Birdies and Backhands 2022
May is always one of our favorite but busy months around North Sunflower Medical Center. The North Sunflower Medical Foundation is excited to be gearing up for our 14th annual Birdies & Backhands. This May 26 event is a crowd-pleaser that allows the community to get together and celebrate this popular fundraiser for the North Sunflower Medical Foundation.
“We try to make it fun for everyone, not just golf and tennis players,” says Stacy Davis, associate executive director of the Foundation. “The foundation’s work is serious business, but this is an event where we like to get out and have a good time — especially when it is for a great cause.”
Cleveland Country Club will be the headquarters for golfers and tennis players showcasing their skills and supporting the Foundation.
“Having the event at the Cleveland Country Club allows us to bring together the surrounding communities. In addition, it allows us the opportunity to let others know about all the amazing things going on in Ruleville and at North Sunflower Medical Center. 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. Birdies & Backhands continues to be one of the “must-play” tournaments for golf and tennis enthusiasts alike. It is a one-day event that benefits the North Sunflower Medical Foundation and its support of the North Sunflower Medical Center; however, it would not be possible without the generous support from our sponsors. Many local businesses and NSMC supporters join together to sponsor this important fundraiser.
Last year’s event was a huge success. Davis says keeping up the event’s previous successes is always a challenge. “Every year, it feels like this event gets bigger. And that keeps us motivated to make the event have the same special family and friends appeal that it had when we started almost 14 years ago.”
The cost is $100 per player for the 18-hole scramble or $400 for a four-person team. Registration is at 11:30 on the day of the event; the shotgun start is at 1 p.m. Lunch, and snacks are provided.
The entry fee for the ladies’ day mixer tennis tournament is $40 per person. Registration is at 3:00 p.m. on May 26, and the first round is at 4 p.m.
Davis says this event would not happen if not for a dedicated group of volunteers. “So many people dedicate their time to allow our Foundation to do the incredible work we do. Without their help, this event would never have been all it has become. Volunteers make up our Foundation – men and women who believe in our community and are willing to spend the time to help make it a little better,” she says.
“The mission of the Foundation is to help fund the innovative work our health care heroes do to make North Sunflower Medical Center thrive. Donating to the Foundation returns an investment 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.”
For registration forms, go to North Sunflower Medical Foundation’s Facebook page. For event information, contact Davis at (662) 719-4147.