Name: Beaver Island volunteers clean beaches, help neighbors, and clear the Protar House grounds on Make A Difference Day in 1998
Start: 1998-10-24
End: 1998-10-24
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island volunteers clean beaches, help neighbors, and clear the Protar House grounds on Make A Difference Day in 1998

Also Because We Care About Beaver Island · Make A Difference Day 1998

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TypeEvent

Date1998-10-24

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1998-10-24
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityheritageconservationcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On October 24, 1998, Beaver Island volunteers cleaned beaches and St. James, helped older or ill neighbors, and cleared brush around the Protar House. The Beaver Island Historical Society sponsored the day.

Evidence limits

This is an organizer’s thank-you report and does not provide a volunteer roster, measured cleanup totals, or independent assessment.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1998, “Make A Difference Day.”
Reports litter and beach cleanup, help for older or ill residents, town cleanup, and brush clearing around the Protar House, sponsored by the Historical Society and organized under “Because We Care About Beaver Island.” The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, December 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the volunteer-day report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island volunteers clean beaches, help neighbors, and clear the Protar House grounds on Make A Difference Day in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-make-a-difference-day-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1998, “Make A Difference Day.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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