
- Dates
- 2024-10-14 – 2024-11-22
- Kind
- Public service notices
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- aginghealthcarefood securitypublic-serviceveteranscommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
From October through November 2024, the Beaver Island COA announced annual Wellness Check forms, alternative cold and frozen meal options, school meal vouchers, complimentary veterans’ meals, Medicare plan-review appointments, and a November calendar of service changes. The notices also described mainland-office ordering, a planned November 8 veterans’ meal pickup at Island Airways, and a November 22 Thanksgiving drive-through meal at Fresh Air Airport.
Evidence limits
These are direct COA or site-coordinator notices and are strong evidence for what services were announced and what forms or contacts were supplied. They do not establish participation, meal counts, pickup, outcomes, or the accuracy of the coordinator’s attributed claims about county policy and community advocacy.
Sources
- The site coordinator announced annual Wellness Check forms and said completed forms would be coordinated with the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office. This establishes the stated administrative process, not enrollment, receipt, or a law-enforcement response.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018309
- The COA announced complimentary hot meals for veterans and spouses, with orders through the mainland office and pickup at Island Airways on November 8, and later repeated the arrangement while also announcing Beaver Island office closures and Medicare-information availability. These notices establish the advertised service plan, not orders, meal counts, delivery, or pickup.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018313
- The COA announced complimentary hot meals for veterans and spouses, with orders through the mainland office and pickup at Island Airways on November 8, and later repeated the arrangement while also announcing Beaver Island office closures and Medicare-information availability. These notices establish the advertised service plan, not orders, meal counts, delivery, or pickup.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018319
- The site coordinator said the school accepted meal vouchers and the COA offered cold and frozen mainland meals, with 2024–25 NAPIS and Code of Conduct forms required for eligible participants. The post also attributes advocacy for parity to named community members; those advocacy claims are not independently verified here.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018315
- The COA advertised November 1 Medicare plan-review appointments with Dale Boehm and gave the site coordinator’s contact number. It establishes an informational opportunity, not advice received, plan changes, or enrollment outcomes.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018316
- The COA announced that its November calendar was available at the county building and Community Center. The calendar image or its complete contents are not transcribed in this record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018317
- The notice announced November 4 and 8 office closures, November 8 veterans’ meal pickup, November 1 coffee and donuts with information about COA services, and returning Medicare advisors. It is a direct operational announcement, not a service-outcome report.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018319
- The COA announced that Thanksgiving meal signup had closed, meals had been ordered, and drive-through pickup would occur at Fresh Air Airport on November 22 at 11:30 a.m.; the follow-up gave a $3 price and said recipients without a completed NAPIS form would need to complete it before receiving a meal. These notices establish the planned distribution, not attendance, counts, weather outcome, or completed pickup.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018332
- The COA announced that Thanksgiving meal signup had closed, meals had been ordered, and drive-through pickup would occur at Fresh Air Airport on November 22 at 11:30 a.m.; the follow-up gave a $3 price and said recipients without a completed NAPIS form would need to complete it before receiving a meal. These notices establish the planned distribution, not attendance, counts, weather outcome, or completed pickup.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018335
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island COA announces fall meal, wellness, and Medicare services, 2024”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coa-october-2024-meal-and-service-notices/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island COA, “Charlevoix County COA Beaver Island wellness check,” Beaver Island Forum, October 14, 2024, topic 18309. (and 6 further sources listed on the page).
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