The annual PGA Tournament in the Quad Cities is earlier this year and so is the start of its fundraising campaign. The John Deere Classic’s Birdies for Charity kicked off this week and director Micaela Booth says because of the pandemic, pledge forms will continue to be available online, instead of pre-printed.

Birdies for Charity raised nearly 12.6 million dollars for 470 charities within 125 miles of the Quad Cities. Booth says another change is Birdies for Charity is allowing nonprofits to sign up for the first time since before the pandemic.

The annual Birdies for Charity contest is to guess the number of birdies scored during the John Deere Classic. The prize is a two-year lease for a new Lexus. So, the deadline to submit for contest entries is June 10th. Final pledges will be due on July 1st, the third day tournament.