Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary plans Christmas Bazaar tree fundraiser, 1971

Event

Dates: circa 1971-07 – 1971-12
Kind: Fundraising
Carried out by: Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityhealthcareeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1971 Beaver Beacon announced that the Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary would prepare a decorated Christmas tree with gifts for the Christmas Bazaar and invited contributions. The August–September issue repeated the appeal as a “Christmas Gift Tree” notice, the October issue reminded readers to send contributions, and the November issue reported the planned December 19 giveaway at the Christmas Bazaar.

Evidence and limits

This is a fundraiser announcement. It does not report the later drawing, proceeds, or how funds were spent.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1971, “Christmas in July.”
Announces that the Medical Center Auxiliary will provide a decorated Christmas tree and gifts for the Christmas Bazaar and asks readers to contribute articles or donations; it does not report the later drawing, proceeds, or beneficiary expenditures.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published fundraiser announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August–September 1971, “Christmas Gift Tree.”
Repeats the Medical Center Auxiliary’s plan for a decorated Christmas Gift Tree at the Christmas Bazaar and again asks for articles or contributions; it does not report the later drawing, proceeds, or beneficiary expenditures.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August–September 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held combined issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated fundraiser announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1971, “Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary News.”
Reminds readers to send contributions for the Christmas Gift Tree to Betty Welke; it does not report the later drawing, proceeds, or beneficiary expenditures.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated fundraiser reminder.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, November 1971, “Christmas Bazaar.”
Reports that the Christmas Gift Tree would be given away during the December 19 Holy Cross Parish Hall bazaar and again asks readers to send contributions; it does not report the drawing outcome, proceeds, or beneficiary expenditures.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-11_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, November 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated fundraiser notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary plans Christmas Bazaar tree fundraiser, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-auxiliary-christmas-tree-fundraiser-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1971, “Christmas in July.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).

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