{"id":17284,"date":"2026-05-06T10:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/?p=17284"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:46:12","slug":"2026-birdies-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/2026-birdies-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 BIRDIES FOR CHARITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"shell_panel-row\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"shell_panel-cell\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"shell_width-row scale\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"shell_width-cell\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"shell_content-row\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"shell_content-cell\" 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class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"layout layout--1-column\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column--1 scale stack\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\">This year, the Connecticut Trolley Museum is again participating in the Birdies for Charity campaign, centered around the Travelers Championship from June 22 \u2013 28.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Webster Bank and Aetna are sponsoring a 15% match to all donations to our museum through June 28 made through the Birdies for Charity website.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">We have set a goal of $25,000 this year to help us reach our operating and project goals for the museum in 2026.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Connecticut Trolley Museum is a unique experience where you can ride on authentically restored trolleys, most of which are 100 years or older, operated by motormen and motorwomen who will share history with you.\u00a0We love for our visitors to see, hear, feel and enjoy our museum and come away with a sense of what it was like to travel in the early 1900s down a 1.5 mile section of the Hartford and Springfield Street Railway\u2019s Rockville Branch.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Any donation helps offset increasing costs, improve the museum, and keep our ticket prices at a reasonable level for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">On behalf of all our members, volunteers, staff and customers, thank you for your consideration to donate to the Connecticut Electric Railway Association, Inc, which operates the Connecticut Trolley Museum.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"layout-margin\" border=\"0\" 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