- Dates
- 1982-06-12 – 1982-06-13
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisinghealthcarecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
During the June 1982 WJML radiothon, Karl Heller challenged Beaver Islanders to match or exceed his $10 pledge to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The Beacon reported close to $400 in pledges.
Evidence limits
The article records a community fundraising effort and an approximate total, not an audited receipt or complete donor list.
Sources
- Reports Mark LaFreniere’s $10 pledge, Karl Heller’s challenge to Beaver Island, Joe Timsak’s response, and close to $400 in pledges for the WJML St. Jude Children’s Hospital radiothon. It also profiles Karl and Sue Heller’s island residence and Game Club roles. The report is a newspaper fundraising account, not a charity receipt or audited total. 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 · 1982-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held thirty-five-page mixed archive item is paired with the canonical OCR source; its first fifteen pages contain the July 1982 article and later pages contain a separately dated July 1985 insert.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Karl Heller’s Beaver Island challenge raises money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-karl-heller-st-jude-radiothon-1982/, accessed [date], citing “The Karl Heller Saga,” Beaver Beacon, July 1982. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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