- Date
- 2003-06-22
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- firefundraisingcommunityemergency-management
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Fire Department held its third annual Firemen’s Picnic on June 22, 2003. More than 200 people attended, and the event raised over $1,800 toward department needs.
Evidence limits
The article gives reported proceeds and equipment context, not an audited account or proof of a new-truck purchase.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “Annual Firemen’s Picnic”.Reports the June 22 Squirt-down and picnic at the Bud McDonough Memorial ball field, more than 200 attendees, over $1,800 raised, and savings used for a thermal imager while a new fire truck remained a goal. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the July 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fire Department’s third annual picnic raises more than $1,800”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-firemen-picnic-fundraiser-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “Annual Firemen’s Picnic”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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