[Ct-nfb] Birdies for Charity

[Mary Silverberg]

I could not find it either.  Mary

On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Jim,
> The link to make a pledge was not found when I tapped it.
>
>  Deb Reed, President
> National Federation Of The Blind
> Central CT Chapter
> Phone - 860-973-3679 <(860)%20973-3679>
> Email - deb.reed57 at gmail.com
>
> On Apr 19, 2017, at 3:17 PM, Lucia Lee via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> The National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut is excited to announce
> our continued fundraising partnership with the Travelers Championship
> Birdies for Charity Program in 2017! We are asking members to not only
> donate, but to ask family members, friends and business associates to
> participate.
>
> The Birdies for Charity Program provides 501(c)(3) organizations in
> Connecticut the opportunity to raise funds by collecting pledges based on
> the number of birdies made by PGA Tour professionals during the tournament
> or pledges of flat-rate donation amounts.
>
> For those who don’t know, here’s a couple of golf terms to explain what a
> birdie is. “Par" refers to the number of strokes a golfer is expected to
> need to complete the play at any one hole on a golf course. A “birdie” is
> made when a hole is completed in one stroke less than par. Birdies are
> counted for PGA Tour professionals’ play on Monday and Wednesday through
> Sunday at the Travelers Championship. Between 1500 and 2000 birdies are
> expected.
>
> Flat rate donations made by charge card will be processed immediately. At
> the conclusion of the tournament on June 25, 2017, the Travelers
> Championship will calculate the number of birdies made and send invoices to
> each of our per-birdie donors. For example, if an individual makes a $.02
> per birdie pledge and there are 1800 birdies made, then that individual
> will be asked to make a donation of $36.00 donation to our organization.
> The Travelers Championship donates 100% of the proceeds back to the
> organizations, plus an additional 15% bonus through their Bonus Bucks
> Program.
>
> In addition, the top 4 pledge collecting charities as of May 31st will
> qualify for an expo booth at the 2017 Travelers Championship, which would
> be wonderful exposure for the NFB of CT!
>
> Your pledge commitment to the National Federation of the Blind of CT will
> help to fund our programs to enrich the lives of blind people in
> Connecticut. Please help us with this exciting fundraising initiative! Make
> your pledge or donation today! Ask family, friends and business associates
> today! Making a per-birdie pledge or flat-rate donation is simple and easy.
> For a print form of if you have questions, call or email our Community
> Outreach Office at 860-289-1971 <(860)%20289-1971> or info at nfbct.org. Or,
> you can pledge online at https://events.r2it.com/TravelersChampionship/
> Charities/NationalFederationoftheBlind.
> <https://events.r2it.com/TravelersChampionship/Charities/NationalFederationoftheBlind>
>
>
>
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