Update: JDC’s Birdies for Charity has a new record

By: Steve Tappa|October 31, 2023

|4 min read

WQAD-TV's Matt Randazzo (at left) makes a comment during the live TV unveiling of the Birdies for Charity fundraising total from this summer's John Deere Classic. The $14.1 million raised broke last year's fundraising record. Sue Rector (center), the JDC's 2023 volunteer chairperson, and JDC tournament director Andrew Lehman (right) are both beaming. CREDIT STEVE TAPPA

Costumes were the only thing missing Tuesday morning from the John Deere Classic’s special Halloween trick-or-treat party at the John Deere Pavilion in downtown Moline.

Representatives from nearly 500 charities across the Quad Cities region were treated to PayDay and 100 Grand candy bars while picking up their checks from this year’s Birdies for Charity program.

Even sweeter was…

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Update: JDC’s Birdies for Charity has a new record

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