- Dates
- 2008-12-16 – 2008-12-19
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityfundraisingeducation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The AmVets Ladies Auxiliary held a December 16 Santa’s Workshop at Holy Cross Hall where Beaver Island Community School children bought and wrapped low-cost gifts. Leftover toys and winter clothing were donated, and on December 19 the children made ornaments and decorated a Community Center tree.
Evidence limits
The report does not provide participant counts, donation inventories, or delivery records.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 2009, "Santa's Workshop."Reports children shopping and wrapping gifts at Holy Cross Hall, leftover toys donated to Toys for Tots, clothing donated to the Women's Resource Center, and a later ornament activity. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the holiday-program report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “AmVets hosts Santa’s Workshop and holiday donations for Beaver Island children, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-amvets-santas-workshop-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2009, "Santa's Workshop." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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