Name: Gail's Walk returns for a second Beaver Island medical-support fundraiser, 2012
Start: 2012-05-27
End: 2012-05-27
Location: Beaver Island Public Beach

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Event

Date: 2012-05-27
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Beaver Island Public Beach
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfundraisingcommunityhealthcarerecreation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 2012 Beaver Beacon announces the second annual Gail’s Walk for Memorial Weekend, May 27, 2012. The untimed 5K was to start and finish at the Public Beach parking lot and support Island families facing medical treatment.

Evidence limits

This record captures the February announcement and does not claim attendance or proceeds for the 2012 walk.

Sources

Beaver Island Forum, “GAIL'S WALK (In memory of Gail Weede),” January 25, 2012.
The organizer announcement gives the May 27 date, untimed 5K format, $10 minimum donation, shirt-order deadline, and Public Beach start and finish. It documents planning and fundraising logistics, not participation or proceeds.
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Beaver Beacon, February 2012, "Gail's Walk."
Announces the second annual May 27 Memorial Weekend 5K, beginning and ending at the Public Beach parking lot, with a $10 minimum donation to assist Island families with medical treatment. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, February 2012, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held February issue scan confirms the second-walk announcement.
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Beaver Beacon, March 2012, "Gail's Walk."
Repeats the May 27 untimed 5K, the $10 minimum donation, shirt orders due April 1, and the Public Beach start and finish for the BIRHC-supported fundraiser. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 2012, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held March issue scan confirms the detailed walk announcement.
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Gail's Walk organizers, “Gail's Walk,” Beaver Island Forum, May 23–28, 2012.
The reminder repeats the Public Beach start, $10 entry, and medical-emergency fund purpose. A May 28 organizer post reports about 100 walkers and more than $1,000 raised. This is contemporaneous organizer reporting, not an audited financial statement.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Gail's Walk returns for a second Beaver Island medical-support fundraiser, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gails-walk-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “GAIL'S WALK (In memory of Gail Weede),” January 25, 2012. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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