part of her Girl Scout Silver Award project.

The event is slated for Saturday, April 13 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Center @ 862(862 Scarsdale Avenue).

"The tiger is a beautiful animal, and it is endangered," Lawless said. "If we don't do anything to help them survive, then they will be gone forever very soon."

The event will be emceed by Emmy Award-winning TV fashion stylist Brenda Cooper, known for her work on TV shows such as Happily Divorced, The Nanny and E! Fashion Emergency: Extreme Makeover.

The evening will feature a tiger-inspired fashion show, raffles and door prizes, as well as complimentary fashion consultations. Drinks and desserts will be served. Tickets are $5 at the door.

Proceeds raised will benefit Panthera, a conservation group working worldwide to save big cats like the tiger from extinction.

"Panthera is helping to increase the number of tigers in the wild by keeping track of tiger populations and their prey, protecting their habitat from development, creating wildlife reserves, training park guards to catch poachers and educating local communities in Asia about tigers," Lawless said.

For more information, visit www.thecenter862.com or call 914-722-8358.