On March 11 at Suntree Country Club it will rain thousands of golf balls as Florida Tech holds its 13th Annual Chopper Dropper.

The event is a key part of the university’s biggest fundraiser for athletics scholarships, the annual Sporting Affair XXIV, which also features a golf tournament, food and drink, a silent auction and more.

Chopper Dropper involves dropping 2,000 numbered golf balls from a helicopter onto a putting green, with the ball closest to the pin winning the holder of that number a $50,000 grand prize. There is also a $10,000 second prize and 15 $1,000 prizes, as well.

Tickets are available now for a suggested donation of $100 each.

For more information and to purchase Chopper Dropper tickets, please visit www.chopperdropper.com or www.floridatechsportingaffair.com.