Birdies for Charity

The Midwest Writing Center is once again participating in Birdies for Charity.  Last year because of your pledges we received over $2,000.  Our number is 1370.

All your pledges are tax deductible.  One hundred percent of the money collected goes to charity. No funds received from donors go to pay for prizes or administrative expenses.

Please make your pledges of 1 cent or more for every "birdie" made during the John Deere Classic.  If you prefer just make a flat dollar donation.  If you pledge you may make a guess at the exact number of birdies that will be made and have a chance at winning a new car as well as many other prizes.

This is an easy way to support the Midwest Writing Center with the bonus of possibly winning a great prize!

If you wish to pledge and donate you may use the form below.   If you wish to guess the number of birdies that will be made, you will need an official pledge card so contact the Midwest Writing Center at 563-324-1410, and we will get one to you.  In return for a $50 or more donation you will receive a one-year individual membership to the Midwest Writing Center or if you are a member extend your membership by twelve months.

Please complete the information below and return to the Midwest Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, Iowa 52801 or send to Birdies for Charity, 15623 Coaltown Road, East Moline, IL 61244.

Pledge Information (Please print clearly)                                  

$_______ one-time flat donation

$__.____ for every birdie made during the 2009 John Deere Classic to the John Deere Classic Charitable Corporation for use by participating charities. By submitting this pledge, I authorize the pledge to be used to benefit all participating charities if the above charity is not qualified under the contest rules.

How Birdies works

The way Birdies for Charity works is for charitable organizations to obtain flat dollar donations OR pledges of 1 cent or more for every "birdie" made during the John Deere Classic.

Birdies for Charity will donate ALL money received to participating charities. All administrative or promotional costs of the program are paid by John Deere. All the money goes to participating charities!

Each person who makes a pledge to Birdies for Charity has an opportunity to guess the exact number of birdies that will be made at the John Deere Classic. The one person who guesses the exact number will win the grand prize. Over 500 other great prizes also are awarded.

Individuals and business leaders also have joined Birdies for Charity to raise money for their favorite charities.

Each "Bird" solicits pledges on behalf of their favorite charity. Birdies for Charity then collects the pledges and donates all money received to the charity written on the pledge card. The more a Bird collects, the more his or her charity receives.

Participating charities must be a publicly supported charitable group recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization.

If an individual would join Birdies for Charity and raise 100 pledges at 1 cent each, the individual's charity of choice would receive approximately $2,000. The individual would have no risk or expenses and the individual's donors would have a chance at a car or other great prizes.

Birdies for Charities Fund BONUS

How many Birdies will be made?
In 2001 1,869 birdies
In 2002 2,027 birdies
In 2003 1,634 birdies
In 2004 1,879 birdies
In 2005 2,124 birdies
In 2006, 1,974 birdies
In 2008, 1,921 birdies