Name: Beaver Island residents organize a Make-a-Difference Day winter-preparation effort, 2004
Start: 2004-10-23
End: 2004-10-23
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island residents organize a Make-a-Difference Day winter-preparation effort, 2004

Also Make-a-Difference Day 2004 · Beaver Island community winter-help project 2004

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TypeEvent

Date2004-10-23

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2004-10-23
Kind: Community service
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Community School
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitymutual-aidvolunteerismpublic-service
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Michelle LaFreniere organized a Beaver Island effort for National Make-a- Difference Day on October 23, 2004. The plan called for five volunteer teams to help five island households or individuals prepare for winter with chores such as raking and window washing, followed by a shared hot-dog and cocoa gathering.

Evidence limits

This is an advance organizing notice. It does not establish that the teams formed, that the work was completed, or how many residents participated.

Sources

Michelle LaFreniere, “Make-a-Difference Day,” Beaver Island Forum, October 17–18, 2004.
LaFreniere sought five teams of five to seven volunteers to help five island individuals or families with winter preparation, such as raking and washing windows, followed by a shared hot-dog and cocoa gathering. The post records an organizing plan, not completion, a volunteer roster, or the identity of households assisted.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents organize a Make-a-Difference Day winter-preparation effort, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-make-a-difference-day-2004/, accessed [date], citing Michelle LaFreniere, “Make-a-Difference Day,” Beaver Island Forum, October 17–18, 2004..

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