- Date
- 2019-04-03
- Kind
- Closure
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- artsmusicchildren-and-youtheducationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Music Arts and Drama (MAD) Camp advisory board announced on April 3, 2019 that it would close the program after bringing approximately 20 camps to Beaver Island since 1998. The announcement attributed the decision to rising costs and difficulty finding volunteer staff.
Evidence limits
This is an organizer announcement supported by participant remembrances. It does not provide audited finances, enrollment totals, or a legal dissolution record.
Sources
- The advisory board announced that MAD Camp would close after bringing the program to Beaver Island in 1998 and offering 20 camps, citing rising costs and difficulty finding volunteer staff. Participants confirmed recent family participation and community gratitude, but the archive does not contain financial records, enrollment totals, or a formal dissolution filing.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013995
- The notice announced a May 26–27 garage sale at the Gregg Fellowship Center with MAD Camp craft supplies and souvenir shirts. It documents a post-closure fundraising or disposition activity, but does not state proceeds or the legal status of the camp organization.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014153
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Music Arts and Drama Camp closes after two decades of Beaver Island programming, 2019”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mad-camp-closure-2019/, accessed [date], citing MAD Camp, “MAD Camp news!,” Beaver Island Forum, April 3, 2019. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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