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Beaver Island pantry shower supports Dominican Sisters and convent grounds, 1970

Also Beaver Island Dominican Sisters pantry shower, 1970

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TypeEvent
Date1970-04-26
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1970-04-26
Kind
Fundraising
Carried out by
Holy Cross Altar Society · Dominican Sisters of Beaver Island schools
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
religionfundraisingcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The annual pantry shower for the Dominican Sisters was held at the convent on April 26, 1970. The notice said food and money were accepted, with money directed toward landscaping the convent grounds.

Evidence and limits

The Beacon thanks the participating women and donors but does not provide an attendance total or a monetary amount.

Sources

  1. Reports the April 26 pantry shower at the convent, accepted food or money donations, and says money would support landscaping the convent grounds.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published pantry-shower report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island pantry shower supports Dominican Sisters and convent grounds, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dominican-sisters-pantry-shower-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1970, “For Immediate Release.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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