- Dates
- 2009-02-09 – 2009-03-14
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitypublic-serviceemergency-management
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In February 2009, Beaver Island residents announced a food pantry with appointment-based pickup intended to protect recipients’ privacy. The first distribution was scheduled for February 21; a later post attributed to M. Rooy reported that nine boxes were distributed. By February 27, the published drop-off network included the Medical Center, Community Center, Christian Church, and Island Airways, with another distribution announced for March 14.
Evidence limits
This record is based on contemporaneous forum announcements and a follow-up report. It establishes the existence of the service and the reported first distribution, but not the pantry’s legal organization, funding, recipient count, eligibility rules, or long-term continuity.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- The announcement gives the February 21 first-distribution date, appointment-based pickup, and initial donation sites; a follow-up explains Community Center storage and transfer to the Christian Church.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001464
- A post attributed to M. Rooy reports that nine boxes were distributed on February 21, gives the March 14 next distribution date, and lists four donation sites.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001498
- An Island Airways representative announces that the terminal would accept non-perishable donations for transfer to the Christian Church; this documents an announced logistics channel, not donation volume.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001496
- A follow-up reported that the February 21 first distribution supplied nine boxes, and that March–May distributions were being planned. This is a participant report, not a recipient or financial ledger.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001491
- The update repeated the nine-box February 21 distribution, announced March 14, and listed donation sites. It corroborates the earlier pantry record but does not independently audit the count.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001498
- Beaver Beacon, September 2009, "Food Pantry Prepares to Restock."Invites residents leaving the Island for winter to donate unused non-perishable food and explains that the pantry also supports residents isolated by severe weather or lacking emergency supplies. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held September issue scan confirms the restocking appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-09_Beaver-Beacon
- A pantry update reported a successful April 11 distribution, cash donations used for perishable-item vouchers, and the next distribution on May 2. A later July reply requested non-perishable donations for an August 1 distribution. These are organizer/participant reports, not recipient or financial ledgers.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001583
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Food Pantry begins community distributions, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-food-pantry-formation-and-first-distribution-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Beaver Island Food Pantry," February 9–10, 2009. (and 6 further sources listed on the page).
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