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Community spirit is the driving force on the links at the Sanderson Farms Championsip and you have a great opportunity to support Mississippi charities by raising additional funds through Birdies For Charity. Participating charities receive 100% of EVERY DONATION collected on their behalf! Additionally, you have a chance to win great prizes!
Birdies for Charity is a fundraising program designed to give participants an opportunity to generate contributions based on the number of “birdies” made by PGA TOUR players during the Sanderson Farms Championship. With 1,858 birdies made in 2012, Birdies for Charity raised nearly $191,000 for Mississippi charities. “Bonus Bucks” are back this year! This year, our goal is to generate $200,000 through Birdies for Charity. For more information on how to pledge or become a charity please contact Renee’ D’Agostino at 601-898-4653. Click on each charity to view their web site. Every birdie made during the Sanderson Farms Championship means bucks for charity! Make a pledge and 100% of your donation will go directly to the charity of your choice. There are two ways to pledge: A per-birdie amount for every birdie made by the PGA TOUR players during the Sanderson Farms Championship, or A one-time flat donation Minimum per-birdie $.02 Minimum flat donation $ 10 Birdies made in 2012 1,858 Birdies made in 20011 1,907 Birdies made in 2010 1,619 Birdies made in 2009 1,789
For example, a pledge of $.02 per birdie: $.02 x 1858 birdies in 2012 = $37.16 The number of birdies can fluctuate due to unforeseeable conditions. A “birdie” is a score of one stroke better than “par” for any golf hole on the course. “Par” is the normal expected score of a golf professional on any given hole. For example, on a par 4 hole, a score of 3 is a birdie. To create additional excitement for the program, The Sanderson Farms Championship will sponsor a “Guess the Birdies” contest. Participants who commit to a minimum pledge or donation or complete an official pledge form are eligible to guess the number of birdies that will be made by PGA TOUR players Wednesday through Sunday of the Sanderson Farms Championship. The individual who correctly guesses the number of birdies made will win a fabulous prize. “Bonus Bucks” are back this year. Bonus Bucks are an extra incentive for participating organizations to generate as many pledges as they can. Their fundraising efforts may be rewarded with more money than the pledges collected. In 2013 Bonus Bucks will have a format where $30,000 will be proportionally split among all charities that collect a minimum of $3,000. The Bonus Bucks program will be based on a pro-rata system. Example: Twelve charities meet the requirements for Bonus Bucks, and the total collected amount for these charities is $200,000. Charity A collects $20,000 or 10% of the total $200,000. Charity A then receives 10% ($3,000) of the $30,000 Bonus Bucks. In all, charity A would receive $23,000 from the Birdies For Charity program. How to become a participating charity Applications for participation will be reviewed based on the following criteria: All participating charities are subject to approval by Century Club Charities, Inc. Participating charities and their volunteers will solicit pledges of $.02 or more per birdie, or a flat donation of $25 or more from individuals or corporations (online or via pledge form). Participating charities and their volunteers will collect completed pledge forms and return them to the Sanderson Farms Championship tournament office for processing. With the exception of postage for mailing collected pledge forms to the Sanderson Farms Championship for administration, there is NO cost for taking part in the program. The Sanderson Farms Championship will not solicit pledges on behalf of any participating organization, but will provide: Online donation administration Pledge forms for participating charities Program administration, invoicing, processing and accounting Fundraising potential leveraged by success of the Sanderson Farms Championship, with a goal of $200,000 raised through Birdies for Charity® Participating charities will receive 100% of their collected donationsProgram Overview
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