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The Red Cross honors Jerry Charbeneau for the Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive, 2006

Also Jerry Charbeneau blood-drive service recognition 2006

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TypeEvent
Date2006-09-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2006-09-11
Kind
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Modern era
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Summary

On September 11, 2006, the Northern Area of the American Red Cross presented Dr. Jerry Charbeneau a certificate of appreciation for ten years organizing Beaver Island’s Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive.

Evidence limits

The report documents the recognition and service history but not the complete Red Cross citation or the later history of the blood drive.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. "Honoring Jerry," Beaver Beacon, October 2006.
    Reports Northern Area American Red Cross representatives presenting Dr. Jerry Charbeneau a certificate for ten years organizing the Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive, reestablished in 1996. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the recognition report and photograph.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Red Cross honors Jerry Charbeneau for the Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jerry-charbeneau-red-cross-honor-2006/, accessed [date], citing "Honoring Jerry," Beaver Beacon, October 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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