Name: Beaver Island March of Dimes drive, 1971
Start: 1971-04-01
End: 1971-05-31
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island March of Dimes drive, 1971

Also 1971 March of Dimes drive

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago

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TypeEvent

Dates1971-04-01 – 1971-05-31

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 1971-04-01 – 1971-05-31
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityhealthcareeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The 1971 Beaver Island March of Dimes drive raised $128.20 under the direction of Mrs. Walter Wogan.

Evidence and limits

The Beacon reports the final amount and local direction but no dates, collection method, or donor list.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April–May 1971, “March of Dimes.”
Reports a $128.20 island total under the direction of Mrs. Walter Wogan.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island March of Dimes drive, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-march-of-dimes-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April–May 1971, “March of Dimes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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