- Dates
- 1998-12 – 1998-12-31
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecommunityfundraisingarchitecturecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
PABI’s December 1998 update recorded 280 Community House members, nearly 200 donors, a $50,000 honoring gift, $1,450 in youth contributions and proceeds, and continued work on the anonymous $150,000 challenge grant and building facade.
Evidence limits
This is an organizational progress report, not an audited campaign ledger or completed construction record.
Sources
- Reports 280 members with 38% at lifetime levels, nearly 200 donors, a $50,000 gift honoring Jan Gerson, $1,450 in youth gifts and proceeds toward the challenge grant, a $6,500 Wilson Trust gift, the $150,000 anonymous challenge grant, 23 retreat participants representing ten boards, and continued facade dismantling. 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 · 1998-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the December PABI update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “PABI reports 280 Community House members, a $50,000 honoring gift, and youth matching funds in December 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-pabi-community-house-december-1998-update/, accessed [date], citing Preservation Association of Beaver Island, “Community House Update,” Beaver Beacon, December 1998. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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