Birdies for Charity

Connecticut Association of Nonprofits has teamed up with the PGA TOUR, Travelers Championship and Greater Hartford Jaycees to help raise money for Connecticut's nonprofits through Birdies for Charity®, a national fundraising program. Any 501(c)(3) charities in the state can participate in this pledge-based program. It's simple.

Below are the members of CT Nonprofits that are participating in the fundraising program. Please support them and support the Connecticut nonprofit community. (Note:  This list only includes members as of May 22, 2007.)

• Bethel Recovery Center Inc., Stratford

• Camp Courant, Hartford

• Channel 3 Kids Camp, Andover

• Chrysalis Center Inc., Hartford

• Citizens for Quality Sickle Cell Care, New Britain

• Community Enterprises, Windsor

• Community Renewal Team Inc., Hartford

• Connecticut Agricultural Education Foundation, Enfield

• Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents, Rocky Hill

• Connecticut Opera Association, Hartford

• Covenant to Care for Children, Bloomfield

• CTE Inc., Stamford

• Easter Seals of Connecticut-Rhode Island, Hebron

• Hartford Areas Rally Together Inc., Hartford

• Marrakech Inc., Woodbridge

• New England Residential Services Inc., Middletown

• New Opportunities Inc., Waterbury

• The Salvation Army, Hartford

• Shelter for the Homeless Inc., Stamford

• Soul Friends Inc., Wallingford

• South Park Inn, Hartford

• The ALS Association, Connecticut Chapter, Milford

• Paul & Lisa Program Inc., Essex

• The Potter's House Early Learning Center, Rockville

• True Colors Inc., Manchester

• United Way of Southington Inc., Southington

• Windham Regional Community Council Inc., Willimantic

Representatives from some of these nonprofit organizations attended a press conference on April 26 that kicked off the local Birdies for Charity program. Check out the photos from that event.

To learn more about how your nonprofit organization can participate, click here to visit the Travelers Championship Web site.

Any organizations that participate will solicit pledges from their supporters based on the number of "birdies" scored by PGA TOUR Professionals during the 2007 Travelers Championship, from June 18 through June 24, 2007, in Cromwell. (A birdie means a golfer has managed to sink his golf ball in the hole with one less stroke than the par listed for that particular hole.)

There is zero risk and zero cost associated with participating. But it's a 100 percent return for you. All the pledges you solicit will be processed and collected by the championship and all the money will be returned to you.