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Beaver Island Hospice seeks volunteers for May 1996 training

Also 1996 Beaver Island hospice volunteer alert

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TypeEvent
Dates1996-04 – 1996-05-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1996-04 – 1996-05-18
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Announcement
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Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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healthcarepublic-servicecommunitycommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island Hospice sought volunteers for occasional patient care, errands, household help, and supportive listening. The April 1996 notice announced May 17–18 training on the island by two professionals from Charlevoix County Hospice.

Evidence limits

This is a recruitment and training announcement; it does not establish the number of volunteers trained, later service hours, or patient outcomes.

Sources

  1. Seeks volunteers for occasional patient care, shopping, cooking, house care, and companionship, and announces May 17–18 Island training led by two Charlevoix County Hospice professionals. 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 · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the volunteer and training alert.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Hospice seeks volunteers for May 1996 training”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hospice-volunteer-training-alert-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1996, “Beaver Island Hospice Alert.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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