Name: Beaver Island community holds Jerry LaFreniere benefit and barn dance, 2008
Start: 2008-08-29
End: 2008-08-29
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2008-08-29
Kind: Fundraising
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: fundraisingmusiccelebrationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On August 29, 2008, the Beaver Island community held a benefit at Unfinished Farms for Jerry LaFreniere’s family. The reported program included music, roast pigs, a horseshoe tournament, an auction, dancing, and a performance by the Two-by-Four Band.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper post-event account. It does not report proceeds, a donor list, or an audited attendance figure.

Sources

Beaver Island Forum, "Need Help getting ready for Music Benefit!" and "Gerald Nelson LaFreniere RIP-Eulogy," August 24–29, 2008.
The organizer's preparation notice documents volunteer work, equipment, food, and staging for the August 29 benefit at Unfinished Farms. It documents planning rather than proceeds, attendance, or the completed programme; the later Beaver Beacon account is used for the outcome.
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“Horseshoe Tourney Fri. 29th, Unfinished Farms,” Beaver Island Forum, August 27, 2008.
The organizer solicited a final set of horseshoes for the benefit tournament, advertised a $10 entry fee and 50/50 payout, and stated that proceeds would go to Jerry's fund. This is a contemporaneous planning notice, not proof of tournament completion or funds raised.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001246
Beaver Beacon, September 2008, "Biggest Garage Party" in Honor of Jerry.
Reports the completed Unfinished Farms benefit with music, two roast pigs, horseshoes, an auction, a barn dance, and the Two-by-Four Band for Jerry LaFreniere’s family. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 2008, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the post-event benefit report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community holds Jerry LaFreniere benefit and barn dance, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jerry-lafreniere-benefit-outcome-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Need Help getting ready for Music Benefit!" and "Gerald Nelson LaFreniere RIP-Eulogy," August 24–29, 2008. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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