- Date
- 1999-08-17
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityhealthcarefundraisingcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On August 17, 1999, teenagers Britta Cieslak and Jonni Presler organized a car wash that raised $831.81 for Margaret Comfort’s medical costs. The Beacon frames the fundraiser as a youth-led expression of island-wide community care.
Evidence limits
The article does not document the medical expenses, donor count, or later use of the funds.
Sources
- Reports Britta Cieslak and Jonni Presler organizing an August 17 car wash with the Rural Health Center and raising $831.81 toward Margaret Comfort’s medical costs. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the fundraiser report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Teenagers raise $831.81 for Margaret Comfort’s medical costs through a Beaver Island car wash in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-margaret-comfort-medical-fundraiser-car-wash-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1999, “One Person Can Make a Difference...Two Did Make a Difference.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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