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Beaver Island Medical Center introduces its memorial and honorary gift program in 1995

Also 1995 Beaver Island Medical Center Gift Program

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TypeEvent
Date1995-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1995-06
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Medical Center Board and Auxiliary introduced a memorial and honorary gift program in 1995. The Beacon reported $1,170 in first-quarter contributions and short-term plans to remodel exam rooms with sinks, cupboards, dressing rooms, and soundproofing. By December, the paper reported more than $3,000 in recent contributions and described Special-Project and Endowment Funds established through the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.

Evidence limits

The published contributor lists, totals, and tax-credit description are not an audited financial ledger, legal/tax opinion, or proof that the remodeling work was completed.

Sources

  1. Explains memorial and honorary gifts, lists contributors, reports $1,170 in first-quarter contributions, and identifies remodeling exam rooms as a short-term goal. 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 · 1995-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the Medical Center gift-program report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports another contributor list and $740 in contributions for the quarter. 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 · 1995-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the Medical Center gift-program update.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-08_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports more than $3,000 in recent Medical Center contributions and establishes Special-Project and Endowment Funds through the Charlevoix County Community Foundation, with described federal and state tax-credit benefits. 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 · 1995-12_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held issue scan confirms the gift-program and fund-structure update.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center introduces its memorial and honorary gift program in 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-gift-program-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1995, “The New B.I. Medical Center Gift Program.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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