The Mike Bird Fund

03/16/2026

Planning is already under way for the SIXTH annual Mike Bird Golf Classic! Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 16th, and get ready to Fight Back at Cancer!

09/27/2025

Wow, so much good news to share today! Thanks to some additional donations — including our new Classic Sponsor, Ross Environmental Services, Inc. — we are super excited to announce our annual charitable distribution will increase to $39,000!

And a special thank-you to The Chronicle-Telegram for both the half-page ad and Christina Jolliffe's article in today's newspaper. Be sure to click the link in the comments to read all about Mike, The Mike Bird Fund, and the work your donations are doing!

09/12/2025

We are so excited to be donating $36,000 to our charitable causes for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month! Thanks to YOUR amazing generosity over the last four years, $147,000 has gone to the Cleveland Clinic, Prostate Cancer Foundation, and Village Project! We are so grateful to EVERYONE who made this possible, from our donors to our golfers to our volunteers and our Golf Classic committee. Thank you for all the ways you're doing good in Mike's memory!

08/18/2025

What a day! We'll have more to share about our sponsors and the grand total in the coming days, but for now we'll just give a huge THANK YOU to all our golfers, golf committee, donors, sponsors, and volunteers for your generosity, love, and support over the past 5 years. We are truly making a difference and it is all because of you! 🩵

08/06/2025

We're entering the final stretch! The 5th Annual Mike Bird Golf Classic is August 17th, and there's still time to contribute Cash for the Cause! Just follow the link in the comments to donate securely online. Since 2021, you've helped us give $111,000 to the , , and , so let's keep that momentum going!

07/25/2025

Want to fashionably show your love for a great cause? Our new online apparel store features The Mike Bird Fund hats, t-shirts, and polos, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Fund! Our 5th Annual Golf Classic is right around the corner, so be sure to order by August 3rd if you want to show up in style!

Online ordering for MIke Bird Fund Golf Fundraiser 2025 ends on Sun, Aug 3, 2025 (11:59 PM EDT)

07/17/2025

On this day five years ago, we lost a great man; a father, a son, a brother... a sports fan, an athlete, a coach... a man dedicated to his family. We remember a man who loved coaching his sons' teams, taking family beach vacations, and sipping a good cup of coffee. And today, we remember how he was taken from us far too soon.

Mike's journey is what inspired us to create The Mike Bird Fund, in hopes that we could raise awareness about prostate cancer, support others as Mike was supported, and maybe even help find a cure. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has been a part of our mission, and we know Mike would be proud.

We love you and miss you, Mike!

06/08/2025

And we're off! Registration is now open for golfers and sponsors for The 5th Annual Mike Bird Golf Classic. Since 2021, you've helped us contribute $111,000 to cancer research and patient support programs in Mike's memory. Let's build on that success!

Check out the link in the comments to see all the ways you can contribute and donate securely online.

02/21/2025

Hard to believe we're already gearing up for the FIFTH Annual Mike Bird Golf Classic! Mark your calendar for Sunday, August 17th, and let's keep Fighting Back at Cancer in memory of a great man!

02/13/2025

Thank you to Julie Short for the great info about The Mike Bird Fund's 2024 contribution to the Village Project! Her article appears with cleveland.com and Sun Newspapers. Really great to hear that our donation has been put to good use helping others!!

https://www.cleveland.com/community/2025/02/village-project-celebrates-another-year-of-supporting-families-dealing-with-cancer.html

The mission of the Village Project is to work together as a community to provide nourishing meals and extended support to families fighting cancer.

09/29/2024

Thank you again to everyone who made this year's charitable distribution possible! And a special thank you to The Chronicle-Telegram for the in-kind donation of a half page ad space in today's paper!