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Lighthouse School’s 2002 Haunted House raises more than $130 for community support

Also Beaver Island Lighthouse School Haunted House Halloween 2002

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TypeEvent
Date2002-10-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2002-10-31
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Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
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Beaver Island Community School
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Lighthouse School’s fourth annual Haunted House drew about 115 visitors on Halloween 2002 and collected more than $130. Students and staff built an elaborate South End attraction, and the article says the students typically directed proceeds back to the Medical Center or another Island charity.

Evidence limits

The report does not identify the final recipient of the 2002 proceeds or provide a financial accounting.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Lighthouse School’s Haunted House A Great Success.”
    Reports that about 115 people attended the 2002 Halloween Haunted House and that more than $130 was collected; students typically returned proceeds to the Medical Center or another Island charity. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the December 2002 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Lighthouse School’s 2002 Haunted House raises more than $130 for community support”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lighthouse-school-haunted-house-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Lighthouse School’s Haunted House A Great Success.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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