Birdies For Charity®

 

2009 Total Birdie Count:

Friday - 262 Birdies

Saturday - 257 Birdies

Sunday - 268 Birdies

TOTAL - 787 Birdies

 

Birdies for Charity®  Raises Over $100,000 for Area Charities in 2 years!

The Principal Charity Classic® has donated over $1.7 million in proceeds to area children's charities in the last three years.  To benefit even more Central Iowa kids' programs, The Principal Charity Classic has sponsored an additional fundraising effort to supplement tournament-generated proceeds. 100% of the funds generated throught the Birdies for Charity program will go back to each participating organization. 

How it works
Participating Charities
Program Details
Download 2009 Materials

 


How does it work?

Every birdie made during the Principal Charity Classic 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:

 

For example, a pledge of $.02 per birdie: $.02 x 721 birdies in 2008 =$14.42

The number of birdies can fluctuate due to unforeseeable conditions. 

 

What is a "birdie"?

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.  


 

2009 Participating Charities

*AIDS Project of Central Iowa

*Amanda the Panda

*Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa

*Blank Children’s Hospital

*Blank Park Zoo

*Boy Scouts of America Mid Iowa Council Learning for Life Division

*Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa

*Broadlawns Medical Center Foundation

*Camp Hertko Hollow

*Character Counts in Iowa

*Children & Families of Iowa

*ChildServe

*Civic Music Association

*Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines

*Des Moines Art Center

*Des Moines Arts Festival

*Des Moines "I Have A Dream" Foundation

*Des Moines Metro Opera, Inc.

*Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center

*Des Moines Playhouse

*Des Moines Public Library Foundation

*Des Moines Symphony

*Easter Seals Iowa

*Employee & Family Resources

*First Tee of Greater Des Moines

*Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa

*Greater Des Moines Youth Leadership Initiative

*Holy Family School Inner City Youth Foundation

*Iowa Dollars for Scholars

*Iowa Homeless Youth Centers

*Iowa Legal Aid

*Iowa SIDS Foundation

*Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

*Junior Achievement of Central Iowa

*Kiwanis Club of DM Foundation/Miracle League

*Lutheran Services in Iowa

*Make-A-Wish Foundation

*March of Dimes

*Mentor Iowa

*Mercy Children's Center

*Prevent Blindness Iowa, Inc.

*Prevent Child Abuse Iowa

*Primary Health Care, Inc.

*Quakerdale

*Reach out and Read Iowa

*Ronald McDonald House of Des Moines

*Salisbury House Foundation

*The Salvation Army

*Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater

*Shalom Zone Ministries

*Special Olympics Iowa

*Southeast Warren Athletic Department

*The Heart Connection Children's Cancer Programs

*The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

*United Way of Central Iowa

*VSA Arts of Iowa

*Variety - The Children's Charity

*Wildwood Hills Ranch

*World of Difference

*Young Women's Resource Center

*Youth Homes of Mid-America

*Click on the charity name to view their website.

 

View 2008 Participating Charities


Program Details

 

How the participating charities are chosen
 

The participating organizations must meet the following criteria,

 

Responsibilities of Participating Organizations

 

Responsibilities of The Principal Charity Classic

The Principal Charity Classic® will not solicit pledges on behalf of any participating organization, but will provide:

 

 

Benefits to Central Iowa Children’s Charities


Download 2009 Information

 

2009 Information Manual

2009 Pledge Card

2009 Pledge Instructions

Rules and Regulations

 

For more information on the Birdies for Charity program please contact Scott Levy at levy@principalcharityclassic.com or call 515-279-4653.