[Ct-nfb] Birdies for charity letter and link

[Gary Allen]

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 or info at nfbct.org. Or, you can pledge
online at
https://events.r2it.com/birdies/TravelersChampionship/Charities/NationalFederationoftheBlind



-- 
Gary Allen
President
National Federation of the Blind
Of Connecticut
(860) 589-2241
garyallenct at gmail.com
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