- Date
- 1985-03
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitypublic-servicecommercecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Fire Auxiliary was preparing a resale shop in the old Malloy Meat Market and using weekly Bingo games to support firefighter equipment, including boots and an ice auger.
Evidence limits
This is an organizational report, not a complete financial or property record.
Sources
- Reports use of the old Malloy Meat Market for a resale shop, needed windows and carpentry, weekly Bingo at Circle M, and purchases of firefighter boots and an ice auger. It is an Auxiliary report, not a building, financial, or equipment inventory. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seventeen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Auxiliary report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports remodeling the old Malloy Meat Market for the resale shop under a two-year lease, donated windows, lumber, shelving, and paint, local carpentry help, and pickup service. It is an organizational progress report, not a lease, property record, or financial ledger. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fourteen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Auxiliary report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Bingo moving to the Fire Hall, a June 29 Fireman's Ball and microwave raffle, Auxiliary purchases of chairs and tables, an equipment-needs list, and completion of painting at the resale shop. It is an Auxiliary report, not a financial statement, equipment inventory, or attendance record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Auxiliary report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the resale shop in the old Malloy meat-market building needed donations of clothing, appliances, and furniture and had already raised more than $1,000 toward Fire Department equipment. It is an organizational fundraising report, not a financial statement, inventory, or equipment register. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page August–September combined issue PDF, filed canonically as August 1985, is paired with the remote OCR and confirms the Auxiliary report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fire Auxiliary prepares a resale shop and funds new equipment, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-auxiliary-resale-shop-1985/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Fire Auxiliary report, Beaver Beacon, March 1985. (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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