2008 Celebrity Short Game Skills Challenge

We have heard Vijah Singh say - "I am donating $5,000 to St. Jude for every eagle I make this year. What are you doing?". Greater Delaware Valley celebrities have accepted Vijay's challenge. They are providing you and all residents of the Greater Delaware valley with the opportunity to pledge and donate funds in support of several local worthy causes based on the points they earn in short game skills competitions.

They compete against each other during scheduled events (Golf Tournaments, Auctions, Corporate events, etc). They compete as teams of one, two or three players each based on the discipline they represent (e.g., Media, Football, Hockey)

You select from a list of charities and pledge an amount for each point earned by your favorite celebrity during the golf-a-thon. At the end of the golf-a-thon, you write a check for your total pledge to the charity you selected. You will receive a receipt for tax purposes.

This year, the celebrities participating in The Greater Delaware Valley (GDV) Celebrity Short Game Skills Challenge will be playing for the The Main Line Chamber Foundation,  , The Leukemia & Lymphonia Society and the The Eye Tumor Research Foundation

Benefiting Charities and Partner Organizations

The Main Line Chamber Foundation

Established in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization, The Main Line Chamber Foundation was formed with the initial goals of (1) awarding scholarships to deserving seniors from member high schools attending member colleges and universities, (2) supporting area high school juniors attending PA Free Enterprise Week summer camp, and (3) assisting members’ employees participating in the Chamber’s Leadership Main Line program.

To date, the Foundation has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to deserving Main Line students. The Foundation's funding has come primarily from The Main Line Run & Fun Walk event held each year in September.

The Leukemia & Lymphonia Society

Leukemia is the general term used to describe four different disease-types called:

• Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
• Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia .

Lymphoma is a general term for a group of cancers that originate in the lymphatic system. The lymphomas are divided into two major categories: Hodgkin lymphoma and all other lymphomas, called non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The prefix "lymph-" indicates their origin in the malignant change of a lymphocyte and the suffix "-oma" is derived from the Greek suffix denoting "tumor." About 53 percent of the blood cancers that occur each year are lymphomas.

About 71,380 people living in the United States will be diagnosed with lymphoma in 2007. This figure includes approximately 8,190 new cases of Hodgkin lymphoma (4,470 males and 3,720 females), and 63,190 new cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (34,200 males and 28,990 females).

The Eye Tumor Research Foundation

The Eye Tumor Research Foundation is a foundation devoted to research in eye cancers and eye tumors in an effort to win the struggle for life and sight. The ultimate goal of the Foundation is to improve patient care by improving methods of diagnosis and treatment of affected patients. The contributions made to the foundation are specifically for one purpose - to provide support for research in the investigation of eye cancers and eye tumors. This organization is based out of the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia where Kyle Lograsso, our talented six year old who lost his left eye to cancer but still has a golf swing to dream of, has been treated from day one.

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Prizes/Awards That Celebrities Can Win

• To be supplied - Most monies raised for Charity:


• To be supplied - Celebrity Team Championship
• Based on total score of each team's top four (4) ranked players


• Short Game Skills Ability Ranges (Dozers), Age Group and Gender Trophies
• 1 Dozer:  Top 3 males and top 3 females based on age group and total of best 2 scores
• 2 Dozers: Top 3 males and top 3 females based on age group and total of best 2 scores
• 3 Dozers: Top 3 males and top 3 females based on age group and total of best 2 scores
• 4 Dozers: Top 3 males and top 3 females based on age group and total of best 2 scores
• 5 Dozers: Top 3 males and top 3 females based on age group and total of best 2 scores
• 6 Dozers: Top 3 males and top 3 females based on age group and total of best 2 scores
• Age Groups are: 4-12, 13-18, 19-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-80 and over 80 years old
• "Dozer" = Total points earned, from best 2 tries, by player divided by 12

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FAQ's

Q: How does a celebrity raise money for the selected charities?
A:Two ways:
(1)  For each point earned, sponsors and fans pledge money on their behalf.
(2)  They pledge money themselves.
Monies are pledged for each point earned based on the ending proximity of each pitch, chip and putt made by the celebrity to circles of 3 feet, 5 feet and 10 feet around the hole. Points are:
•  Hole-in-ones = 7 points
•  Pitches and chips to 3 feet = 5 points
•  Pitches and Chips to 5 feet = 3 points
•  Pitches and Chips to 10 feet = 1 points
•  Putts of 30, 20 or 10 feet to 1 foot = 5 points
•  Putts of 30, 20 to 3 foot = 3 points

Q: Can my fans, friends, family or co-workers join in the fun?
A: Yes! It is a golf-a-thon. It is an opportunity to celebrate and make all the points earned by a celebrity count towards something meaningful. We therefore encourage you to additionally pledge for yourself and solicit as many pledges as you can from friends, family, co-workers and peers.

Q: What charity will my personal donations go to?
A: Your choice from a list of several charities. At registration, you select and notify us of your zip/postal code. At the end of the golf-a-thon, the ParsforCharity databank will notify you of how much you owe as well as the address of the local chapter of your selected charity where you should mail your check. You will be mailed a receipt for tax purposes.

Q: Is this a traditional, one day golf tournament?
A: No, the 2008 GDV Celebrity Short Game Skills Challenge runs from March 1st – December 31st. Every Celebrity Skills Challenge session played, regardless of where, when or with whom they played counts.

Q: Who is eligible to play?
A: All Celebrities regardless of age, gender, location or golf ability!

Q: What is the competitive team structure?
A: Type, Disciplines, Teams. (e.g., Sports, Football, Eagles Team One

Q: Is there a handicap?
A: Yes, The GolfChamp Databank will automatically calculate a golf ability rating (dozers) for each player who has completed two tries or 24 shots. This handicap is called "Dozers" and is equal to the total points earned from a players best two scores divided by 12

Q: What are the Celebrity Teams?
A:  Each celebrity selects a discipline (e.g., Hockey, Media, Football, etc) to play for. The ParsforCharity Databank will automatically rank each celebrity within his/her discipline based on his/her best two points scores.

Q: How are teams ranked?
A:  Teams are ranked against each other based on the total points earned by their top 4 ranked players in each team.

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Past Annual Golf-a-Thon Results

Over the past 5 years more than 163,000 holes of golf have been played by Greater Delaware Valley golfers with charitable contributions in excess of $112,000!

2007: Parents of kids, 4-12 years old, playing on the 2007 U.S. Kids Philadelphia North and South Golf tour donated over $2,000 to the Eye Tumor Research Foundation. One kid who was having a very bad golf day finally made a birdie on his last hole of play. He instantly loooked at his grand-dad who was caddying for him, issued a fist-pump, and said. "See Pop-Pop - That is $4 for Kyle and tomorrow, I am going to make it $8". His Grand-dad replied instantly - "You do that and I will make it $16. I am also sure that your Grand-ma will want to add something to the pot"

2007: For the fourth year in a row, SAP Americas provided its employees, clients and partners with an opportunity to celebrate and enjoy competitive fun and team camaraderie while generating $15,000 in charitable revenue for the American Red Cross and over $10,000 to The First Tee based on the pars-or-better golf holes played by SAP NA employees, partners and clients. A team from Global Marketing - "The Atlanta Prime Time South" based in Atlanta, Georgia won the fund raising title by raising over $4,000.

2006: SAP celebrated it's third year of internal competitive fun and team camaraderie by generating $19,000 in charitable revenue for the American Red Cross based on the good golf holes played by SAP NA employees. With the Ernie's Castaways from New York stealing the fund raising title away from the Dallas Drivers.

2005: We surpassed our $10K objective and finished with 103.5% of goal. We also had repeat team champions. Taylor-made golf team won the annual SAP Golf Challenge and Dallas Drivers won the year end Championship.

2004: The total charity funds in this phenomenal first year of this event totaled $8,500. And the Dallas Drivers started showing SAP what they had by placing first!

Over the past 4 years more than 78,000 holes of golf have been played by SAP employees with charitable contributions in excess of $57,000!

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Contact Information

Contact Information

For questions throughout the year, contact ParsforCharity Info.

Email: peryerdj@parsforcharity.org
Fax: 610-539-5105

To add/captain a new team - Email: Add New Team

To add a new Partner/Organization - Email: Add New Partner

For registration issues - Email: Sign-Up/Join Issues?

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