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John Deer Golf Classic Pledge Fundraiser

From Brenda the SR Board Treasurer:

 

Hi all,
I want to pass along some information about a fundraiser that we are asking ALL of you to participate in.  It is known as Birdies for Charity, and is put on by the John Deere Classic PGA Golf tournament in Moline, Illinois.  I copied the following information from the Birdies website (www.birdiesforcharity.com)

The way Birdies for Charity works is for charitable organizations to obtain flat dollar donations, OR pledges of 1 cent or more for every "birdie" made during the John Deere Classic held in July.  Birdies for Charity will donate ALL money received to participating charities. All administrative or promotional costs of the program are paid by John Deere. All the money goes to participating charities! 
Each person who makes a pledge to Birdies for Charity has an opportunity to guess the exact number of birdies that will be made at the John Deere Classic. One person who guesses the exact number will win a new Buick. Over 500 other great prizes also are awarded.
Each "Bird" solicits pledges on behalf of their favorite charity. Birdies for Charity then collects the pledges and donates all money received to the charity written on the pledge card. The more a Bird collects, the more his or her charity receives. If an individual would raise 100 pledges at 1 cent each, the individual's charity of choice would receive approximately $2,000. The individual would have no risk or expenses and the individual's donors would have a chance at a car or other great prizes.
As before, the goal of the tournament will be to provide a 10% bonus match to every charity that participates in the program.

So, all you have to do is print off the attached pledge form, enter 'Sheltered Reality' as the not-for-profit organization (at top of page) and '1313' as the bird number.  Print enough copies of the pledge form for your members to distribute to friends and family.  If a person wants to participate, have him (or her) fill in his name, address, etc (write clearly please!) and how much he wants to donate per birdie made during the tournament.  For example, if they want to donate 1 cent per birdie and there are 1800 birdies made during the tournament, their donation will be $18.00.  Also, have them record their guess for the number of birdies they think will be made during this year's tournament.  (A birdie is a score of one stroke under par at each hole).  Collect all the pledge forms, record the names and addresses of the donors to send to me.  You then mail the pledge forms to the Birdies office before July 10, 2008.  At the end of the tournament, I will receive a spreadsheet from the Birdies office with all the donors names, addresses and their pledge amount.  In order to deposit the donations in each site's bank account, I HAVE to have your list of donors from you.  The Birdies office will invoice each donor for their pledge amount, collect the money and then send us a check in September or October (after all pledges have been received.)  The Birdies Foundation will then donate 10% of our total donations as a bonus!  We receive absolutely every penny of every donation!  Keep in mind, the person who makes a pledge has to pay or you don't receive the money.  There were quite a few people who didn't pay their pledges last year :(

This is an easy way to raise money for your site!  Last year the Rapid City site raised nearly $1000.00.  You can't lose - unless you choose not to participate.  If you have questions, please refer to their website or send me an email.  This is a very popular fundraiser in my area, and every non-profit here participates.

Thanks, and good luck!
Brenda 
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SR Board Treasurer/
Administrative Assistant