Name: Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids holds its 42nd benefit party, 2008
Start: 2008-03
End: 2008-03
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2008-03
Kind: Fundraising
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: fundraisingmusiceducationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids held its 42nd annual benefit party in March 2008. The Beacon described it as successful, citing old-time music by island musicians, and reported that the Glen McDonough Memorial Music Scholarship went to Caitlin Boyle.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper result report, not an attendance roster, proceeds ledger, scholarship application, or award committee record.

Sources

Andrea Gallagher, “A Typo on the Invites to the Beaver Island Party,” Beaver Island Forum, January 9, 2008.
The organizer corrected the Hilton room rate on the Beaver Island Club party invitations from $71 to $74 plus tax and later reminded guests of the February 13 booking deadline. This is an advance logistical notice; the newspaper source remains the evidence for the later party report and scholarship.
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“GRAND RAPIDS PARTY,” Beaver Island Forum, February 22, 2008.
A short reminder invited attendees to the February 23 party at the Grand Rapids Hilton. It confirms last-minute promotion of the event, but adds no attendance, proceeds, or scholarship information.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001070
Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "GR Party".
Reports the 42nd annual Beaver Island benefit party, its old-time music by island musicians, and the Glen McDonough Memorial Music Scholarship awarded to Caitlin Boyle. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 2008, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held April issue scan confirms the party and scholarship report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids holds its 42nd benefit party, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-grand-rapids-benefit-party-2008/, accessed [date], citing Andrea Gallagher, “A Typo on the Invites to the Beaver Island Party,” Beaver Island Forum, January 9, 2008. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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