Name: Beaver Island COA maintains appointment and meal services during pandemic, October 2020
Start: 2020-10-16
End: 2020-10-30
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2020-10-16 – 2020-10-30
Kind: Public service
Where: place/beaver-island-commission-on-aging
Carried out by: organization/beaver-island-commission-on-aging
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: agingpublic-servicefood-securitycovid-19community
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In October 2020, the Beaver Island Commission on Aging maintained appointment- based assistance, meal vouchers, frozen-meal access, school-meal ordering, and remote or low-contact engagement while COVID-19 limited regular gatherings.

Evidence limits

These are direct COA service notices. They establish intended services, deadlines, and communications, but not participation, delivery totals, or whether every announced activity occurred as planned.

Sources

Beaver Island COA, “10/16/20 BI Commission on Aging,” Beaver Island Forum, October 16, 2020.
The COA announced limited October 16 hours and appointment-based access for meal vouchers, frozen meals, copying, faxing, and other assistance. It establishes the published service arrangement, not client counts or completed assistance.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015762
Beaver Island COA, “Beaver Island COA 10-21-20 update,” Beaver Island Forum, October 21, 2020.
The COA announced mainland gift bags, frozen meals for a suggested $3 donation, November BICS meal forms, and a Halloween Bingo drawing. The coordinator described an effort begun in May to serve seniors during COVID-19 and the difficulty of maintaining engagement without weekly gatherings. These are first-party announcements, not audited participation or outcome measures.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015771
Beaver Island COA, “COA November BICS meal menu/order forms,” Beaver Island Forum, October 23, 2020.
The COA reminded clients to return November BICS meal orders by October 29 for the November 2 meal. The attached menu and order sheet are catalogued but not preserved as text, so the menu contents and number of orders remain unknown.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015780
Beaver Island COA, “COA updating helpers list,” Beaver Island Forum, September 25, 2020.
The COA sought updated names and contact information for people offering light housework to clients. This first-party request documents an identified assistance need and an attempt to refresh the helper list, not the number of helpers, clients, or completed visits.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015691
Beaver Island COA, “BICS October lunch menu and order sheets available,” Beaver Island Forum, September 21, 2020.
The COA announced October BICS meal forms, curbside pickup beginning at 11:45 a.m., and October meal-voucher sales beginning September 29. The attached menu is catalogued but not preserved as text; this establishes the announced arrangement, not meal counts or participation.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015671

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island COA maintains appointment and meal services during pandemic, October 2020”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coa-pandemic-services-october-2020/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island COA, “10/16/20 BI Commission on Aging,” Beaver Island Forum, October 16, 2020. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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