- Dates
- 2002-12 – 2002-12-16
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityfundraisingpublic-serviceseasonal-life
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Connie Boyle again managed the Ellen Welke Memorial Toy Drive in 2002, its eleventh year. Donations were sent through Social Services to disadvantaged children in Charlevoix County, including children on Beaver Island, and donors were asked to leave toys unwrapped so they could be matched to recipients.
Evidence limits
The announcement gives the drive’s organizer, purpose, and deadline, but not the number or value of gifts collected.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Toys for Tots.”Reports that Connie Boyle managed the eleventh-year Ellen Welke Memorial Toy Drive, with gifts routed through Social Services to disadvantaged children in Charlevoix County, including Beaver Island; the 2002 drive ran through December 16. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the December 2002 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Ellen Welke Memorial Toy Drive serves Charlevoix County children in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ellen-welke-memorial-toy-drive-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Toys for Tots.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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