Regions Charity Classic
Wednesday May 14 – Sunday May 18, 2008
Robert Trent Jones Trail at Ross Bridge · Hoover, AL
| Regions Charity Classic Approaching $10 Million to Charity |
In its 16-year history, the tournament is approaching $10 million donated to charity. Click here to read more.
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| Birdies for Charity |
 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 Regions Charity Classic.
Contact Melanie Velakis for more information about the
Regions Charity Classic Birdies for Charity program.
Click on the links below to download important Birdies for Charity documents.
Information Manual Official Commitment
Form Pledge Card Birdies For Charity PowerPoint Presentation
Program Description
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 Regions Charity Classic.
Eligible Charities
- Must have 501(c) 3 status as recognized by the IRS
- Must be registered with the Alabama Secretary of State and meet the Better Business Bureau Standards for charitable solicitations
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. 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 donations
Benefits and Facts
- Increase charitable contributions to Alabama charities
- Unlimited number of charities will be able to raise additional funds using the Regions Charity Classic as their tool
- 2008 Goal is to raise $250,000
- Charities can also still apply for annual funds from the Regions Charity Classic Foundation
- There were 808 birdies made at the 2007 Regions Charity Classic
- One $.02 pledge per birdie would net $16.16 for charity
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| Regions Charity Classic Foundation |
The Regions Charity Classic Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization with proceeds
raised from each year's tournament activities benefiting various charities.
The benefiting 501(c)3 charities are selected from a wide variety of areas including
education, arts, health and the humanities. In order to maximize the number of charitable organizations receiving funds, some
recipients rotate from year to year. Preference is given to local and state organizations.
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| Charity Recipients |
A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club, Inc. Alabama Angels Alabama Child Caring Foundation Alabama Goodwill Industries,
Inc. Alabama Head Injury Foundation Alabama Humanities Foundation Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Alabama
Kidney Foundation Alabama LPGA Girls Golf Club Alabama Public Television Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Alabama Symphony
Orchestra Alabama Youth Homes Aldridge Botanical Gardens Altrusa International of Birmingham Alys Stephens Center American
Cancer Society American Diabetes Association American Heart Association American Liver Foundation American Red
Cross American Sports Medicine Institute American Village Citizenship Trust Arc of Jefferson County Assistance
League of Birmiingham Arthritis Foundation Autism Society of Alabama BAC - Be an Apostle of Christ Foundation Barber
Vintage Motorsports Museum Bethel-Ensley Action Task Better Basics Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham Big
Oak Ranch Birmingham Botanical Society Birmingham Center for Affordable Housing Birmingham Golf Association Birmingham
International Center Birmingham Jewish Federation Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham Pledge Foundation Birmingham
Public Library Foundation Birmingham Zoo Bo Jackson Charity Boy Scouts - Greater Alabama Council Boys & Girls
Club of Central Alabama Breast Cancer Research Foundation Bread & Roses Hospitality Brother Bryan Mission Cahaba
River Society Cahaba Valley Health Care Camp ASCCA Easter Seals Camp Fire Boys & Girls Camp Smile-A-Mile Catholic
Center of Concern Catholic Charities Appeal Office Center for Urban Missions Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation Childcare
Resources Children's Aid Society Children's Dance Foundation Children's Harbor: The Family Center Children's
Hospital Of Alabama Children's Scholarship Fund Alabama Children's Trust Fund of Alabama Children's Village, Inc. Citizen
Trust American Village Clowns Care Community Grief Support Service Community Kitchens of Birmingham Cornerstone
Schools of Alabama Crippled Children's Foundation Crisis Center Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America Cultural
Alliance of Greater Birmingham Cystic Fibrosis Daystar House, Inc. Discovery Clubs of America Domestic Violence Downtown
Jimmie Hale Mission ECHO Foundation Easter Seals Epilepsy Foundation Etowah Youth Orchestras Fair Haven Retirement
Center Family Connection Fellowship of Christian Athletes First Light, Inc. First Priority of Alabama Freshwater
Land Trust Friends of the Court-CASA of Shelby Co. Gateway, Inc. Genesis Grace House Ministries Girl Scouts
of America Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama Good Fellas Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham Hand in
Paw Historic Shelby Association Hoover Police Explorers Hoover Parks & Recreation Humane Society of Greater
Birmingham IMPACT Family Counseling Jaycees Jefferson County Council on Aging Junior Achievement Junior League
of Birmingham Kid One Transport Lakeshore Foundation Leading Edge Institute Leeds Arts Council Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society of America Levite Jewish Community Center Lifeline Children's Services
Make-A-Wish Foundation Magic City Harvest Magic City Junior Golfers March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation McCoy
Adult Day Care Center McWane Science Center Mercy Medical Metropolitan Arts Council Mitchell's Place Myasthenia
Gravis Foundation of AL National Multiple Sclerosis Society Neighborhood Housing Services NewFace Foundation Norwood
Resource Center Nonprofit Resource Center of AL OASIS Women's Counseling Center Old Firehouse Shelter Opera Birmingham Operation
School Bell Outreach International PATH Program - Birmingham Parkinson's Association of Alabama Pathways Popper's
House Preschool Partners Prescott House Rainbow Community Development Corp. Reach Out and Read Red Mountain
Theatre Company Regions 2020 Ronald McDonald House Ruffner Mountain Nature Center RUSH Initiative SafeHouse
of Shelby County Salvation Army Sertoma Club Service Guild of Birmingham Shelby County Arts Council Sight Savers
of Alabama Southside Ministries Special Equestrians Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth Spina Bifida
Association of Alabama StoryBook Farms Studio by the Tracks St. Martin in the Pines St. Vincent's Foundation of
Alabama Summerfest Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation The ARC Foundation The Bell Center for Early Intervention
Programs The Exceptional Foundation The Exchange Club Family Skills Center The First Tee of Greater Birmingham The
Foundry Rescue Mission & Recovery Center The Horizons School The King's Ranch and Hannah Homes The Literacy Council The
Summit Foundation T.E.A.M. TeddyBear Land Travelers Aid Society of Birmingham UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center UAB
Injury Control Research Center United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham United Methodist Children's Homes United
Negro College Fund United Way Of Central Alabama VSA of Central Alabama Visiting Nursing Association VOICES for
Alabama's Children Vulcan Charity Golf Foundation Women's Fund of Greater Birmingham YWCA - Birmingham
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