- Date
- 1957-03
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1957 Beaver Beacon reported that a Shamrock get-together chaired by Dick LaFreniere brought the Beaver Island contribution to the Polio Fund Drive to $44.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper fundraising report, not a receipt, donor list, event ledger, or confirmation of remittance.
Sources
- Reports that a get-together party at the Shamrock, chaired by Dick LaFreniere, brought the island contribution to the Polio Fund Drive to $44. It does not provide a receipt, donor list, event attendance, campaign ledger, or confirmation of remittance. 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 · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported Polio Fund contribution; it does not expand the fundraising or financial record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Shamrock get-together raises $44 for the Polio Fund, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-polio-fund-party-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1957, “Polio Promotion.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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