Big News! Birdies and Backhands 2021 Kicks Off TOMORROW!
The marquee Birdies and Backhands event is back. Register for Golf starting tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. for the Shotgun Start at 1 p.m. OR register for Tennis starting at 3 p.m. before the first matches begin at 4 p.m.
After a year off, and the community is ready to celebrate this popular fundraiser for the North Sunflower Medical Foundation.
“The minute we mailed out Save the Date cards, tennis players and golfers began contacting us and sending in their applications,” says Stacy Davis, associate executive director of the foundation. “Everyone is very excited to have this event back this year. It is such a wonderful event for a great cause.”
Cleveland Country Club will be the heart of activity for the May 27 event, with golfers and tennis players showcasing their skills and supporting the foundation.
An Afternoon of Fun and Fellowship
| “It brings members from surrounding communities together for an afternoon of fun and fellowship. The profits from this fundraiser allow NSMF to continue to support the many needs of our community and hospital,” Davis says. The combined day of golfing and tennis started in 2008 as the primary fundraising event for the foundation. Davis says from the very beginning “we were met with an overwhelming response, and that has kept us motivated and working hard to present this event each year – bigger and better.” The Birdies and Backhands 2021 chair is Elise Jenkins. The cost is $75 per player for the 18-hole scramble or $300 for a four-person team. On the day of the event, the shotgun start is 1 p.m. Lunch and snacks are provided. The entry fee for the ladies’ day mixer tennis tournament is $30 per person. Warmups begin at 3:30 p.m. on May 27, and the first round is set for 4 p.m. |
Volunteers Make It All Possible
Davis says volunteers will make it all come together. “Volunteers make up our Foundation – men and women dedicated to a cause and men and women who don’t hesitate to roll up their sleeves and work until the job is done,” she says.
Although the event is known for its fun vibe, there is a serious theme to raising money for something important.
“It is through the Foundation’s work that our hospital can continue to thrive. Every cent raised for the Foundation returns an investment back to the North Sunflower Medical Center, but more important than that, it is a return of investment to you,” Davis says. “Each new piece of equipment the Foundation can help provide, each new class the Foundation’s work allows our employees to take, each new upgrade the Foundation’s efforts allow – it all translates to advancement in the care North Sunflower Medical Center can provide.”
The event was not held last year because of the pandemic, and Davis is thankful for the excitement in 2021. ‘With the greatest gratitude, we say thank you to everyone that helps make this event possible.”
For information about Birdies and Backhands 2021, contact Davis at (662) 719-4147.