Birdies for Charity Raises Funds for Cabrini Connections
The Annual John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity Program Raises Money for Charities like Cabrini Connections. Here's How it Works:

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.

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. The one person who guesses the exact number will win a new Buick. Over 500 other great prizes also are awarded.!

Individuals and business leaders also have joined Birdies for Charity to raise money for their favorite charities. !

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. !

Participating charities must be a publicly supported charitable group recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization.!

If an individual would join Birdies for Charity and 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. !

There are two ways to participate in Birdies for Charities!

1. The individual pledge is 1 penny for every birdie made during the John Deere classic. There is no upper limit. 100% of donations plus the tournaments 10% kick in goes to the charity. A list of birdies made over the past 9 years is on the form. Example: 1800 birdies would be a 18 dollar donation @ $0.01. If 100 individuals pledged $0.01per birdie, that is $1800.00 plus 10% bump from the tournament. For their donation they have a chance to help Cabrini Connections and win a new 2011 Chevy Camaro or 500 lesser prizes if they guess the correct number of birdies. !

2. Partner Program - This is a minimum of $750.00 contribution by an organization or individual. This is not based on the number of birdies. I would tie this into your hole sponsor program since you would get the donation plus John Deere's bump of 10%. Levels of the Partner program are attached below with the benefits associated with each level. The 2011 golf tournament is July 4 - 10 so pledges would need to be in prior to that date to the address below.

You cannot enter Birdies for Charities on-line. If you are sending a check as a Partner staple it to the pledge card that you print off the web site link shown beow. !

Read rules and download pledge card at BIRDIES FOR CHARITY!

If you're planning to be part of the July 21st Golf Benefit, or if you want to be a virtual golfer and support Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection from any place in the country, the BIRDIES FOR CHARITY program is a fun way to help. !