[Ct-nfb] Birdies for charity letter and link

[Justin Salisbury]

This would be great to put out on social media, such as the affiliate Facebook group and Twitter account!

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Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB
Opportunity Ambassador
National Federation of the Blind
Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu<mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu>
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury
Twitter: @SalisburyJustin

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”

William Butler Yeats


On Apr 21, 2017, at 5:15 AM, Gary Allen via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org<mailto: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<tel:860-289-1971> or info at nfbct.org<mailto:info at nfbct.org>. Or, you can pledge online at
https://events.r2it.com/birdies/TravelersChampionship/Charities/NationalFederationoftheBlind



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