- Dates
- 1969-04-14 – 1969-04-15
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- commercefundraisingcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Montgomery Ward representatives from Petoskey visited Beaver Island on April 14, 1969, for a two-day sale and dinner. The report says 88 people were served and that proceeds went to the Women’s Circle of the Beaver Island Christian Church.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not provide a sales total, expense account, or complete attendance list.
Sources
- Reports Montgomery Ward representatives from Petoskey visiting April 14 for a two-day sale and dinner, serving 88 people and directing proceeds to the Women's Circle of the Beaver Island Christian Church; it does not provide a sales total, expense account, or complete attendance list.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published sale and fundraiser report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Montgomery Ward sale and dinner serves 88 Islanders for a Christian Church fundraiser, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-montgomery-ward-days-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1969, “Montgomery-Ward Days.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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