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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face=Arial>Birdies for
Charity<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial>For one amazing
week in June, Connecticut welcomes the PGA TOUR and hundreds of thousands of
energized fans to the Travelers Championship. Connecticut's PGA TOUR event is
the largest professional sporting event in Connecticut and as the only PGA TOUR
stop in the Northeast.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial>In 2004, the
Travelers Championship launched the Birdies for Charity program. Birdies for
Charity provides every 501 (c) (3) in Connecticut an opportunity to raise funds
by collecting pledges based on the number of birdies made by PGA TOUR
professionals during the week. At the conclusion of the tournament, the
Travelers Championship calculates the number of birdies made by the pledge
amounts and distributes invoices to each donor. For example, if an individual
makes a 1-cent pledge and there are 1,500 birdies made, that individual would
make a donation of $15 to the charity of their choice. At the conclusion of the
pledge collection season, the Travelers Championship returns 100% of collected
pledges to the participating charities.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face=Arial>For non-golfers, a birdie is a score of one stroke better than par
for any golf hole. Par is the normal expected score for a professional golfer on
any given hole. PGA TOUR professionals are anticipated to make an average of
1,500-2,000 birdies, Wednesday - Sunday (June 22-26) of the Travelers
Championship.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial>The National
Federation of the Blind is the largest organization of blind people in the
world. Each state has an affiliate, and I’m writing to you to request
sponsorship for the NFB of CT in this year’s Travelers Championship. Raised
funds will help to provide information and resources to newly blind people, fund
our scholarship program, help purchase training and technology for blind job
seekers, and help us to achieve our mission to change what it means to be
blind.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial>Donations can
be made at the link below, either as a flat rate, or as a ‘per birdie’ pledge.
If you are uncomfortable pledging on-line, you can print a pledge form and
submit it to me: Chris Kuell, 12 Pleasant Street, Danbury CT 06810.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face=Arial>As an additional bonus and reason to participate, there’s the "Guess
the Birdies Sweepstakes". This sweepstakes allows donors to guess how many
birdies will be made from Wednesday — Sunday of the Travelers Championship. At
the end of the tournament, the birdies will be calculated and the donor that
accurately guessed the total number of birdies will receive a $500 Visa Gift
Card, and the NFB of CT will get a $500 additional donation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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href="https://events.r2it.com/BIRDIES/DefaultPage/TravelersChampionship/Default.aspx?site=TravelersChampionship&siteId=32&charity=TheNationalFederationoftheBlindofConnecticu&charityId=3087">https://events.r2it.com/BIRDIES/DefaultPage/TravelersChampionship/Default.aspx?site=TravelersChampionship&siteId=32&charity=TheNationalFederationoftheBlindofConnecticu&charityId=3087</A></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial>Nobody enjoys
fund-raising, especially me, but I think this is an easy and fun way to generate
much-needed funding to carry on the valuable work we do. Thank you for your
support.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial>Kind
regards,</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial>Chris
Kuell</FONT></P>
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