Birdies For Charity®

795 BIRDIES MADE!


Charity begins on the golf course at The Principal 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!

Did you make a pledge? Deadline for payments is July 31st!

 

How Do I Pay My Pledge?

 

  • Call Scott Levy or Megan Garrett at 515-279-4653 to provide your credit card number for payment

 

  • Send a copy of your invoice, with a check made out to 'The Principal Charity Classic' to:

The Principal Charity Classic

Attn: Scott Levy

2771 104th St Suite I

Urbandale, IA 50322

 

Didn't receive an invoice? Call Scott or Megan at 515-279-4653.

 

 

 

BONUS BUCKS will be announced after August 15th!

 

 

 

Sponsored by:

 

If you have any questions pertaining to paying your pledge or

Birdies for Charity, contact Scott at 515-279-4653.


2010 Participating Charities

Click on each charity to view their website.

Amanda The Panda   Junior Achievement of Central Iowa
American Lung Association in Iowa   Lutheran Services in Iowa
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa   March of Dimes
Blank Children's Hospital   Mentor Iowa
Blank Park Zoo Foundation   Mercy Children's Center
Boy Scouts of America, Mid-Iowa, Learning For Life Program   One Iowa Education Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa   Prevent Blindness Iowa
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Southwest Iowa   Primary Health Care, Inc.
Bravo Greater Des Moines   Quakerdale
Broadlawns Medical Center Foundation   Reach Out and Read Iowa
Character Counts In Iowa   Rock In Prevention
Children & Familes of Iowa   Ronald McDonald House
Children's Cancer Connection   Salisbury House Foundation
ChildServe   Science Center of Iowa
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines   Serve Our Youth Network
Des Moines 'I Have A Dream' Foundation   Shalom Zone Ministries
Des Moines Playhouse   Special Olympics Iowa
Dowling Catholic High School   Southeast Warren Baseball
Easter Seals Iowa   The Des Moines Vocal Arts Ensemble
Employee & Family Resources   The First Tee of Greater Des Moines (Golf Foundation of Iowa)
Equality Iowa/The CENTER   The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center   The Salvation Army
Gateway Dance Theatre   United Way of Central Iowa
Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute   Urbandale Community School District
Holy Family School Inner City Youth Foundation   Variety - The Children's Charity
Iowa Dollars For Scholars   VSA Iowa
Iowa Homeless Youth Centers   Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa
Iowa SIDS Foundation   World of Difference
Iowa Legal Aid   Young Women's Resource Center
Iowa Historical Foundation   Youth Homes of Mid-America
     

 

Would you like your charity to be involved in 2011?

Registration will begin in the fall of 2010. Contact Scott at 515-279-4653 to be placed on the mailing list.


View 2009 Participating Charities

View 2008 Participating Charities


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 795 birdies in 2010 =$15.90

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. 

 


Guess the Birdies

Official Prize Sponsor - John Deere Credit


Program Details

 

How the participating charities are chosen
 

The participating organizations must meet the following criteria,

Must have 501(c)3  status as recognized by the IRS

A significant portion of the organization's programming must target children in Central Iowa.

Meets one of the following:

Received funding from The Principal Charity Classic® in the past

A high school in Polk, Dallas, Warren or Story county

 

Responsibilities of Participating Organizations

Participating organizations and their volunteers will solicit pledges of $.02 or more per birdie, or a flat donation of $10 or more from individuals or corporations (online or via pledge form)

Participating organizations and their volunteers will collect completed pledge forms and return them to The Principal Charity Classic for processing

With the exception of postage for mailing collected pledge forms to The Principal Charity Classic® for administration, there is NO cost for taking part in the program

 

Responsibilities of The Principal Charity Classic

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

Online donation administration

Pledge forms for participating organizations

Program administration, invoicing, processing and accounting

 

Benefits to Central Iowa Children’s Charities

Fundraising potential leveraged by success of The Principal Charity Classic®, with a goal of $100,000 raised through Birdies for Charity® in 2010

Participating charities will receive 100% of their collected donations

 

Winner of the Taylor Swift Concert Tickets

         

Congratulations to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for winning 4 luxury suite tickets to see Grammy Award winning artist Taylor Swift perform at Wells Fargo Arena on May 6, 2010. Shown here is Tiffany King accepting the prize on behalf of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with Scott Levy, the Birdies for Charity manager for the Principal Charity Classic. The charity earned the most money throughout the contest which ran from April 27 and May 3rd.


Download 2010 Information

 

2010 Information Manual

2010 Pledge Card

2010 Pledge Instructions

Rules and Regulations

 

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