Birdies For Health

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June 21–23, 2019 American Family Insurance Championship Madison
For Birdies For Health
$1,470 14
total dollars raised total donors
Pledge Today
June 21–23, 2019 American Family Insurance Championship Madison

Take Your Swing at Making a Difference

Golf is a game of inches. The importance of good health is immeasurable. Join the American Family Insurance Championship, UW Health, and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health in teeing off on diseases and medical issues that devastate families and affect us all.

Choose from the following causes to support. Then, pledge to contribute for every birdie made during the 2019 American Family Insurance Championship — or make a one-time total gift! All funds raised during this special, three-day-only event will go directly to those causes.

Double Your Impact

Thanks to a generous $100,000 match from the American Family Dreams Foundation, every dollar you pledge during Birdies for Health will go twice as far!

FIGHT CANCER

FIGHT CANCER

The UW Carbone Cancer Center is committed to beating cancer through research, prevention, and treatment with an ultimate goal of dramatically reducing the burden of cancer on our patients and communities.

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Birdies for Health is such a great way to make a difference in people’s lives.
Steve Stricker
These important causes within Birdies for Health give more families and loved ones greater hope.
Andy North

Help Kids Heal

Help Kids Heal

Make a real difference in the life of sick children by supporting patient and family needs at one of Madison’s crown jewels: UW Health’s American Family Children’s Hospital.

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END ALZHEIMER’S

END ALZHEIMER’S

There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Support researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who are seeking new treatments, developing prevention strategies, and improving care.

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SAVE SIGHT

SAVE SIGHT

Support a vision to save vision — and stop the progression of blinding diseases through a commitment to strong educational programs, leading research discoveries, and passionate patient care.

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SUPPORT TRANSPLANT

SUPPORT TRANSPLANT

At the UW Health Transplant program, patients receive the gift of life every year through amazing advances in heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas and multi-organ transplantation. Your support will create hope and save lives.

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Birdies for Health aligns with our goal of supporting deserving organizations in our communities.
Jack Salzwedel, CEO
American Family Insurance
Pledge Forms
Pledge Per Birdie

  • How Does This Work?

    Think of it like a walk-a-thon, only instead of pledging per mile walked, you're pledging per birdie made.

  • Please enter a value between 0.01 and 100.

  • Estimated donation based on 1,000 birdies.

    For reference: birdies made in 2018= 899; 2017= 878; 2016= 1,053.

One-Time Gift

  • How Does This Work?

    Instead of making a pledge per birdie, you can choose to make a one-time gift to support this cause.

  • Please enter a value between 5 and 99999.

  • You will be redirected to the UW Foundation website (supportuw.org) to make your gift today.

About Birdies for Health

What started in 2018 as an effort to support the UW’s fight against Alzheimer’s disease has grown to make an even bigger impact. Birdies for Health is a fundraising program designed to support five causes within UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health by generating contributions for every birdie made during the American Family Insurance Championship. And, 100 percent of the gifts raised will go to the participating causes — helping to improve research and treatment and make a difference in the lives of people in Wisconsin and beyond.

About the American Family Insurance Championship

American Family Insurance, the PGA TOUR Champions, and the 2020 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain and Wisconsin native Steve Stricker launched this professional golf tournament in June 2016. Held annually at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, the championship features a 78-player field and three days of tournament play. All proceeds go to charity. In three years, the tournament has raised more than $4.7 million for 185 local charities. Visit amfamchampionship.com for more information.

Stricker and North – Champions of Charity

Steve Stricker and Andy North have a long list of accomplishments on and off the golf course. Steve and American Family Insurance partnered in 2013 to create the Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation. And in 2016, they brought the American Family Insurance Championship to Madison. This PGA TOUR Champions event has raised more than $4.7 million for charity in its first three years. Andy North has hosted the Andy North & Friends charitable event to benefit the UW Carbone Cancer Center for 10 years, raising more than $10.5 million.

  • Go Beyond Birdies for Health

    by contacting us about additional ways to give back to these valuable causes — through your will, estate plan, or other legacy contribution.

Think of Birdies for Health like a walk-a-thon, but instead of pledging per mile, you’re doing it per birdie made during the American Family Insurance Championship.

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Let’s say you pledge $0.05, and by the end of the championship, 878 total birdies have been made. Your gift would come to $43.90.

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You will receive a reminder after the championship concludes highlighting the number of birdies that were made and the corresponding dollar amount needed to fulfill your pledge.

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