Birdies for Charity

Dear Members:

We are inviting you to take part in a promotion called the Shell Houston Open Birdies for Charity Program. It centers on the PGA TOUR event set March 30 – April 5, 2009 on the Tournament Course at Redstone Golf Club. It doesn’t matter if you are a golfer or have never played the game. What matters is helping a local worthy cause and perhaps being rewarded for that gesture.

The Houston Golf Association is giving our group, Texas PVA, the opportunity to generate funds from this fun promotion. We have no risk and receive back all donations generated though our efforts. The HGA pays all the costs of the Birdies for Charity program. Birdies for Charity is one of few, if not the only, charitable program where each charity knows, with absolute confidence, that every cent pledged/collected through the program goes directly back to them. The HGA is pleased to underwrite all costs of the program so that participating charities and donors know that one hundred percent of their efforts and donations go to charitable good and not program costs and overhead. You can benefit, too. All you have to do is sign up on one of the pledge forms to become eligible to win a 2009 Fit hybrid automobile donated by Goodson Honda.

Did you know that the pro golfers playing in the Shell Houston Open have averaged approximately 1,636 birdies every year for the past nine years? Guess the exact number of birdies the pros will make this year and you could win a 2009 Fit hybrid automobile donated by Goodson Honda.

The concept is simple. We are asking you to make a minimum pledge of a penny per birdie for every birdie made Wednesday through Sunday by the pros at the Shell Houston Open. Of course, you can pledge more if you like or even make a flat contribution. The minimum flat contribution is $20. Then as an extra bonus you get to guess how many cumulative birdies (a score of 1-under par on a hole) will be made this year and the person who guesses correctly could win a 2009 Fit hybrid donated by Goodson Honda.

After the tournament you will be billed for the amount of your pledge written on the official pledge form. For instance, if the pros make 1,500 birdies and your pledge is a penny, you will be billed for $15.00. It’s that simple. Correctly guess the number of birdies made for the week and you would win a 2009 Fit hybrid automobile donated by Goodson Honda. In case of ties we’ll have a tie-breaker event, so somebody will win the new hybrid automobile.

So, please read the Shell Houston Open Birdies for Charity form; fill out your pledge and help our cause. If you have questions call us at 713-520-8782. Thanks in advance for your support.

Sincerely,

Texas PVA