The Ridgefield Playhouse is participating in the 2014 Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity fund-raising program.
For non-golfers, a birdie is a score of one stroke better than par for any golf hole. Par is the normal expected score for golf professionals on any given hole. PGA Tour professionals are anticipated to make 1,500-2,000 birdies from Wednesday through Sunday, June 18 to 22, during the Travelers Championship.
The playhouse will be collecting pledges for each birdie made by PGA Tour professionals during tournament week. A two-cent pledge for each birdie made during the tournament, for example, amounts to a $30 donation if 1,500 birdies score. The Ridgefield Playhouse will receive 100% of the fulfilled pledges.
The Birdies for Charity program will also include prizes for the Guess the Birdies contest. Donors guess the number of birdies that will be made during the 2014 Travelers Championship, and the winner receives a 24-month lease on a 2014 Ford Escape SE. Other prizes include a $1,000 cash gift card, a vacation package to the World Golf Hall of Fame and IMAX Theatre, and a foursome at TPC River Highlands.
“We hope that people who appreciate what the Ridgefield Playhouse offers our community with a wide repertoire of performing arts programming — from concerts representing many genres of music, to dance, film, the Met Opera and National Theatre Live in HD events, Arts in Education, and much more all year long — will participate in this novel fund-raising initiative,” said Allison Stockel, executive director of the Ridgefield Playhouse.
The Playhouse will also be eligible for additional Birdies for Charity funds from a bonus pool of $50,000 and an additional 15% of what it raises during the pledge drive. The Top Four pledge-collecting charities as of June 4 will also qualify for an expo booth at the 2014 Travelers Championship.
To make a pledge, visit TravelersChampionship.com/birdies-for-charity from now until June 17. Printed pledge forms will also be available at the Playhouse.