Birdies For Charity
939 Birdies Made!
Charity begins on the golf course at the Regions Charity Classic. You have the opportunity to make a charity or school a big winner by participating in the Birdies for Charity program. Participating charities receive every single penny of the donations generated! Additionally, you have a chance to win great prizes when you pitch in to help the soliciting charity! |
2010 Bonus Bucks Standings
1st Place and winner of $10,000 - Vestavia Hills Athletic Association
2nd Place and winner of $7,500 - CorpsVets Drum & Bugle Corps
3rd Place and winner of $5,000 - Brother Bryan Mission
4th Place and winner of $2,500 - Parkinson Association of Alabama
5th Place and winner of $1,000 - Hands on Birmingham
6th Place and winner of $1,000 - Assistance League of Birmingham
7th Place and winner of $1,000 - The Horizons School
8th Place and winner of $1,000 - Lighthouse Counseling Center
9th Place and winner of $500 - Community Grief Support Service
10th Place and winner of $500 - Alabama Child Caring Foundation
Congrats to Randy Briscoe for winning the "Guess the Birdies" Contest!! He won the "Stay and Play Package" at the World Golf Hall of fame in St. Augustine, FL!
2010 Participating Charities
Click on each charity to view their website.
A Special Thanks to our Birdies for Charity Sponsors!
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Birdies for Charity Information
Click on the links below to download the 2010 Birdies for Charity documents.
- Birdies for Charity is a fundraising program designed to give participating charities the opportunity to generate contributions for their organization based on the number of “birdies” made by Champions Tour players during the 2010 Regions Charity Classic.
Eligible Charities
- Must have 501(c) 3 status as recognized by the IRS which includes all schools
Charity Duties
- Participating charities solicit pledges of $.02 or more per birdie or a flat donation of $10 or more from individuals or corporations
- Fundraising program that has no risk for charitable organizations.
Benefits and Facts
- Increases charitable contributions to Alabama charities
- Unlimited number of charities will be able to raise additional funds using the Regions Charity Classic as their tool
- There are NO out-of-pocket expenses or fees to participating charities.
- All administrative costs will be handled by the Regions Charity Classic Foundation.
- Each participating charity will receive 100% of their collected donation
- 2010 Goal is to raise $250,000
- There are an average of 800 birdies made by professionals at the Regions Charity Classic
- One $.02 pledge per birdie would net $16.00 for charity
Weekly Give-a-Ways
- We had weekly drawings for our Birdies for Charity donors every Friday from March 5th through May 14th
- Thank you to the following: PF Chang's, Village Tavern, California Pizza Kitchen, Leonardo's, Trocadero Salon and Salon U!
- Our Grand Prize drawing on Friday, May 14th was for a $1,000 gift certificate from Diamonds Direct! Congrats to Tiya Mitchell who donated to Hands on Birmingham!
Bonus Bucks - Will be determined after July 14th!
- Top TEN charities based on the collected amount will also receive Bonus Bucks!
- Thank you to our Bonus Bucks Sponsor, Sirote & Permutt!
- 1st Place Charity - match up to $10,000
- 2nd Place Charity - match up to $7,500
- 3rd Place Charity - match up to $5,000
- 4th Place Charity - match up to $2,500
- 5th Place Charity - match up to $1,000
- 6th Place Charity - match up to $1,000
- 7th Place Charity - match up to $1,000
- 8th Place Charity - match up to $1,000
- 9th Place Charity - match up to $500
- 10th Place Charity - match up to $500
Guess the Birdies Contest
- Every donor will have the opportunity to guess the exact amount of birdies that will be made during the tournament
- Those that guess the exact number of birdies will be entered into a drawing to win the "Stay and Play Package" from the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, FL
- Last day to accept guesses is Thursday, May 13th
For questions about Birdies for Charity, contact Melanie Valekis at (205) 262-2830 or melanie@regionscharityclassic.com.
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