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Munson Medical Center donates furniture and equipment to the new BIRHC

Also BIRHC furniture donation · Munson Medical Center Health Center donation

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TypeEvent
Dates2003-12-15 – 2003-12-16
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
2003-12-15 – 2003-12-16
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarefundraisingcommunityinfrastructure
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On December 15–16, 2003, furniture and equipment donated by Munson Medical Center arrived for the new Beaver Island Rural Health Center. The contribution included furniture, computers, and exterior signs, with additional donated transport, installation, and sign work.

Evidence limits

The newspaper account identifies the reported donors and donated work but does not provide an inventory, valuation, or transfer documents.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 2004, “Furniture Arrives”.
    Reports Munson Medical Center furniture, computers, and outdoor signs arriving on December 15, with donated transport, installation labor, sign repainting, and coordination by Larry Hansz, Gerry Barczak, Don Clewley, Art Morse, and Mike Penkevich. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the donation and its arrival report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Munson Medical Center donates furniture and equipment to the new BIRHC”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-birhc-munson-furniture-donation-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2004, “Furniture Arrives”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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